4590 Bottlenecking GTX 1060 6gb?

[girdwood]

I upgraded my build from a 960 2gb to an EVGA 1060 SSC 6gb. I used the geforce experience "optimal" settings and played Rise of the Tomb Raider. Looked amazing, however, it would stutter in certain parts, and freeze during gameplay. When it does this, I saw that my CPU was maxed out at %100, my keyboard has a display that keeps track of my RAM and CPU. I keep reading that a 1060 shouldn't be bottlenecked by a 4590, if that's the case, then a) what is causing the stuttering and freezing, (could it be my new dell freesync monitor?) b) what is causing the CPU to be tapped out.

 

[WildCard999]

The stuttering is likely the CPU capping at 100% however it really shouldn't freeze. Check CPU/GPU temps while gaming (HWmonitor). And no it's not the monitor causing these issues. If it turns out that the CPU & GPU aren't overheating and the CPU is running at 100% then you'll want to manually adjust the settings a little bit lower then what the Nvidia Geforce Experience says is "optimal" and see if that helps.