Frame per sec. vs GPU processor percent used

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I'm using a 7970 Ghz 1150 / 1550 @ 1.225v and a I7 3770k at 4.4 Ghz
I use MSI Afterburner with HWinfo for onscreen Stat display.
I use the MSI included rivatuner for that display and also to make my maximum Frame Rate a 60
Here is where it gets weird and the question starts.
Most games just stay at 60 Frames or hit the maximum gpu usage. --Simple either its a 60 or it will try its hardest to be at 60.

Now my problem is New Games for example FarCry 4. Im playing 1920x1080 medium to high settings. Where i should be fine for 60 frames. But almost all the time I'm only getting 30-50 frames but the GPU usage is low usually not over 50-70 percent.
QUESTION
So why the heck wont my GPU use its full potential ? I mean maximum percentage of GPU resources specifically.
 
Solution
might be vram starved. i'm not familiar enough for FC4... but you're right nothing makes sense about that slowdown. if it's not a hardware thing, then it's just fc4 being fc4... which is a stuttering mess.

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Ok thats some good ideas its going up to 2300 mb on my Vram but i have 3gb total.
I have 8GB DDR3 1866 ram should be good there.
My Processor really should be good.
I really wish i could find out for sure
 


MSI afterburner will show you usage on all of those.
 

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ok i took a pic tell me what you think. http://i57.tinypic.com/mj5u0i.jpg

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I poked around a little, I Just completely turned off my pagefile and that seemed to help a good bit i think. Like it is better.
However i still have the same exact problem that i will be at 45-50 frames and only using 50-70 percent of the GPU and its gay.