Question 2060 and 8GB Ram

[MhN]

Hello! I have a 2060, I5 8400, 1x8 GB RAM 2400mhz, H310M, and a 650w PSU that I changed yesterday.I have a problem in games and I don't think it's the bottleneck's fault.CPU usage is much higher than gpu usage. In GTA V 70-90% CPU usage and 30-40% GPU usage. Do you think it's because of the ram because is single chanel? If I upgrade to 2x8 2666 ram, will it still be the same?I want to mention that yesterday I changed the psu from 400W to 650W and I noticed a difference of 10fps in Furmark, from 131 to 141. Thanks!

 

[MhN]

Ah, I'm very happy to hear that! Glad you're getting such good results. It kinda shows that what we think sometimes is a GPU issue, is actually something else in disguise.

So, in terms of the balance. They are actually pretty well balanced CPU/GPU combo. You could argue that your i5 8400 which has 6 cores and 6 threads, might max out in a game or two that are CPU demanding. But there aren't many of those that you might play. For everything else the 6 cores would be fine.

Also, do keep in mind that 100% usage on both CPU/GPU are rare. Some games won't even use a quarter of CPU/GPU resources. SO you might find a game with 30 % CPU usage and 70% GPU usage. It just means the games isn't that demanding or there is some other artificial process (like locked frame rates/Gsync etc) keeping usage low.

As @Vic 40 Said. enjoy the new found freedom, and play your games to see what improvments there is. Maybe futher down the line you could upgrade a mobo/CPU combo to a 5600x /B550 or 12400/B660 combo, which along with your current parts give you a nice bump in performance.

edit: There is no bottleneck caused by the motherboard. CPU/GPU well balanced.

Thank you very much once again for helping me and being patient with me Have a happy new year!