EVGA gtx 1050 Ti lag spikes

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matt20020

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Operating system windows 7 Home premium
CPU intel I5 3470 3.2Ghz
Ram crucial ballistix sport ddr3 8gb 1600Mhz
Motherboard Asus P8H61-MX
Primary HDD Samsung Evo SSD 120gb
Secondary HDD Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5

The 1st issue I noticed was before installing the new graphics card I was running on a low profile radion 6670 and just using the system for streaming and general purposes. Whilst watching streams on youtube I noticed the videos would sometimes jam and make a loud buzzing sound.

I initially thought this could either be and issue with my PSU since I've had it a fair while or a software issue, I then removed the windows redistrbutable files and reinstalled them and this seemed to solve the problem.

I then decided the other day to invest in a new graphics card a 1050 TI, after installing it I did have a few problems on start up the pc said there was a read error on the primary disk, I then made sure all connectors were in properly and gave them all a good push, after a few restarts I finally got into windows and it seemed to sort itself out.

I have recently used driver remove software and installed the latest nvidea game ready drivers but whilst playing gta V I have noticed random lags but when they are not there it seems to run fine, I've also used the geforce experience software to optimize the graphics which seems to give the best setting for graphics & performance so far but there is still some lag.

Is there anyway to reduce this, may I need to upgrade my CPU?, or could it maybe be due to a problem with the PSU?

I've also checked all temperatures and they seem ok, I have noticed on hardware monitore though that the maximum % on the CPU is in the 80/90's on each corew whilst the graphics max is 40/50% could this be a bottleneck issue?

cheers in advance
 
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Yes, it does sound like a bottleneck issue. While paying games, 95-100% GPU usage is ideal. 40-50% definitely indicated that your CPU is bottlenecking your graphics card. The only thing you can do to increase the GPU usage is increase the detail settings, however this will not increase your FPS, it will only increase GPU load. However, your CPU should not bottleneck the 1050 Ti, so there's definitely something wrong. You should re-install Windows.
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Yes, it does sound like a bottleneck issue. While paying games, 95-100% GPU usage is ideal. 40-50% definitely indicated that your CPU is bottlenecking your graphics card. The only thing you can do to increase the GPU usage is increase the detail settings, however this will not increase your FPS, it will only increase GPU load. However, your CPU should not bottleneck the 1050 Ti, so there's definitely something wrong. You should re-install Windows.
 
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it was GTA v mainly tbh I thought at first it could have been linked to the vertical sync in the cards 3d settings, i turned this from the 3d application setting to on and it seemed to make alot of improvement but the problem was still there. I did notice before though that the cpu usage in idle was around 20/30 % now after reinstalling windows the only thing thats using it is the GTA v download and that at like 15%. So i recon your probs right with the software issue as I did have things like autocad on, that i was having trouble with removing anyway.

If the issue is still there do you recon I should look more closely into the CPU and PSU for any possible damage there?, they are quite old to be fair and due a replacement soon, the PSU is a corsair builder series 500W I've previously had issues with the fan on this been a bit loud so I put a better more quieter one in and its been spot on for a gd few years now its a bronze rated supply to so its not all bad!
 
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This is what gameplay on your computer should be like:

https://youtu.be/WgpgA17PTU0

You can see here that the GPU usage remains at 99%. This indicates that the GPU is being fully utilized, an ideal situation when running a game. If you aren't getting such performance, then there's definitely a problem - more likely software than hardware, because it's the CPU which seems to be causing issues, and CPUs usually don't do that. If they do, the only way to fix that would be a new CPU. But if re-installing Windows did not fix the issue, it might just be a hardware issue.
 
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hi finally reinstalled everything and its working great now, thanks so much for the help there mate, I didnt even need to adjust the vertical sync setting on the nvidia control panel in the end, I had a radeon r9 270 x previous to this card so was a bit different in terms of setting up but now I've got this working its 100% better
 
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Im thinking about upgrading a bit more do you recon id see much difference between what I've got now and an I7 and would it make much difference having a later generation processor of the 3rd generation one just my motherboard only goes upto 3rd generation
 
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I recommend you keep the current system and start saving for a big upgrade - CPU+Mobo+RAM. This can land you into a good system that'll last you long. Upgrading to an i7 now would help a bit, but not enough to justify the price. Older i7's are lacking future-proofing due to the new 6-core for gaming trend. Basically, a 6-core processor will soon become a requirement for smooth gaming. Buying a 4-core i7 isn't a smart choice now - it's better you save up for a full system upgrade. I would highly recommend the Ryzen processors for a full system upgrade. Until you can afford that, stick with your i5.
 
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