I have HUGE cpu bottlenecking my gpu with no reason.

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

I bought a computer with
i5 6500
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram

and lately my fps in ALL the games dropped like 80-90 fps. in one game it was like 150 fps and then suddenly the fps just went 70-80 and sometimes it dropped to 60.
in other games this was happening too and i dont know what to do. the cpu is 90-100 percent but the gpu is chilling and sitting on 30-40 percent.
everyone has been telling me to buy a new cpu or something but I am not rich and i dont want to waste more then 300$ on a new cpu without a real reason.
I want to know if there is a POSSIBLE way that i can fix my bottlenecking WITHOUT buying cpu or wasting my money.by the way that is very strange i didn't knew about that stupid problem that can appear from nowhere with no reason and all i need to do is "JUST buy a new cpu".
Thank You.

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 1, 2017

There should be know real bottleneck with that combo.

sizzling · Apr 1, 2017

What are your CPU & GPU temps when this happens?

Buying a new CPU is terrible advice

theyeti87 · Apr 1, 2017

What games are you playing where you're seeing disfavorable performence?

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

sizzling :

What do you mean "temps"(im not English)

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

theyeti87 :

Every game like CSGO, Battlefield 1 , Overwatch , Dirty bomb, Paladins, COD BO3 and others.

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

I know other people that have the same build with no problems.

geofelt · Apr 1, 2017

What has changed lately to cause the drop in performance.
Maintenance?
Malware?
or...?
Use task manager to find out what is using all that cpu.

90-100% usage is unusual .

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

geofelt :

The game is using all the cpu.

sizzling · Apr 1, 2017

a failing gamer :

Temperatures. This could be some form of thermal throttling.

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

sizzling :

a failing gamer :

Temperatures. This could be some form of thermal throttling.

The cpu is 39-43 celcius and the gpu is 49-55 celcius.

geofelt · Apr 1, 2017

If your performance recently changed from good to bad, there must be some reason for the change.
What might have changed on your pc to cause the drop in performance?

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

geofelt :

I remember i had a problem in csgo something with the mouse and then i changed a couple of setting but the problem that i dont remember what settings have i changed.

geofelt · Apr 1, 2017

a failing gamer :

Use system restore to reset your pc back to a date when all was well.

a failing gamer · Apr 1, 2017

geofelt :

a failing gamer :

Use system restore to reset your pc back to a date when all was well.

factory reset?

ScreamSilence · Apr 1, 2017

a failing gamer :

No, System restore.
press the windows/start button and type restore if you have windows 10.
It should show you something like "create a restore point" click it,
you will see this

Click system restore you will see this

click next
You will see this

select a restore point of a date when everything was working.

if not then yes you can try a windows reset.

jayhayjay · Apr 2, 2017

By the way, by buying do you mean that you had better perfromance with your previous system or that everything used to be okay in the beginning with this system and then randomly it started having problems?

a failing gamer · Apr 2, 2017

jayhayjay :

everything was ok in this system by buying but then it started to have problems.

a failing gamer · Apr 2, 2017

ScreamSilence :

a failing gamer :

No, System restore.
press the windows/start button and type restore if you have windows 10.
It should show you something like "create a restore point" click it,
you will see this

Click system restore you will see this

click next
You will see this

select a restore point of a date when everything was working.

if not then yes you can try a windows reset.

i have only 1 restore point from 3 days ago.

jayhayjay · Apr 2, 2017

The best thing to do, as others have pointed out, is a system restore. However, if there are no old enough restore points, I'd say that you have to check everything that led to your porblem. Reset the games you were playing to their default graphical settings, check for driver updates, system updates that may have taken place, do a scan with your antivirus etc.

surya13 · Apr 2, 2017

Download 3dmark benchmarks and see what scores you get. Check whether the scores are significantly lower than what others have got.

surya13 · Apr 2, 2017

Also what games do you play? Do you get this problem in all the games?

t99 · Apr 2, 2017

have you tried running something like heaven benchmark and compare to similar set ups?

a failing gamer · Apr 2, 2017

jayhayjay :

Tried everything, doesn't work.

a failing gamer · Apr 2, 2017

t99 :

Didn't try benchmarks but in a lot of youtube videos the fps was MUCH higher to the people with the exact same specs.
I know what is my problem, my problem is CPU bottleneck so i dont really know how benchmarks will help.

I have HUGE cpu bottlenecking my gpu with no reason.

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