evga gtx 750 ti ftw not reaching full speed even when playing games

[Niviek]

system
pentium 4 3mhz
motherboard msi ddr2 pci-e v1
3gb ram
1gb 300mhz
2 gb 400mhz
400w without 6 pin connector
western digital 80gb
gtx750 ti ftw
pls help!!!!

 

[nukemaster]

Your cpu is rather old.
I would guess it is simply holding back the performance so your video card does not clock up.

 

[Niviek]

im only playing dota 2 its core clock is also stuck at 135 mhz even running dota 2

 

[nukemaster]

how is the cpu usage. What model of Pentium 4 is it?

Can we get a picture of the power supply label?

I am guessing your video card does not require a 6 pin connector?

 

[Niviek]

pentium 4 ht
cpu usage is 90%
gpu usage not more than 40%
my gtx 750 require 6 pin but my psu doesn't have 6 pin so i use the power adapter cable came with graphic card.
core clock always stuck at 135mhz memory stuck at 200mhz.
my psu is circle switching power 400w

 

[Niviek]

im bothered my graphic card is broken

 

[nukemaster]

your cpu is loaded pretty heavy(confirming a bottleneck situation) and does not actually meet the requirements for Dota II.

They have a minimum listed of a dual core. If your P4 is an HT model it only has one core(unless it is a dual core model, in that case it would look like 4 to the task manager).
They also list 4 gigabytes of memory and you have 3. This may or may not be an issue.

I can not find and info on circle power supplies, so I can not commend, but being an older unit it may not be very good(lower 12 volt current). some P4's are pretty power hungry too. The adapter is not an issue as long as the power supply has the required power. A 750ti is a low powered card(this is good for you). If you can get the specs off the unit it may help.

Here is an example image.

What operating system are you running?

EDIT
Do you have any other games to test? If the game is very cpu bound(or very easy to run) the video card may clock down.

 

[Niviek]

im running windows xp 32 bit...
its a 1 core p4
the power cable which im using is for the hard disk 2 cables so the graphic card is sharing power with the hard disk.and the circle psu its a cheap one...im just concerned if my 750 ti is bottle neck or broken.cause its gpu usage always sticks to not more than 30% and the temperature is not going up always at 30 deg. while playing dota 2.

 

[nukemaster]

32-bit XP may also be causing your system to have access to less memory since it can address 4gigabytes across all devices(this includes video card memory).

Please use GPU-Z to ensure your video card can clock up.

Download GPU-Z
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

Start it up and select the ?

Move that window over and select the Sensors tab.

Start the render test and see if the video card clock jumps.

Example.

Please let me know if the clock speed increases under that test.

I would not have picked up a card that required power for an older system like that personally. A stock 750ti or 750 can get by without extra power.

 

[Niviek]

i try that gpuz when i start the games when it loads the core clock and memory clock jumps to highest and then go back to 135mhz...im botherd the way my card works..always stay at min clock speed even i use msi after burner its the same clock.

 

[nukemaster]

What does the render test in gpu-z do? Does the clock stay up while it is running.

If your cpu is too weak to give the card work to do you will get exactly what you are seeing. Low clock speeds and low usage. You can adjust the driver settings to force the card to sit at its max clock in game, but the usage will be very low.

That is a bottleneck, but it is a cpu bottleneck not a gpu bottleneck.

 

[Niviek]

how can i set that??in the driver settings?

 

[nukemaster]

Open the Nvidia control panel and select Manage 3d settings.
Now select Program settings and select your game from the list.
Look in the list of options below for one called Power management mode and set it to Prefer Maximum performance instead of adaptive.

OR you could just see what the render test does since it places a more heavy load than your game on the card and would show you if the card would stay clocked up.

I do not expect any real performance boost from this because your cpu simply can not keep up with the video card.

 

[Niviek]

thank you for your time...one thing i dont have that power management option...

 

[Niviek]

i run the test my card jump as you sed...i think your right my processor is bottleneck my gpu...any suggestions on how can i run dota to in decent fps with muwha current setup until i upgrade my pc...

 

[nukemaster]

Well that is a strange one. Maybe they removed the option.

Can you please try the render test in GPUz to see if that causes the clocks to rise and stay up.

 

[Niviek]

yes gpuz cause it too rise it clock at 1333 core clock 1500 mhz memory clock...i've dine it 5x...why when playing dota 2 its like running on idle..i think i have to upgrade my system tnx for your time...

 

[nukemaster]

That will be best. Even most entry level system will be an upgrade and can better utilize that card.