GPU at 99% in most games (BF1, PUBG, Fortnite etc)

[Brachaboy]

So in early December I changed my old AMD phenom ll x6 cpu, gigabyte ultra durable mobo and ddr3 ram to an intel i5 8600k, msi gaming pro mobo and ddr4 vengence ram, along with a clean install of windows.

Since then i've noticed that every now and then say if i have youtube playing in the background and i boot up a game like those in the title, the audio freezes (and you get that brrrrrrrrt sound), then the sound for the game will stop, i have to then restart it to get the sound back.

So i check task manager to find that my GPU usage is at 99% in BF1 (which i can kinda understand but with my old processor it was never that high, the graphics settings also make no difference to this), PUBG, which hammers my CPU too and also fortnite, which has completely bamboozled me.

Why does fortnite use 99% of my GPU, Which is a EVGA gtx 970 SC. As a comparison, sat right now with chrome, steam, the epic games launcher open, its using about 1-2% of the GPU.

Im almost certain there is something wrong somewhere to cause this, the only thing i can think of atm is to turn vsync on so that the framerate is limited to 120fps.

Temps are fine, idel without the gpu fans it runs about 65°C, With a fan curve, temps are kept around 35-45°C

Any ideas? I saw on the PUBG steam forum someone was talking about a common problem that causes 99% usage is some registry problem, kinda hope that doesnt apply to me since the registry is a goddamn scary place man.

 

[maxalge]

So in early December I changed my old AMD phenom ll x6 cpu, gigabyte ultra durable mobo and ddr3 ram to an intel i5 8600k, msi gaming pro mobo and ddr4 vengence ram, along with a clean install of windows.

Since then i've noticed that every now and then say if i have youtube playing in the background and i boot up a game like those in the title, the audio freezes (and you get that brrrrrrrrt sound), then the sound for the game will stop, i have to then restart it to get the sound back.

So i check task manager to find that my GPU usage is at 99% in BF1 (which i can kinda understand but with my old processor it was never that high, the graphics settings also make no difference to this), PUBG, which hammers my CPU too and also fortnite, which has completely bamboozled me.

Why does fortnite use 99% of my GPU, Which is a EVGA gtx 970 SC. As a comparison, sat right now with chrome, steam, the epic games launcher open, its using about 1-2% of the GPU.

Im almost certain there is something wrong somewhere to cause this, the only thing i can think of atm is to turn vsync on so that the framerate is limited to 120fps.

Temps are fine, idel without the gpu fans it runs about 65°C, With a fan curve, temps are kept around 35-45°C

Any ideas? I saw on the PUBG steam forum someone was talking about a common problem that causes 99% usage is some registry problem, kinda hope that doesnt apply to me since the registry is a goddamn scary place man.

freezing is usually a power supply issue

you want gpu usage to be high

it was not high with your old processor because it was too weak to push the 970 properly


with a 8600k you are gpu limited now

 

[king3pj]

My GTX 1070 runs at 99% almost all the time too. Like Maxalge said, this is a good thing. If you don't have vsync on and your CPU isn't bottlenecking you your GPU will try to draw as many FPS as possible.

Some games have FPS limits and some games aren't demanding but in general, when you see your GPU at 99% it means it is pushing out as many FPS as it possibly can. As someone who uses a 144Hz Gsync monitor this is exactly what I want my GPU to do.