HELP! cpu USAGE LOW gpu USAGE HIGH!
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 5:52:32 AM
Hello all
I have....
Asus sabertooth z77 MOB
Intel core i7 3770k overclocked to 4.5ghz
1000 watt corsair rm PSU
2x XFX r HD 7970's (crossfire)
A while ago i had different amd r hd 7970 and got very high FPS on 1 card! in all games!
But it went faulty so i sent it back! and they sent me my first XFX r hd 7970
And ive upgraded my PSU and brought another XFX r hd 7970and yet my FPS still dont match up to what i was getting of 1 card before hand
In msi kombustor on 1080 pre-set i get over 550 fps but before i was getting 650+ of 1 card
In games i get next to nothing
But ive reinstalled windows.... (formatted ssd and hdd)
Disabled desk top intel graphics in device manager
Ive tried running 1 card at a time but they both perform the same!
Ive enabled ULPS
Im seriously out of ideas on why this is
Ive noticed in GRID 2 on ultra i can get around 150fps - ultra low i get about 320fps
Gpu 1-2 88%-95% usage
Cpu cores all below 55%
Call of duty ghosts i get....
Between 35-50FPS
High gpu usage and low cpu usage
Temps if cpu in ghosts are around mid 60s (degrees c)
All cores seem to be below 50 %
Does any one know why this is?
Im seriously annoyed to the limit i have so much money (to me) tied up in my system and yet my FPS suck! wear as before i was getting 650+ FPS from a single card!
PLEASE HELP!
I have....
Asus sabertooth z77 MOB
Intel core i7 3770k overclocked to 4.5ghz
1000 watt corsair rm PSU
2x XFX r HD 7970's (crossfire)
A while ago i had different amd r hd 7970 and got very high FPS on 1 card! in all games!
But it went faulty so i sent it back! and they sent me my first XFX r hd 7970
And ive upgraded my PSU and brought another XFX r hd 7970and yet my FPS still dont match up to what i was getting of 1 card before hand
In msi kombustor on 1080 pre-set i get over 550 fps but before i was getting 650+ of 1 card
In games i get next to nothing
But ive reinstalled windows.... (formatted ssd and hdd)
Disabled desk top intel graphics in device manager
Ive tried running 1 card at a time but they both perform the same!
Ive enabled ULPS
Im seriously out of ideas on why this is
Ive noticed in GRID 2 on ultra i can get around 150fps - ultra low i get about 320fps
Gpu 1-2 88%-95% usage
Cpu cores all below 55%
Call of duty ghosts i get....
Between 35-50FPS
High gpu usage and low cpu usage
Temps if cpu in ghosts are around mid 60s (degrees c)
All cores seem to be below 50 %
Does any one know why this is?
Im seriously annoyed to the limit i have so much money (to me) tied up in my system and yet my FPS suck! wear as before i was getting 650+ FPS from a single card!
PLEASE HELP!
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paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 6:13:46 AM
well...low CPU usage and high GPU usage is exactly what you want to see...the oposite would point a CPU bottleneck, now that shows you are limited by your GPU and that's what you want. You may have a problem with your driver if you get such low framerates in crossfire mode, try to do a clean re-install of your drivers using a tool like Driver Sweeper to clean your PC in safe mode, than reboot and re-install newest drivers. Good luck !
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 6:35:35 AM
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paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 6:37:16 AM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 6:53:44 AM
paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 6:57:03 AM
iwayne1994 said:
I haven't noBut I know a lot of people get problems in ghost using quad gpu set up
If I disabled crossfire i can get 60 fps
But in other games such as sniper elite v2 I use to get 365fps+ but not only 120fps and that's with crossfire
Not every games get great performance with crossfire even when in theory they support it...same goes with SLI, it's sad, but it's just the way it is...if you're sure everything is properly configured on your end, then that has to be related to the way the game support crossfire. Sorry.
you could start your troubleshooting by doing this :
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1904869/disable-ul...
are both cards set to run at the same speed in afterburner already?
Did you check cpu-z/gpu-z to see if anything i wrong like maybe your slots are not running at x16?
You have downloaded and installed all the new MB drivers and gpu drivers?
Intel chipset driver is installed?
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 7:11:43 AM
Intel chip driver is installed
And I have to run crossfire in x8 as only the first pcie slot is true x16
I have the latest beta ccc
And I have looked in gpuz and it says crossfire is enabled etc
And the latest bios update
And my gpus are both set to the same speed in CCC but haven't touched them in afterburner
And I have to run crossfire in x8 as only the first pcie slot is true x16
I have the latest beta ccc
And I have looked in gpuz and it says crossfire is enabled etc
And the latest bios update
And my gpus are both set to the same speed in CCC but haven't touched them in afterburner
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 7:13:36 AM
paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 7:14:50 AM
iwayne1994 said:
Intel chip driver is installedAnd I have to run crossfire in x8 as only the first pcie slot is true x16
I have the latest beta ccc
And I have looked in gpuz and it says crossfire is enabled etc
And the latest bios update
And my gpus are both set to the same speed in CCC but haven't touched them in afterburner
are you getting better performance with crossfire in SOME games? or do they all run better on only one card ATM?
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 7:23:59 AM
paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 7:45:49 AM
iwayne1994 said:
To be honest there very minimal Difference in crossfireBut I new I had to run x8 on pci
But other people got great gains
...and to be honest, on my end i havn't had crossfire system in the house since about 2008-2009 if i recall correctly so i can only point you the general guidelines for troubleshooting this, maybe someone with more knowledge of CFx setups will join in later on and assist you better, i'm sorry i understand your frustration...
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 8:24:58 AM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 8:51:14 AM
Have you tried putting a band aid on your computer?
. . . If that doesn't work, do the driver sweeper software. From reading through the thread, I didn't see confirmation that you've done that. It's put your computer in safe mode and remove everything associated with your graphics drivers. Then manually install the newest version. It tends to be a cure for many things, and you should make sure to give it a try.
That is, of course, only if the band aid doesn't do the trick
. . . If that doesn't work, do the driver sweeper software. From reading through the thread, I didn't see confirmation that you've done that. It's put your computer in safe mode and remove everything associated with your graphics drivers. Then manually install the newest version. It tends to be a cure for many things, and you should make sure to give it a try.
That is, of course, only if the band aid doesn't do the trick
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 8:57:57 AM
paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 8:59:02 AM
indeed, removing the driver with the remove/repair Programs and Features in windows is not doing a clean re-install of drivers, you must load Driver Sweeper in safe mode, that tool will get rid of every possible related stuff to your driver that might be causing your trouble. To do that you have to download and install the software, then reboot your computer and on load up hit ''F8'' then select boot in safe mode and then from there run driver sweeper and remove everything associated with your display driver from within driver sweeper tool... Then reboot in standard windows and manually install the newest version of catalyst entirely with every feature checked in (install everything that comes with catalyst) .it has to be done as the first step in troubleshooting this, can't emphasis enough on that
EDIT: BTw i think the band-aid thing was a joke...
EDIT: BTw i think the band-aid thing was a joke...
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 9:02:41 AM
paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 9:05:16 AM
iwayne1994 said:
Im a noob haha And ok will give it a shot now suppose i have nothing to lose
not only do you have nothing to loose but im pretty confident it will fix your issue if you do it right, it's always good when ppl come to get assistance that they follow precisely what they are told to do in the first place...my first post told you to run driver sweeper as a first step, if it works for you please make sure you select it as the best answer as it might help other users with the same problem down the line...thanks
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Eggz
April 1, 2014 9:12:04 AM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 9:30:15 AM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 9:35:42 AM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 9:43:33 AM
iwayne1994 said:
HAHA! Cracked up!Any way tried running driver sweeper and reinstalling to the latest beta but still no effect on FPS!???????
Might need guaze and stitches, then
Did you let driver sweeper take you into safe mode and all that, checking option to remove all AMD drivers (you can pick which brand to remove)?
If so, do it again but use non-beta drivers. They are more stable.
Before doing the driver stuff again, though, try going into My Documents > My Games, and then go as far into the folders as you can. Remove the files but leave the folders. That will get rid of the games' memory about your previous driver configurations, and the game will just make new files when you launch. Before you do, however, make a backup copy of the "My Games" folder just in case anything goes wrong (e.g. saves missing). If you use Steam, the saves should just sync over the cloud when you launch, so it won't matter.
Then, once you do the driver sweeper again, have it shut down your computer when it's done (that's an option). After it shuts down, take out the RAM, the graphics cards, and basically anything that connects similarly to the motherboard (i.e. all PCI-e cards and memory). Also, unplug all drives and replug them. Then put back your RAM and cards in different slots, making sure everything clicks into place.
After all that, go in and install the latest non-beta driver. That will eliminate a lot of possibilities. If you're careful, I'd say you can eliminate connections and drivers as a problem source after all this.
A next thing to consider might be the PSU. But we'll think about that if this doesn't work.
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paitjsu sadff
April 1, 2014 9:44:22 AM
iwayne1994 said:
Watched a video on youtube and it said to unstall it from control panel/ restart system/ cc cleaner and remove/ driver sweeper so im going to give that a try!
Very good idea, but i would aslo suggest not to use ''BETA'' drivers, try it with the latest non-beta version of catalyst..sometimes beta drivers may have unsuspected flaws in them
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 9:56:47 AM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 9:58:44 AM
iwayne1994 said:
Wait how do I get driver sweeper in safe mode?Ha, it doesn't even work unless you go into safe mode.
Download it here.
Once you run it, you'll get a prompt to restart in Safe Mode. Accept it.
Then follow the steps after the restart.
Before you do, drink one of these. You need to focus, man. Then come back here and re-read the thread

Also, look at this link for a screen shot of what you're looking for. Be sure to check all the boxes that give you an option to remove stuff. There are only a few. You'll see them in the screen shot in this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/display_driver_unin...
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 10:13:34 AM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 10:14:52 AM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 10:19:16 AM
Eggz said:
iwayne1994 said:
Wait how do I get driver sweeper in safe mode?Ha, it doesn't even work unless you go into safe mode.
Download it here.
Once you run it, you'll get a prompt to restart in Safe Mode. Accept it.
Then follow the steps after the restart.
Before you do, drink one of these. You need to focus, man. Then come back here and re-read the thread

Also, look at this link for a screen shot of what you're looking for. Be sure to check all the boxes that give you an option to remove stuff. There are only a few. You'll see them in the screen shot in this link.
http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/display_driver_unin...
I rebuilt my system a week ago today (added new psu and graphics card) ive also looked at the graphics card in slots etc and swapped them about etc but that didnt work ether
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Eggz
April 1, 2014 11:31:10 AM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 12:41:24 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 12:47:00 PM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 12:56:19 PM
coolcole01 said:
something is telling me that you have the anti aliasing in the catalyst control center set to super sampling go to catalyst control center then to gaming then look for anti aliasing method and set it to multi sampleCould it have been this?
Eggz said:
Maybe the AA is way up at like 16x SSAA or something ridiculous and unhelpful.
Ha!
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:10:18 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:25:08 PM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 1:32:06 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 1:32:23 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:35:16 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:36:01 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:37:12 PM
Eggz
April 1, 2014 1:47:25 PM
How were you getting such high frames to begin with?
My 780 ti barely hits 100 in anything, though I do max everything I play at 1080p. I actually mean "max," though. I've noticed that when people say that, they often mean that they turn things up. I mean that I actually turn up the settings as high as they will go - just to clarify.
I'm also talking about intensive games like Metro Last Light and Crysis 3, not South Park: Stick of Truth (which is awesome, btw).
My 780 ti barely hits 100 in anything, though I do max everything I play at 1080p. I actually mean "max," though. I've noticed that when people say that, they often mean that they turn things up. I mean that I actually turn up the settings as high as they will go - just to clarify.
I'm also talking about intensive games like Metro Last Light and Crysis 3, not South Park: Stick of Truth (which is awesome, btw).
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iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:55:18 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 1:55:33 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 1:57:31 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 2:02:25 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 2:06:09 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 2:13:41 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 2:16:45 PM
iwayne1994
April 1, 2014 2:16:56 PM
coolcole01
April 1, 2014 2:17:40 PM
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April 1, 2014 2:17:50 PM
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