GPU usage at 4%

[Archillect]

I noticed i wasn't getting over 200+ fps on csgo when i have a 1080. and i asked a friend to help me and he said what was my gpu usage was and i told him it was at 4% and he said that was bad. I bearly know about this stuff so if anyone can help me

SPecs : I7-4790k 1080 32gb ram liquid cooling

Let me know if you need more info thanks

 

[lumineZ]

What kind of resolution do you play at and at what refresh rate on the monitor?

Are you 100% sure you did read correct and it stated 4% on the GPU?
If so. What was your CPU load?

 

[Archillect]

What kind of resolution do you play at and at what refresh rate on the monitor?

Are you 100% sure you did read correct and it stated 4% on the GPU?
If so. What was your CPU load?

Yes i used HWid monitor was at 4% and the highest was 21%. I play at 1920x1080 and 144hz monitor I didn't check cpu load let me check though

 

[Archillect]

http://imgur.com/a/xJoCC

 

[lumineZ]

Everything seems in order.
At the current resolution you are playing (1080p) you are not really putting any heavy load on the GPU but rather the CPU.
Turn it up to 1440p or 4k and you will see your GPU really starting to work.

Right now your GPU is to powerfull for the resolution. It has "nothing" to work with.

1080p = gtx 1050, 1060 and 1070

1440p = gtx 1070, 1080, 1080ti

4k = gtx 1080, 1080ti

 

[Archillect]

Okay But my friends get more fps then me D: i am only getting 130 and below while they get 200+ on all low settings. D: i also play low settings

 

[lumineZ]

And they have the exact same hardware you got?

Do you have a FPS limit in the game? if yes. Turn it off.

 

[Archillect]

And they have the exact same hardware you got?

Do you have a FPS limit in the game? if yes. Turn it off.

Yes one of my friends got a 1070 and he gets higher fps than me http://i.imgur.com/F6jtAow.png that link is his cpu

I also have fps capped at 300 but i never reach it either way!

 

[lumineZ]

Then there is something else slowing you down. Trust me its not your GPU.
And its not your CPU unless you have temp problems.

If you have 4x8GB ram modules, try and take out 2 of them. If you have 2x16GB take out 1 or swap to 2 different DIMM slots. And see what happens.
And if you only have 2 out of 4 DIMM slots occupied I would guess you ofc installed them in the correct DIMM slots stated in your motherboard instruction book.

 

[Archillect]

Then there is something else slowing you down. Trust me its not your GPU.
And its not your CPU unless you have temp problems.

If you have 4x8GB ram modules, try and take out 2 of them. If you have 2x16GB take out 1 or swap to 2 different DIMM slots. And see what happens.
And if you only have 2 out of 4 DIMM slots occupied I would guess you ofc installed them in the correct DIMM slots stated in your motherboard instruction book.

I have all my slots used as i got 32 gbs

 

[lumineZ]

Try to take out 2 of them so you are running 16 GB total and see what happens.

 

[Archillect]

Try to take out 2 of them so you are running 16 GB total and see what happens.

Okay ill try that in a bit

Update*

HWMonitor still shows 20% on value but 50% on max

This is my cpu http://imgur.com/a/Nb5RD

and this is the gpu http://imgur.com/a/OqI9E

Underload in csgo it only is at a constant 21

 

[Archillect]

Try to take out 2 of them so you are running 16 GB total and see what happens.

Bump

 

[lumineZ]

Then its like I sayd, its not your cpu and not your gpu that is slowing you down. Something else is, but I am not sure what.

 

[Archillect]

Then its like I sayd, its not your cpu and not your gpu that is slowing you down. Something else is, but I am not sure what.

D: So its a rip

 

[lumineZ]

Maybe if a moderator could move your question over to the gaming area in this forum, or make a new post in there yourself you might get someone who has had this problem and could help you.
You are in the GPU area atm and that is not your problem in this case. Your GPU is in fact overkill right now

 

[Archillect]

Maybe if a moderator could move your question over to the gaming area in this forum, or make a new post in there yourself you might get someone who has had this problem and could help you.
You are in the GPU area atm and that is not your problem in this case. Your GPU is in fact overkill right now

what is the gaming forum can you link

 

[lumineZ]

Sure, here you go:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/forum-13.html