- Oct 17, 2014
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Hello again folks,
Setup:
core i7 4790k @ stock 4.0
8gb (2x4gb) crucial ballistix sport @ 1600
gigabyte z97x gaming 7
gigabyte gtx 970 windforce oc'd to 1400
coolermaster hyper 212 evo
evga supernova 750w g2 gold 80+
toshiba q seres ssd 120 gb
intel 530 series 240 gb
So as the title says i'm noticing some low gpu usage while gaming. I use msi afterburner to monitor in-game, as well as hwmonitor/cpu-z. All of my temps seem to be fine, cpu doesn't usually even hit 60 c while gaming or with heavy usage. Idles between 20-28 c. The gpu doesn't even hit mid 60's under heavy usage. I've run the heaven/valley benchmarks extensively and those seem to be the only time where the gpu is full utilized. Even then, the temps typically stay below 65 c.
What i have noticed though, is in games like WoW, LoL, Skyrim, Xcom, Rome 2 etc. i'm not typically seeing full utilization of the gpu, in wow the usage will actually drop to sub 50% at times. I haven't really noticed a drop in performance however. In most games i'm getting 100+ fps, but in others, like rome 2, i'm seeing very low gpu usage and very low frame rates at times even after lowering settings significantly.
So far, I've checked to see if all my drivers are up to date, and they are. I've set the nvidia control pannel to prefer maximum performance. I've checked background programs and even with malware/virus protections turned off, i'm seeing the same thing happen.
Could my cpu actually be the culprit here? ARe there other things i'm overlooking?
Setup:
core i7 4790k @ stock 4.0
8gb (2x4gb) crucial ballistix sport @ 1600
gigabyte z97x gaming 7
gigabyte gtx 970 windforce oc'd to 1400
coolermaster hyper 212 evo
evga supernova 750w g2 gold 80+
toshiba q seres ssd 120 gb
intel 530 series 240 gb
So as the title says i'm noticing some low gpu usage while gaming. I use msi afterburner to monitor in-game, as well as hwmonitor/cpu-z. All of my temps seem to be fine, cpu doesn't usually even hit 60 c while gaming or with heavy usage. Idles between 20-28 c. The gpu doesn't even hit mid 60's under heavy usage. I've run the heaven/valley benchmarks extensively and those seem to be the only time where the gpu is full utilized. Even then, the temps typically stay below 65 c.
What i have noticed though, is in games like WoW, LoL, Skyrim, Xcom, Rome 2 etc. i'm not typically seeing full utilization of the gpu, in wow the usage will actually drop to sub 50% at times. I haven't really noticed a drop in performance however. In most games i'm getting 100+ fps, but in others, like rome 2, i'm seeing very low gpu usage and very low frame rates at times even after lowering settings significantly.
So far, I've checked to see if all my drivers are up to date, and they are. I've set the nvidia control pannel to prefer maximum performance. I've checked background programs and even with malware/virus protections turned off, i'm seeing the same thing happen.
Could my cpu actually be the culprit here? ARe there other things i'm overlooking?
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