amd a10 7700k and msi 1050 ti 4 gb gaming x bottleneck?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
C

chikanocharlie

Prominent
Sep 17, 2017
40
0
530
so this is my setup..

AMD A10 7700k 4.4 ghz quad core
msi gaming x 1050 ti 4 gb ddr 5
corsair vengeance 16 gb ddr 3 1866
AsRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer FM2+ / FM2 AMD
vs550 watts corsair power supply..
i have no ssd.

now my problem is..i am playing dota 2 ..when the game starts i have a stable fps of 60..but when team fight starts i drop down to 30-50 fps..is my cpu bottlenecking? ij ust want a stable 60 fps.
 
Solution
clutchc


The short answer is yes. But how much will depend on the game, the settings, and (if gaming online) how busy the server is. But you should still verify with something like Afterburner if you have CPU bottleneck now and if so, how bad. No sense making it worse with a faster card for more money.
Sort by date Sort by votes
clutchc

clutchc

Titan
Ambassador
Apr 22, 2009
43,150
411
131,790
Probably, yes. On a busy server the CPU has a lot more work to do compared to say single player mode. The APU is a bit weak in that respect. And the FM2+ platform doesn't have much upgrade from where you are.

If you have stuff going on in the background while gaming, that will rob clock cycles form the CPU too. Disable as much as possible when gaming.
Might want to run a Malwarebytes to be sure there's no poorly written malware sitting in the background hogging clock cycles too.
Probably wouldn't hurt to give CCleaner a run just to clean up junk files, registry errors, software conflicts and the like that can slow things down too.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

brokenbladez

Honorable
Nov 18, 2012
32
0
10,540
Yeah... is the game running off of your graphics on the A-10 7700k? Make sure your 1050 is the card it's running off. I can't imagine that CPU is causing a bottleneck in Dota with a 1050... especially at that resolution.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

brokenbladez

Honorable
Nov 18, 2012
32
0
10,540
If you go into device manager and click on display adapters, does it only show the 1050Ti? Is the GPU new? Do you have problems in any other games?

Also, your video cable is plugged into the GPU and not the motherboard, right?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

brokenbladez

Honorable
Nov 18, 2012
32
0
10,540


The reason I ask, is that that performance is pretty close to the benchmarks of the APU on that chip. It should not be bottle-necking a 1050ti.

See these benchmarks - https://www.anandtech.com/show/9287/the-amd-a10-7700k-and-amd-a6-7400k-cpu-review/3

Do you play any other games? Problems with those? Is the GPU new?

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

brokenbladez

Honorable
Nov 18, 2012
32
0
10,540


What did you have before? How did it perform?

Go and download EVGA precision. Once installed turn on the OSD and your GPU use. Then launch dota and see if the percentage of use on the card is staying low. If it is, it's likely not functioning properly. It sounds to me that you'll have to RMA the 1050ti.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
clutchc

clutchc

Titan
Ambassador
Apr 22, 2009
43,150
411
131,790


Keep an eye on CPU usage and GPU usage when the fps drops like that. Use something like MSI Afterburner's OSD to watch usage. If the CPU is reaching 100% usage, it is giving all its got. The FM2+ platform doesn't have much more of an upgrade path for the APU or CPU. Here is the CPU support list for your board. You might get a small bump with the 880K since you don't need the integrated video. Or get the 7890K if you want the iGPU.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
clutchc

clutchc

Titan
Ambassador
Apr 22, 2009
43,150
411
131,790


The short answer is yes. But how much will depend on the game, the settings, and (if gaming online) how busy the server is. But you should still verify with something like Afterburner if you have CPU bottleneck now and if so, how bad. No sense making it worse with a faster card for more money.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom