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HELP! cpu USAGE LOW gpu USAGE HIGH!

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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!

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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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April 1, 2014 6:35:35 AM

Ive done a clean reinstall and using the latest beta 14.3 ccc
But thank you
I just don't understand why it's so low in fps!
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April 1, 2014 6:37:16 AM

iwayne1994 said:
Ive done a clean reinstall and using the latest beta 14.3 ccc
But thank you
I just don't understand why it's so low in fps!


maybe ghost just don't support crossfire that well? have you looked for performance of users having similar setup as you have?

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April 1, 2014 6:53:44 AM

I haven't no
But 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
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April 1, 2014 6:57:03 AM

iwayne1994 said:
I haven't no
But 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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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
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April 1, 2014 7:13:36 AM

I have also already enabled ulps
Both card's are enabled and have gpu usage
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April 1, 2014 7:14:50 AM

iwayne1994 said:
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


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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April 1, 2014 7:23:59 AM

To be honest there very minimal Difference in crossfire
But I new I had to run x8 on pci
But other people got great gains
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April 1, 2014 7:45:49 AM

iwayne1994 said:
To be honest there very minimal Difference in crossfire
But 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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April 1, 2014 8:24:58 AM

It's alright I appreciate You're help
Hopefully some one can guide me later though fingers crossed
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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 :D 
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April 1, 2014 8:57:57 AM

sorry im a noob what do you mean by band aid?
I have the crossfire ribbons on if thats what you mean?
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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...

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April 1, 2014 9:02:41 AM

Im a noob haha
And ok will give it a shot now suppose i have nothing to lose :D 
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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 :D 

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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April 1, 2014 9:12:04 AM

iwayne1994 said:
sorry im a noob what do you mean by band aid?
I have the crossfire ribbons on if thats what you mean?


Band aid ;) 


Apply thusly

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April 1, 2014 9:30:15 AM

HAHA! Cracked up!
Any way tried running driver sweeper and reinstalling to the latest beta but still no effect on FPS!???????
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April 1, 2014 9:35:42 AM

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! :D 
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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 :p 

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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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! :D 


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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April 1, 2014 9:56:47 AM

Wait how do I get driver sweeper in safe mode?
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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 :lol: 


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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April 1, 2014 10:13:34 AM

Done that went to safe mode rebooted etc but didnt work! Give up seriously just have to put up with crap FPS i think
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April 1, 2014 10:14:52 AM

Did you take out your cards and RAM to switch them up, checking connections on everything?

Also, wait, what are your settings? Maybe the AA is way up at like 16x SSAA or something ridiculous and unhelpful.
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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 :lol: 


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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April 1, 2014 11:31:10 AM

Yeah, I think you might have to bust out the band aids, man. Sorry

#sadface
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April 1, 2014 12:41:24 PM

Seriously don't understand why.... ive tried alsorts
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April 1, 2014 12:47:00 PM

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 sample
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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 sample


Could it have been this?

Eggz said:
Maybe the AA is way up at like 16x SSAA or something ridiculous and unhelpful.


:pt1cable:  Ha!
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April 1, 2014 1:10:18 PM

multi sample is enabled
And i will have to try switching thigs around again tomorrow
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April 1, 2014 1:25:08 PM


Right i just decided to run driver sweeper in safe mode again and then run cc cleaner etc
After doing so i done away with the beta driver and used CCC 13.12
And im now getting 118FPS MAX!
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!??????
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April 1, 2014 1:32:06 PM

That's an improvement, right?
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April 1, 2014 1:32:23 PM

Could you run valley and tell me what you get should be around 3000 also welcome to crossfire it can be a pain.
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April 1, 2014 1:35:16 PM

I was getting over 500 fps now as low as 160 max! fps
And what am i downloading to do that?
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April 1, 2014 1:36:01 PM

im now downloading it
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April 1, 2014 1:37:12 PM

and around 3000 fps???? :/ 
And yes cross fire pi**ing me off massively!
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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).
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April 1, 2014 1:55:18 PM

im just trying to bench mark atm everything is default in CCC
but when i was on a single card i maxed everything and my fps was good enough around 60-100 but now on crossfire i dont get anything more
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April 1, 2014 1:55:33 PM

your system crossfire without oc should be equivalent to mine so you should get about 2900-3200 in valley
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April 1, 2014 1:57:31 PM

soon as it will let me download it i will let you know it keeps stopping
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April 1, 2014 2:02:25 PM

its cool i own the games your talking about im gonna bench thenm and let you know what im getting
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April 1, 2014 2:06:09 PM

ok awesome thanks :D 
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April 1, 2014 2:13:41 PM

what slots do you have these cards in can you take a picture and post it
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April 1, 2014 2:16:45 PM

have you looked into this found it on asus site
*3: The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot, PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot and PCIe 2.0 x1_3 slot. The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode.
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April 1, 2014 2:16:56 PM

coolcole01 said:
what slots do you have these cards in can you take a picture and post it


there only 3 slots
Im using the first 2 slots of the motherboard PCI-E
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April 1, 2014 2:17:40 PM

it should be spread apart there should be a slot between the two cards
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April 1, 2014 2:17:50 PM

coolcole01 said:
have you looked into this found it on asus site
*3: The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot, PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot and PCIe 2.0 x1_3 slot. The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode.


i dont really understand that to be honest haha im a noob :D 
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April 1, 2014 2:18:41 PM

coolcole01 said:
it should be spread apart there should be a slot between the two cards


being a noob again.... what do you mean?
Put the first 1 in the top slot and the 2nd in the bottom?
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