[SOLVED] i think my GPU is bottlenecking my PC, heres my specs with monitors i use

[swhitty needs help]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-core processor
Motherboard:
Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4
Ram:
OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200
GPU (suspected problem): Gigabyte Radeon RX570
Storage:
Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Power Supply:
Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Monitor Acer 24" LED FHD FreeSync Monitor

 

[siaan312]

you actually gave everything but the specs of the monitor, but i can guess its a 144hz 1080 display.

your gpu isn't "bottlenecking" you pc, its that your cpu can handle a better gpu without bottlenecking it.

 

[King_V]

Don't worry about the term "bottleneck" - it is abused to the point of meaningless.

What exactly is the shortcoming? In what games? All games, or only some? Does it make a difference if you lower the detail settings, or not? etc?

 

[swhitty needs help]

you actually gave everything but the specs of the monitor, but i can guess its a 144hz 1080 display.

your gpu isn't "bottlenecking" you pc, its that your cpu can handle a better gpu without bottlenecking it.

yeah its 144hz, i thought i put that but what gpu would u recommend

 

[swhitty needs help]

Don't worry about the term "bottleneck" - it is abused to the point of meaningless.

What exactly is the shortcoming? In what games? All games, or only some? Does it make a difference if you lower the detail settings, or not? etc?

in games some games ill be getting 144 or more and some games ill just get 90-115 theres not much in between. im also very new to PC gaming, just coming off consol so might be worrying about nothing

 

[siaan312]

in games some games ill be getting 144 or more and some games ill just get 90-115 theres not much in between. im also very new to PC gaming, just coming off consol so might be worrying about nothing

some games are more demanding, thats how games work.
if you have more than 100 fps in most, or all games, you shouldnt upgrade your gpu.

 

[King_V]

That's pretty good, actually, so I don't think you have much to worry about. If anything, you could probably set Chill on the Radeon drivers to max out at, say, 80 or 90, maybe even 75, and you'll have very smooth gameplay, and your GPU will run a little cooler since it isn't having to max out all the time.