[SOLVED] Bottleneck, GPU run at 100%

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steacypaquette

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Hey all!

I just bought:
Board: MSI Carbon B50 Pro AC
CPU: Ryzen 5 2500
Memory: XPG Spectrix D41 TUF Gaming Alliance Edition
Storage: Silicon Power 256GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280

I kept that from my old computer:
PSU: Corsair 750W, don't remember the exact model
GPU: ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 with factory-overclocked core

Now my GPU is running at 100% when I play games.
I don't think that it degrades my gameplay, it just utilizes the GPU at its full potential. <- Correct me if I'm wrong!
The question is: Is it bad for my computer? Or just bad for my GPU? since it's always running at full speed...
I tested some bottleneck calculator even if it's not really accurate, they recommend a GTX 1070 with my processor.
Thanks to my cousin, I got the 970 for free! The 1070 is almost 1000$ CAD, but half if I got a cheap one.

Is it worth it? Can I keep my build as is? Is there anything else I should worry about this build?

Thank you for any help, very much appreciated.
 
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