GTX 1060 max 60fps in any game, low usage

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Hey everyone,

I just got my asus dual gtx 1060 3gb and what I noticed was that as soon as i put it in and launched some games, fps was very low, max 40 in GTA V particularly. Then i turned off vsync in nvidia control panel and fps went up to 62 fps max, tho usually sitting between 51-60, rarelly droping to 38. CS:GO was the same, as fps was capped at 59.9-60 all the time which is crazy to think when it should be about 200 fps. Gpu usage is about 40 % which is why its concerning me, while cpu is about 78-90 %. Both temperatures are fine. Could someone help out please?

My rig:

CPU: i3 3220
RAM: 8gb ddr3 1600 mhz
GPU: Asus Dual GTX 1060 3GB
PSU: Corsair CS series 550W
MB: Asus P8B75M - LX
 
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Your system was built on a budget, it's not a bad system, but it doesn't age as well as an i5 or i7 would. That's why you're having issues. Through past months, there have been many people upgrading their old i3-3xxx series because those chips are not up to the task of running today's games with good performance.

It comes down to your budget.

the i5-7600k is a good cpu, just like the other older gen variants of the i5-K CPUs. WIth the K CPU, it allows you to overclock them, this would mean that... the chip is more expensive, you need a CPU cooler, and a Motherboard that supports this. These things bring up the overall cost of your system by about 150-200$ (depending on items) while comparing this to an i5-7500 build. As far as gaming...
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just google "DDU" the first link should bring you to the origin website for this program. it generally does the job. Uninstalling your old drivers just like that, doesn't always do the "good enough" job.

Good luck, hope that's all with it :)
 
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The 60 FPS cap was removed, but the performance is still shaky. I feel like my GTX 1060 is under-performing. In GTA V it averages 40 FPS only, in other games like League of Legends it usually drops to 120.
 
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I ran a benchmark in GTA V, and here's the results i noticed: all CPU cores were at 90-100% usage. GPU usage was max 50%. Cpu temp was about 42 degrees celsius while GPU was about 54 degrees. Although sometimes the fps in benchmark went up to 90 and averaged about 60-65, it did drop to 30 once when there was explosion in the middle of a city, although i never nowhere near 70 fps while actually playing the game.

I looked up some benchmarks on youtube, and someone with an i5 6500 and 16GB of ram had about +30 fps more than me. So here I am wondering, is the bottleneck so strong in this one that my i3 causes me to lose about 30 fps ?
 
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I'm keen to upgrading to 6gb version in the future, but it's nowhere close to being a crappy GPU. By the way what cpu's would you recommend to buy in the future? I was looking at i5-7600K but I want to wait till Ryzen, too see if it's gonna be any good, any thoughts?
 
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Your system was built on a budget, it's not a bad system, but it doesn't age as well as an i5 or i7 would. That's why you're having issues. Through past months, there have been many people upgrading their old i3-3xxx series because those chips are not up to the task of running today's games with good performance.

It comes down to your budget.

the i5-7600k is a good cpu, just like the other older gen variants of the i5-K CPUs. WIth the K CPU, it allows you to overclock them, this would mean that... the chip is more expensive, you need a CPU cooler, and a Motherboard that supports this. These things bring up the overall cost of your system by about 150-200$ (depending on items) while comparing this to an i5-7500 build. As far as gaming goes, you could take the i3-7100 again, just keep in mind it will need upgrade in about 2 years, or pay out another 80$ and get the i5-7500, and this will last upto around 4 years before you will have a feel for an upgrade (the timeframes im talking about do not mean that the system becomes unusable, just you'll notice the age).

The GTX1060 is not a bad GPU. The main drawback is the low vram 3gb, vs lets say rx480-4gb, but we also have to udnerstand that AMD and nVidia are not the same, and neither is the way that their hardware works. The data compression system on the nvidia is better on their cards and allows them to have "lower specs" while being equal in those aspects. Again, comes down to money, your system specs, games you play, goals for your system.
 
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Well, I'll probably get a i5-7600K or AMD's Ryzen if it proves to be as good as it's hyped to be. I don't really mind waiting and saving up some money to get what I want, since I need 4 core cpu as I like to switch between programs quite a lot, and 2 cores in i3 doesn't really let you do that without noticeable lag. Thanks for your help!
 
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CPU. Always Intel, until AMD proves otherwise, or if budget didn't allow. For your situation.

You will also build up a preference over the years. After building 4 systems, mine is Intel CPU+AMD GPU. Seems to give better longevity on system life.
 
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