Low GPU usage on GTX 970 STRIX

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Hey everyone,

I recently brought a new GTX 970 about a week ago and i'm having a few issues when playing games. I only get about 30-40% GPU usage in games like CSGO which causes me to not reach any ware near as good performance as I should. Any help would be appreciated.

Specs:

GTX 970 ASUS STRIX
AMD FX 6300 3.5 ghz
8gb Kingston Hyperx 1600.
WD blue 500gb
520w Antec HCG
M5A97 R.20 mobo
 
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rmpumper
Yes, stock i5 vs stock 6300 would give you ~30-40% bump in FPS, but just try OCing for now, or even disabling 4 cores on the CPU to see the difference in FPS and CPU usage.
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That's because most games don't use more than 2 CPU cores. Overclock to ~4.5GHz and you'll notice a decent bump in FPS.

 
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Would getting a new cpu like intel i5 fix the problem
 
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Yes, stock i5 vs stock 6300 would give you ~30-40% bump in FPS, but just try OCing for now, or even disabling 4 cores on the CPU to see the difference in FPS and CPU usage.
 
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Not just more FPS but would a better CPU enable me to unlock the full Percentage of the GPU

 
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So what you're saying is that currently i'm getting a big bottleneck with the 6300

 
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no its just the game your playing prefers stronger cores instead of more cores, OC to 4.5ghz will help alot.
 
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So whats the deal with low GPU usage in quite a few games as well as low spikes

 
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