Hello, I have a high spec pc however i struggle to run games like overwatch

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My specs are decent however i can barely even run overwatch on low settings

processor:intel i5 7th gen 3.0ghz
graphics card:nvidia gtx 1060
RAM:8GB
 
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You may have a monitor output on your motherboard in addition to having it on your Geforce 1060.

If you plug your monitor into the computer there is a good chance it will use the integrated graphics on the cpu, Intel HD 630 if i remember correctly, which is much weaker than a Geforce 1060.

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what do you mean by monitor plug into the gpu?
and my cpu always maxes out when i play the game for some reason
 
You may have a monitor output on your motherboard in addition to having it on your Geforce 1060.

If you plug your monitor into the computer there is a good chance it will use the integrated graphics on the cpu, Intel HD 630 if i remember correctly, which is much weaker than a Geforce 1060.
 
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arjunpxi

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how do i make it use the nvidia instead, and yes any game i play always uses like 80% for some reason
 

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OMG dude thank you so much i did the direct connect thing and it fixed everything THANK YOU