PSU Problem? GPU problem? Should I be worried? HELP!

Jul 15, 2018
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So I have a prebuilt, I know many people advise against it. But it was a great deal, and knowing a lot about Computers I knew this. And I knew there would be cheaper parts.
My specs are
-i7 8700
-gtx 1060 3gb
-16gb ramddr4
-120 gb ssd
-1tb harddrive

and I am having problems with my gpu using a lot of power, on msi afterburner my gpu uses 85-100% Power consumption while playing fortnite. Which I think is absurd for this card. I get FPS spikes a good bit. And very annoying. I get good fps though, running good on all games, but the fps spikes are annoying me. is it my GPU? PSU? Or can I help it at all by changing around settings? And my Game crashed the other day too. And my GPU Usage spikes when I get lag spikes along with FB usage. So gpu usage is kinda everywhere. Temps are fine. CPU never reaching above 60c, around 50-55c always and GPU around 65-70c always.
 

JuniperSprouts

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Assume you are using Windows 8.1 or 10? Try the following:

DRIVERS:
Uninstall any drivers/software for the GPU. Go to the GPU manufacturer's website to get the latest driver download.

GAMES:
Adjust resolution/textures/options to see differences.

OTHER:
Is FB Facebook? Which browser are you using? You can disable "hardware acceleration" in the browser to see if that affects things. Do you regularly restart your computer? When was the last time you ran a malware scan? Your PSU is not causing this. What voltages do you see in hwmonitor ( cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html )? You do not need to be worried. The GPU is supposed to go hard on games.
 
Jul 15, 2018
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Using 10, and I did a fresh reinstall yesterday. Ive gone to high settings rather than epic and got the same thing, stutters. FB meaning Frame Buffer. I restarted my computer yesterday like 2 times. I ran a malware a day ago, all clear.

in this order for voltages

+5v
+3.3v
+12v
vin3 0.8v
vin4 0.8v
vcore 1v
vin6 1v
vin7 2v


I dont really know what these mean, but yeah.
And I rounded a couple voltages