Help: CPU usage drops to 1-5% mid game and FPS drops to around 10

Aug 9, 2018
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Hi, I am having trouble with FPS drops mid game and i don't understand where this could be coming from. Changing graphics in game does not help. I have used MSI afterburner to monitor the issue in games and there are 3 things that will happen:
-GPU shoots up to 100% and stays stuck there
-CPU usage drops to 1-5%
-FPS will stall around 10

I have tried a couple simple solutions such as changing power options to performance instead of appearance, setting PCI to 100% minimum and maximum and I have activated Game mode (windows 10).

In addition my CPU never heats up above 52 degrees Celsius (I am worried there is a feature preventing it from throttling above that temp).

my specs:
CPU: i3 8100
GPU: GTX 1060 6Gb
Mobo: Msi B360 gaming plus

If somebody could please help me find a solution.

Thank you
 
Aug 9, 2018
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No, I have just built this computer brand new. It started happening after trying to push the graphics to ultra settings in World of Warcraft. The computer ran fine for 30 mins and then that started happening.