7870 Problem or CPU Bottleneck? (Pics Included)

kyleamos12

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Okay guys so I usually always play on LOW because it is easier for me to see things sharper without AA and all that shit on, I noticed if I turn shadows on High is lowers my FPS by like 5 or 6 without raising my GPU usage a lot which doesn't make sense, but all the info I am showing in the picture was taken mid game with "**TLDR** All Settings On Low and 1920x1080 Windowed Mode running 59-110 FPS, why am do my FPS drop if I raise my settings, but my GPU usage does not ever get up past 75%?

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DIRECT IMG LINK: http://i.imgur.com/6ykzM8o.jpg

P.S: I am currently RMAing my other stick of 4GB RAM so I am only running on 4Gb not 8. I have been this way for a while though. (too lazy LOL)

Setup: Gigabyte 7870 2GB (1100/1200)
AMD Phenom II x955 (@4.0 1.5vCore)
4GB (usually 8) GSkill Sniper (NB Freq @2750Mhz)
GA-970a-ud3
H60
HCG-620W-Antec



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