100% CPU Usage in Witcher 3 with GTX 1070

DayRider

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Hi everyone.

I am getting 100% CPU usage in witcher 3 with my i5 4590 at 3.6Ghz turbo clock. The GTX 1070 is at 99%-100% as well. Sticks to 99 for the ,most part. I am guessing i have a bottleneck. Do i upgrade?

 
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If your gpu wasn't running at or near 100% because your CPU was maxed out then you might have seen a benefit but jumping to an i7 is unlikely to give you any meaningful benefit, it might even give you none. You might see your CPU usage with an i7 drop but your gpu wont be able to do any more work than before...

DayRider

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Yeah im not sure... Im kinda dissapointed . i was told my i5 4590 wouldnt bottleneck.
 

gokitty199

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from what i heard, the witcher(similar to fallout) can be cpu heavy at times. but if your gpu is at 99-100% then dont worry about it.
 

DayRider

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Oh, i see , thanks bit weird tho. Maybe i should just upgrade my CPU to a i7 4770?
 

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if you have the cash to i would, theres games that would benefit from it.
 


If your gpu wasn't running at or near 100% because your CPU was maxed out then you might have seen a benefit but jumping to an i7 is unlikely to give you any meaningful benefit, it might even give you none. You might see your CPU usage with an i7 drop but your gpu wont be able to do any more work than before as it was already at 100%. An upgrade to a 4770 seems really pointless unless you are suffering a sizeable bottleneck. Don't get hung up on the term bottleneck, every pc has one.
 
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