GPU Usage drops to 0%

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

GPU: GTX 660
My GPU usage drops randomly to 0%, and only my GPU from what I have noticed, when I play World of Tanks, I haven't noticed a problem with other games. I have tried turning the graphics all the way down to min with absolutely no change. But, I have noticed that the longer I play the game, usually in one session, the less and less it happens. Any thoughts on why this may be happening will be appreciated.

adimeister · Aug 26, 2013

It might be overheating issue, or driver issue. Also check your temps, it might be getting hot then it's downclocking itself.

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

The temp while in the game sits around 69-78, which I don't think is that high, and I have seen the usage drop to 0% without even hitting 75+. As for the driver, I have uninstalled/reinstalled drivers, downgraded my driver, and even did a complete reinstall of my whole system, none of which seemed to actually do anything.
Also I don't know if this means anything, but I have noticed that the GPU MHZ doesn't really seem to drop or the Memory's MHZ and MB when the usage drops to 0%, though I could be wrong on this part as I have just recently noticed it.

adimeister · Aug 26, 2013

Wait, so when you're gaming then you alt+tab, you see the 0%? Correct?

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

No, I recently bought a new keyboard with a LCD screen on it, the G510s. So I am able to monitor some things without alt+tab.

adimeister · Aug 26, 2013

Ohhhhhhh I thought it was MSI afterburner. Run MSI afterburner too, check if it gets to 0% also. I think the keyboard has some problems.

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

After downloading and installing afterburner, I think there may have been some confusion. The keyboard itself doesn't do the monitoring, it only shows the information that the program collects. And the one that I have been using is EVGA Precision, which looks exactly the same as Afterburner. I did try it with mostly the same results though, but without being able to obtain information about the usage drop, since I have been playing the game for a little while now, and as I said before the more I play it the less it happens. I will try using the afterburner monitor tomorrow, which will let usage drop return, to try see if there is a difference in information between the two programs.

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

After some tests there doesn't seem to be any difference in Afterburner and Precision X.

adimeister · Aug 26, 2013

But if it's at 0%, it should lag so much and just crash the game. How much drop in framerate do you get?

menehunes · Aug 26, 2013

The drop to 0% causes my FPS to drop to 0, but it only lasts for like 2 seconds then it resumes running normally till it happens again.

adimeister · Aug 27, 2013

I see. Then if it's not driver issue, it might be the GPU itself. Is it a new one?

menehunes · Aug 27, 2013

Yes, it is fairly new. I am not sure of when I bought it but I would say maybe somewhere around 6 months.

adimeister · Aug 27, 2013

Did it happen before? You might want to get that checked bro, before your warranty expires.

smeezekitty · Aug 27, 2013

Whats your CPU?

menehunes · Aug 27, 2013

@adimeister
When I first started playing the game I don't remember having this problem and I had the 660 at that time as well. And do you think they would allow a trade in even though there's no guaranty that there is a problem with the hardware since the problem will only occur for like the first 30 mins of playing and only on one game, as far as I can see.
Also I don't know if this has anything to do with this. When I first installed the new GPU, since my old one burned out, my computer boots to a lower resolution for what looks to be everything until it gets to the part for me to select my profile, which then shows my 1920x1080 resolution.
@smeezekitty
I have a Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge and its not Overclocked.

adimeister · Aug 28, 2013

Yes it's normal for it to set at a lower res because the card is new, and the drivers are not yet there. I see, so it's just on 1 game. Try researching about the game if other players also have some fps drops. I thought it's for all games.

menehunes · Aug 29, 2013

As far as I can see, people have either low fps problems or low GPU usage problems. But nothing about it actually hitting 0%

adimeister · Aug 29, 2013

Then there you have it, the game has some issues bro. I thought it was for all games. There are some games which are not perfectly made, developers made a rush to release it and tested it for a short period of time. So maybe what you can do is, wait for another patch for that game. If I remember correctly, Diablo 3 also had that issue before but for the ping and not the fps.

balajigm · Nov 5, 2013

I too have this issue with my gt 640,, but for me it hangs 5-10 seconds and then resumes,,, during the time when the screen is struck i hear background musics that is not struck and still running some nice background music so i found definitely it is the problem with gpu,, only graphics are struck for 5-10 seconds.

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