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GA-880GM-D2H - how to know if it bottlenecks

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October 11, 2014 8:22:35 AM

hi guys! i have a pretty good rig and i'm experiencing some bottlenecks. my MOBO is the oldest and cheapest part in my rig so i wanna know if there's a tool i could use to test my MOBO and make sure i'm not buying a new board for no reason.
i'm experiencing low system usage in all games, where the GPU and CPU aren't on 100% and are pretty flaky and unstable.

here's my rig:
MOBO: GA-880GM-D2H
GPU: R9 290 (stock)
CPU: FX-8350 (stock)
RAM: 8GB
OS: Win. 8.1 64bit

P.S., please don't start telling me that "the CPU bottlenecks because it's AMD", but give an actual reason. CPU's costs a lot of money and i'm not going to buy a new one just because "AMD sucks"

thanks

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October 11, 2014 8:40:20 AM

you wanna check your gpu how many uses your cpu .with programs like gpu-z. if the cpu working at 100% but gpu like half of that there you go.
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October 11, 2014 8:45:57 AM

well let's say BF4 multiplayer: the CPU works at 60-70% max and the GPU is around 50-70%, it's very flaky. if i play campaign the GPU works at 100% and the CPU is around the same thing. i think my CPU is slowing me down bt it shouldn't, and maybe the MOBO bottlenecks the system.
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October 11, 2014 8:51:36 AM

FX-8350 is not a supported processor for the GA-880GM-D2H. Please refer to the CPU Support List on the product support website.
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October 12, 2014 8:00:11 AM

oh sh*t!
is there a chance i've damaged my CPU?
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October 13, 2014 5:39:46 AM

ok i ran PCMark 7 on the free basic version and i got 3186 points (i think the test was PCMark suite). sorry for spamming i just want to know if i should but a new MOBO.
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