Hi there.
As the title suggests I'm experience this behavior in a lot of games. My GPU usage always stays low (<80%) and my CPU also below 70%.
I use two monitors, one that's 2560x1080 and the other is 1440x900. When I play I get the same fps on both. The only thing that changes is GPU usage that increases, but it stays below 95% all the time.
I've tried almost everything that this (very good) article suggests:
https://graphicscardhub.com/low-gpu-usage/
Here are my specs:
Intel Core2 Quad 8400
4gb RAM DDR2 800MHz
GTX 460 768MB - EVGA OC edition
Intel DG41RQ Mainboard - Chipset G41
I now its an old PC and I'm thinking about upgrading, but if it would run smoother I could squeeze some life of it while waiting for the RTX 3060 =)
Games that I've tried with similar results:
Tomb Raider 2013
Metro 2033
Hitman Absolution
GTA V
Batman Arkam City
Borderlands
Aliens vs Predator -> This one runs fine with 99% GPU usage but only on DX11. Using DX9 gives me a low GPU usage.
Here's a GPU-Z screenshot View: https://imgur.com/a/BCwPq90
The only thing that I found strange is that my GPU reports the BUS interface as 8.0 1.1 and not x16 2.0 as it should. I know about power saving, but hitting the stress test (?) didn't change the bus interface speed. I'm pretty sure that is not the problem, but I'm far from being an expert..
Here's a screenshot of in-game using MSI Afterburner View: https://imgur.com/a/a35xTtI
Things I already tried without success
Next thing I'm going to try is to format my SSD and do a fresh windows install, but was looking for some advice first. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot for the help.
As the title suggests I'm experience this behavior in a lot of games. My GPU usage always stays low (<80%) and my CPU also below 70%.
I use two monitors, one that's 2560x1080 and the other is 1440x900. When I play I get the same fps on both. The only thing that changes is GPU usage that increases, but it stays below 95% all the time.
I've tried almost everything that this (very good) article suggests:
https://graphicscardhub.com/low-gpu-usage/
Here are my specs:
Intel Core2 Quad 8400
4gb RAM DDR2 800MHz
GTX 460 768MB - EVGA OC edition
Intel DG41RQ Mainboard - Chipset G41
I now its an old PC and I'm thinking about upgrading, but if it would run smoother I could squeeze some life of it while waiting for the RTX 3060 =)
Games that I've tried with similar results:
Tomb Raider 2013
Metro 2033
Hitman Absolution
GTA V
Batman Arkam City
Borderlands
Aliens vs Predator -> This one runs fine with 99% GPU usage but only on DX11. Using DX9 gives me a low GPU usage.
Here's a GPU-Z screenshot View: https://imgur.com/a/BCwPq90
The only thing that I found strange is that my GPU reports the BUS interface as 8.0 1.1 and not x16 2.0 as it should. I know about power saving, but hitting the stress test (?) didn't change the bus interface speed. I'm pretty sure that is not the problem, but I'm far from being an expert..
Here's a screenshot of in-game using MSI Afterburner View: https://imgur.com/a/a35xTtI
Things I already tried without success
- Disable HPET on BIOS
- Using DDU and reinstalling nVidia latest drivers
- Using DDU and installing "old" nVidia driver
- Measure my PSU voltage 12V - 12.12V on idle and 12.05 on load - It's a CoolerMaster 460W
- Used Malwarebytes to search for viruses - none found
- Reseated my GPU 2x -checked that every PSU cable was well seated also
- Cleaned all thermal paste on CPU and GPU, reapplied new ones. Cleaned all the fans.
Next thing I'm going to try is to format my SSD and do a fresh windows install, but was looking for some advice first. Any ideas?
Thanks a lot for the help.