Question GPU Bottleneck?

[whiter0se]

Hi, first of all i'd like to start with letting you know my rig. Here's it:

Ati Radeon HD3850
Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.67Ghz
8GB DDR2 Ram 800Mhz
240Gb Sandisk SSD Plus
300Watt PSU

So the problem is I used to have a Core 2 Duo E4500 CPU on this same rig and I could play games like Euro Truck Sim 2 at medium-high settings without any problem. But when I upgraded my CPU to the Quad Core Q9400, even in the ETS2 I get slow motion-ish drops on the lowest settings. When I check my GPU and CPU usage I see that my GPU usage is at like 90 or 100% but my CPU usage is at the 20 and sometimes its even 10%'s. So is the problem a GPU bottleneck? Sorry for my english btw xd

 

[LordVile]

Hi, first of all i'd like to start with letting you know my rig. Here's it:

Ati Radeon HD3850
Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.67Ghz
8GB DDR2 Ram 800Mhz
240Gb Sandisk SSD Plus
300Watt PSU

So the problem is I used to have a Core 2 Duo E4500 CPU on this same rig and I could play games like Euro Truck Sim 2 at medium-high settings without any problem. But when I upgraded my CPU to the Quad Core Q9400, even in the ETS2 I get slow motion-ish drops on the lowest settings. When I check my GPU and CPU usage I see that my GPU usage is at like 90 or 100% but my CPU usage is at the 20 and sometimes its even 10%'s. So is the problem a GPU bottleneck? Sorry for my english btw xd

probs, is an old gpu though throwing in something on the cheaper end like a 1050Ti would massively improve performance

 

[whiter0se]

probs, is an old gpu though throwing in something on the cheaper end like a 1050Ti would massively improve performance

I was thinking about upgrading my GPU to GTX 750 Ti, I've watched some videos on youtube with this GPU and my current CPU and they can play GTA V on very high settings with 60-50 fps

 

[LordVile]

I was thinking about upgrading my GPU to GTX 750 Ti, I watched some videos on youtube with this GPU and my current CPU and they can play GTA V on very high settings with 60-50 fps

what res because that doesn't sound right

 

[whiter0se]

what res because that doesn't sound right

1080p, you can check it out its true lol

 

[LordVile]

1080p, you can check it out its true lol

a link would be nice

 

[whiter0se]

a link would be nice

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtAuGMOylSI


Okay maybe not 60 fps in this video but consider the fact that he's recording

 

[LordVile]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtAuGMOylSI


Okay maybe not 60 fps in this video but consider the fact that he's recording

I have a source with a 750Ti only hitting 52 with a 4790K and GTA V is a CPU heavy title. I don't think you'll be hitting 50 with that setup to be honest.

https://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1905-gta-v-pc-fps-benchmark-graphics-cards

 

[whiter0se]

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