GTX670 99% load when playing GW2

[farhankhan]

Hi guys, I just recently upgraded my GPU from a 460 to a 670. When I play Guild Wars 2, my 670 immediately jumps to 99% load and the game begins lagging noticeably. I find this strange because I experienced extremely minimal lag back when I was using my 460.

I have tried reinstalling the drivers and reinstalling windows with no avail.

My specs:
i7 2600k @ 4Ghz
MSI GTX 670 Power Edition
850W Silverstone PSU
16GB G.Skill RAM @ 1600Mhz

 

[Z1NONLY]

Try a different driver.

 

[farhankhan]

Thanks for the replies guys. I just tried crysis 2 with DX11 and high res textures enabled on max settings and although the card is at 99% load, there is no noticeable lag.

 

[wanderer11]

Well with vsync off the card SHOULD run at 99-100%. If you turn on vsync or a frame rate limiter then the card won't run so hard, assuming it can pump out more frames than the set limit. What's your fps like in GW2?

 

[farhankhan]

Roughly 61 FPS but I'm still getting lag for some reason :/

 

[wanderer11]

In some games I have to use a framerate limiter to make it smooth. Skyrim and Metro 2033, for example. Otherwise everything is jerky when I move fast. Couldn't hurt to try.

 

[bucknutty]

Whats the aa and af set to in game. This could just be a little glitch with the game and the driver. Try another aa setting. Normally turning it down a click will help, but sometimes even turning it up a click helps.

Does that game have an option for MSAA or just SSAA?