cpu bottlnecking gpu

tonygourdine123

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how do i tell when my cpy could be bottle necking my gpu and could a good overclock fix this. and when i turn down the max cpu power state the lag goes away but my fps is severly impacted. when i dont do that i get random cpu usage spikes to 100% and at the same time my gpu usage goes down to 0 %. it then goes away then comes back. is this a sign of a bottleneck.

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intel core 2 quad q6600 cpu
asus r7 260x gpu
evga 600b 600w psu
8gb pny 1333 mhz ddr3
 

tonygourdine123

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ok thanks I appreciate it man your the only one who gave me a straight answer
 

Thor Brave

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the cpu is bottle necking the gpu as it is low end and the gpu is pretty good. you can overclock but that will not solve the problem. you need to buy a new cpu. btw there are cheap amd cpu out there which can be a bang for your buck