Intel i5 6600 on 100% usage on every game after 1 year of use!

stamaister · Oct 23, 2018

My i5- 6600 usage is on 100% usage at everygame! Pc noob here. i 've read to many threads but none helped me.
This is my set up
Asus h170 pro
i5 6600
Msi gaming x 1080
16gs RAM (don't remember the name)
The games i run atm are R6 siege, AC odyssey, Pubg, Overwatch. I run run them all on fullscreen , I ve tried Razer cortex, I 've done a format 2 weeks ago because i had the same problem. Any help appreciated.
P.S. I use a dual monitor set up if this has something to do with it.
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terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

Check Windows Task Manager under the Start Up Tab. That will show all of the applications running constantly in the background.

To clean those up, scan the list for applications with medium and high impact on start up. Highlight those and use the Disable button at the bottom.

Then do the same for applications that you don't use every few days. This oesn't delete the applications. it just prevents them from running in the background constantly. It also fress up system resources.

Next, search Windows for performance, then Select Adjust Windows Appearance and Performance. On that page select Advanced tab, and then Change Virtual Memory

Select Custom and the System Drive, and then I suggest setting the Minimum to 10,000 MB and Maximum to 15,000 MB. You can do the same for other drives.

That will use a small amount of your drive as temporary memory.

chemmajorp53 · Oct 23, 2018

I mean if you have a gtx 1080 then that's gonna happen, that's a strong gpu. Being at 100% isn't a problem unless you're getting stuttering and performance issues, if the performance is fine just ignore the CPU usage and game.

terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

See if that helps. But 100% CPU usage is the definition of a CPU bottle-necking the graphics card. You can try reducing the game settings.

rodolphe.viard · Oct 23, 2018

Terry4535, it's the contrary, he has to increase the quality settings to put the load on the GPU instead of the CPU.
Rising quality settings will let the GPU create less frames per second and so reduce the CPU load.

Rodolphe.

chemmajorp53 · Oct 23, 2018

Bottlenecking isn't bad as long as it's not giving you an unsatisfactory performance. Why reduce the game settings? If it's CPU bound then you'll just have the same FPS with worse graphics. If anything he should raise the graphics

sizzling · Oct 23, 2018

This seems about right. A quad core cpu matched with a strong gpu like the 1080 I would expect the cpu to be running very high usage is running 1080p or even 1440p.

stamaister · Oct 23, 2018

Thanks everyone for all the answers. The problem is that my games use about 90%. I ll give it a try on higher graaphics and i'll let you know!

stamaister · Oct 23, 2018

chemmajorp53 :

I get stuttering only on Rainbow 6 Siege. on the other games its just fine. The problem is even worse when i try to stream!

sizzling · Oct 23, 2018

Yeah streaming on a 4 core cpu isn’t really a good combo. By turning up the game detail you are trying to reduce the FPS the gpu is trying to deliver. By reducing the FPS you reduce the cpu load.

terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

chemmajorp53 :

It is just a mater of perspective. You are looking at it from the perceptive of the game. I was looking at it from the perspective of the system. And I don't know that it will help the situation. That's why i said to try it. It won't hurt anything. If it doesn't help, just change the settings back.

terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

rodolphe.viard :

Increasing the game settings will increase the load on the GPU. That is true. But I don't know that would necessarily reduce the load on the CPU. I would expect that to remain at 100 % usage.

chemmajorp53 · Oct 23, 2018

Yeah, it would still be at 100% usage until you get the settings high enough that the GPU is also at 100% usage. Settings have nothing to do with how much work the CPU is doing in 99% of games.

stamaister · Oct 23, 2018

Do you have any suggestions on CPUs i could use to match my asus h170 pro? No overclocking and stuff, i have no idea about that.

chemmajorp53 · Oct 23, 2018

You can't OC on an h170 officially. Honestly I wouldn't upgrade, but if you're REALLY feeling the itch and plan on streaming more, it would be better to sell your CPU and mobo (you can still definitely get decent value for them) and buy either an R5 2600 and mobo or another intel cpu and mobo. To really make it worth it, probably an i7 8700 and b360 motherboard would be the best value intel solution until they release locked versions of the 9700k and 9600k. 7700K's (which would fit into your mobo) are FAR too expensive right now for what they are, in my opinion it makes literally zero sense to buy a used 4C/8T cpu for $240 when you can get an r5 2600 and motherboard for less.

terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

The R5 -2600X and the I5 -9600K would be my suggestions.

The I5 9600K would be ideal. If you would read the review below. With a Z370 or Z390 motherboard, they auto overclocked to 5.2 GHz on all six cores.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/intel_core_i5_9600k_processor_review,23.html

That 5.2 GHz on 6 cores might make your GTX 1080 look a bit meek.

sizzling · Oct 23, 2018

The 8600k/9600k are great gaming cpu’s with little between them except price. However when you throw in streaming it starts to choke, this is where i7’s or Ryzen with extra threads excel.

chemmajorp53 · Oct 23, 2018

Yeah that's why I think the 8700 would be really nice. 8600k can do fine if you use NVENC on the iGPU but the stream quality isn't quite as good as it would be on Ryzen, that's probably 100% fine though for a casual streamer. I stream CSGO occasionally on a 7700HQ laptop with a GTX 1050 and I manage ok with NVENC, just gets really hot lmao.

terry4536 · Oct 23, 2018

sizzling :

The only problem there is the cost of the processors. My interest wains quite a bit when prices go north of $300.

sizzling · Oct 23, 2018

terry4536 :

Which is where Ryzen shines. Not going to cost more than a 8600k setup but better at streaming.

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