How to Overclock GPU?

[Brownie_1g]

I need some help here. I am getting bad fps drops in games that are more CPU intensive being that i dont have that good of a CPU right now. If I overclock my gpu will it take some of the pain off the cpu and make it have less fps, if so how do i overclock and how far can i overclock. On the website for my gpu it says base clock: 1506 MHz and boost clock: 1708 MHz.
My pc specs

CPU- i3-4170 3.7 ghz
GPU- Zotac Gtx 1060 3gb mini. https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb#spec
Motherboard- ASRock H97M Anniversary Motherboard LGA 1150 ATX DDR3
RAM- 8gb ddr3 ram.
CASE- DEEPCOOL tesseract
POWER SUPPLY- EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS, 80+ GOLD 550W, Fully Modular

 

[Petaflox]

The answer is in your question, the bottleneck is the CPU, even if overclock a GPU the frame rate will not change, I suggest to overclock the CPU instead.

 

[Tyler LM]

No there will be zero difference, the frames will stay the same its a CPU problem. I would get a better CPU or lower some settings in the game, also sometimes its just a optimization problem within the game. What game are you playing that it persist in?

 

[Petaflox]

No there will be zero difference, the frames will stay the same its a CPU problem. I would get a better CPU or lower some settings in the game, also sometimes its just a optimization problem within the game. What game are you playing that it persist in?

 

[Petaflox]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

 

[Brownie_1g]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

 

[Brownie_1g]

No there will be zero difference, the frames will stay the same its a CPU problem. I would get a better CPU or lower some settings in the game, also sometimes its just a optimization problem within the game. What game are you playing that it persist in?

Rust. What i5 or i7 would be best. for somewhat cheap

 

[Tyler LM]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

 

[Brownie_1g]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

 

[Tyler LM]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

Okay, tell me if it helps any.

 

[Brownie_1g]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

Okay, tell me if it helps any.

It didnt but when i raised the settings it did

 

[Tyler LM]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

Okay, tell me if it helps any.

It didnt but when i raised the settings it did

Then its a bottleneck. I would recommend a I5 or a Ryzen 5 for a GTX 1060.

 

[Brownie_1g]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

Okay, tell me if it helps any.

It didnt but when i raised the settings it did

Then its a bottleneck. I would recommend a I5 or a Ryzen 5 for a GTX 1060.

Well I am getting an i7 4790 in a few weeks then a week after that im gonna get a 1080 so i should be fine till them. I have a different type of quesiton tho, when i put a new cpu in do i have to reinstall windows or something?

 

[Tyler LM]

what kind games are you play? I have Intel i3 and GTX 1060 6Gb as you and I can play many games although not all decently, maybe your CPU is loaded by background programs, how much in percent is your CPU usage when don't play games?
My CPU is from 0% to 3%.

When I play rust I get 50-100 fps when I look at one spot for a second but as soon as i try and look around I drop fps and it just freezes and stuff. Do i check CPU usage through the task manager?

That is a bottleneck, the I3 cant handle the GTX 1060, Although you should be able to get better FPS if you cap the frames to around 45-60 to try and get the GPU to never make the CPU go to 100 percent. Task manager sucks for monitoring, I would get afterburner and use the overlay it gots and monitor it while playing without having to leave the game to check.

Ill try capping the fps.

Okay, tell me if it helps any.

It didnt but when i raised the settings it did

Then its a bottleneck. I would recommend a I5 or a Ryzen 5 for a GTX 1060.

Well I am getting an i7 4790 in a few weeks then a week after that im gonna get a 1080 so i should be fine till them. I have a different type of quesiton tho, when i put a new cpu in do i have to reinstall windows or something?

Dont have to, I didnt, but possibility of you needing to yes.

 

[_MasterG_]

Thar cpu is the problem, upgrade it or turn up the settings in the game to the max to push less fps and give the gpu more load