[SOLVED] help and recommendations...i guess

[benjaminvw2002]

I think my gpu is being bottlenecked by my cpu (Gtx1060 6gb and intel i5-7500) is there any way i can actually check that? if there is and i do end up seeing that it is bottlenecked, which cpu would allow my gpu to go 100%? according to some of my friends, they have no trouble getting 150+ fps on games like overwatch at low settings while im getting 120-130

 

[Isokolon]

if you get the same fps at low and at high settings, your cpu bottlenecks your GPU

that being said...you probably should get more than that on low. try updating your drivers.

 

[benjaminvw2002]

My drivers are uptodate, ive checked my fps at high and low settings and theres about a 50fps difference, i used HWMonitor to see what it shows and my cpu averages a 90% load while my gpu's maximum load was just over 50%

 

[Isokolon]

it's odd that your CPU would be so taxed in OW. this game basically runs on any garbage computer - unless they did some major update lately that made it much more taxing.

going to 100% on your GPU won't be possible, such competetive games are always CPU-bound (unless you increase resolution)
I'd certainly take a look at background processes though.