Could my RAM be the bottleneck?

DrDerp · October 25, 2018

The TLDR of this is essentially I have been getting low low framerates at times where I am pretty sure I shouldn't be. In Shadow Warrior 2 it dips down to the 30's at times when it is at 1080p High, and I am not sure why. I'm using a Core i5 2400 and RX 570 combo, but my RAM is running at 1000 MHz. I have 1 stick of DDR3 8 Gb Clocked at 1000 MHz and the other a 4 Gb stick with the speed of 1300 or something close, it's been a while since I've checked.

Is it possible that my RAM is the bottleneck to my system? Or am I just expecting too much from my parts?

Thanks a lot.

FloRolf · October 25, 2018

There is no option for 1000mhz on ddr3. Can you show the exact settings from the bios/cpu-z?

Check your ingame cpu, gpu and ram usage and clock speeds with msi afterburner so we can be sure what component is maxed out

DrDerp · October 25, 2018

Just now, Finwillwin said:

Your CPU is probably the limiting factor.

I've checked and it rarely if ever reaches even 90% usage. It is surprisingly competent.

DrDerp · October 25, 2018

Just now, Finwillwin said:

I mean, it maybe RAM speeds, but I think that it is the CPU.

I'll try to get afterburner working for some benchmarks, but it's not wanted to cooperate with my system.

Fasauceome · October 25, 2018

try with a single stick of ram. since it's single channel, having populated the channel with the ram that you did might be messing with the motherboard.

Dedayog · October 25, 2018

What does this mean in your profile...

Cooling

None on the CPU yet, but two included case fans.

KarathKasun · October 25, 2018

21 minutes ago, DrDerp said:

I've checked and it rarely if ever reaches even 90% usage. It is surprisingly competent.

That does not mean it is not holding you back. If the game leans heavily on 1-2 threads, the CPU will limit your performance at 25%-50% usage on a quad core.