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difference between graphics flag and CPU lag
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Ryan_78
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Well, you can't by looking at it. You'd have to be from the future robot
You want to check your CPU usage and GPU usage in game. Use msi riva tuner statistics server. If your CPU is constantly at 100% or for GPU, then you know the culprit. It it can be ram too. Anyways check. Some games like Planetside 2 have a fps counter that tells to what is the bottleneck.
Also would you.mind providing some specs of your PC and the game your are playing? We could easterly help you with that.
You want to check your CPU usage and GPU usage in game. Use msi riva tuner statistics server. If your CPU is constantly at 100% or for GPU, then you know the culprit. It it can be ram too. Anyways check. Some games like Planetside 2 have a fps counter that tells to what is the bottleneck.
Also would you.mind providing some specs of your PC and the game your are playing? We could easterly help you with that.
utroz
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Pretty much what has already been said. You have to Test and Monitor both GPU and CPU loads while you are playing games and see what is maxing out. One thing I would add is to be sure to check CPU load per core as opposed to total CPU load as you might just be maxing out a core or two and not the entire CPU. The fix for this is higher Mhz and or higher IPC per core. Also check both system Ram and video Ram load to see if they are maxing out. Oh and keep an eye on your gpu and cpu clock speeds and temps to make sure they are not throttling.
geofelt
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Here is a way to tell:
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To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:
a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.
You should also experiment with removing one core. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option. You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of processors to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.
If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.
It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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------------------------------------------------------------
To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:
a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.
You should also experiment with removing one core. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option. You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of processors to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.
If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.
It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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