i5 bottlenecks my gtx 1080

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ok so i just built my new gaming pc and the benchmarks that i saw were games like bf1 or gta 5 so i built the pc and downloaded the games after i opened them the fps was running half of what the benchmarks told bf1 was at 60 fps with stuttering and gta 5 only at 60 fps and dropping to mid 40 in mid sometimes after that i opened afterburner and task manager and saw cpu 100% and gpu 40% is that a bottleneck if so should i upgrade to an i7 7700k or there is another solution please help

pc specs:
motherboard: asus prime b250m-a
cpu:i5 7500
cpu cooler: arctic freeze extreme
ram:hyperx fury 8gb 2400mhz
gpu:gtx 1080 g1 gaming
psu:corsair vs650 650w
 
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The usage will vary from game to game, and you will still see drops due to running a beefy card like the gtx1080 at low resolution/standard refresh - even with your triple monitor setup. A stronger cpu is best here.
Get a 7700k AND 16bg of memory - those games will use more than 8gbs of ram - or you will still experience the same problems.
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Yes i5 7500 will Bottleneck Gtx 1080
You should have gone with GTX 1070 with i5 7500
or you should have buy i7 series like i7 7700 for GTX 1080

Your CPU is very weak to get full performance out of GTX 1080
 
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You pretty much paired a mid-range cpu with a high-end gpu. I'm going to assume you have a standard 1080p 60hz monitor? Return the 1080, and get a 1060 6gb/1070. That 1080 is right overkill at that resolution AND refresh rate - it'll never show its full potential.
Another option is to instead replace the monitor with a 1440p or 4k one. It'll take some of the load off the cpu and throw it onto the gpu(should balance things out).
 
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that cpu is not bottlenecking a 1080, not at least you run high resoulutions, in that case the cpu will not be enough fast to transfer take the processed data and pair with it to resend throught the gpu to the monitor before the gpu push another frame. but at low Fps ( 60) you dont go to notice it. Not at leas in mid-low cpu intensive games
 
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i'm running with triple 1080p 60hz monitors on my setup so are you sure if i upgrade my cpu it will work? if yes should i upgrade to the i7 7700 or
i7 7700k or maybe a better i5? thank you to for responding
 
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The usage will vary from game to game, and you will still see drops due to running a beefy card like the gtx1080 at low resolution/standard refresh - even with your triple monitor setup. A stronger cpu is best here.
Get a 7700k AND 16bg of memory - those games will use more than 8gbs of ram - or you will still experience the same problems.
 
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but it's bottlenecking in every game!
 
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Define simple. Are you saying that game is well coded, or is there another reason?
BF1 is a cpu intensive game, you need an I7(or ryzen 5/7) for that one for the smoothest experience, ditto for GTA 5, but it will use over 8gbs of ram as well.
The weak link in your setup is BOTH the cpu AND ram. Get I7 and 16gbs of ram.

Just to be sure, are your drivers up to date? Are your power settings in windows set to prioritize performance?
 
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yes and yes and when i said simple i meant the game is running on source engine it's the same as cs:go the graphics look the same
 
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Check cpu and ram usage in task manager again. Something or other may be eating more than its share of resources.
I checked the system requirements with the 3 games you mentioned, and ram is the weakest link on your setup for all three, but again, check task manager.
 
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yeah in bf1 the cpu is 100% gpu 40-50%
insurgency cpu 60-70% gpu 40-50%
 
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People spend wayyy to much time pondering cpu/gpu usage, IMO...

Are the framerates about where they should be with that CPU and GPU?

One thing is for sure, you can't just rip out an AMD GPU, slap in a GTX1080, and start benchmarking, and expect the performance you might have gotten with a clean/unbutchered install without lingering driver remnant issues...

3 each 1080P monitors is 3/4 of 4k, so, hopefully no one is expecting 1080P- like framerates...think rates in between 1440 and 2160P....

MIght want to check your performance with a single monitor, and make sure you are not facing VSync frame-cap issues. If your BF1 framerates are 100+ fps, with a single monitor, you are where you need to be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttwUNwtCjvs

Naturally, your fps will be lower with a 1080 as opposed to the 1080Ti, but, you should certainly be near 100 fps avg with a single monitor...; framerates should be higher than 4k BF1 framerates...
 
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i'll try that and let you know right now

update: still getting around 60-80 fps with a single monitor maybe it's a bad cpu?

i already tried the game on a 4k tv at a friend's house and the preformance was even more awful then this
 
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At this point, I believe your system isn't well balanced and the performance reflects that. It's brand new, drivers are up to date, V-sync off, power settings are set to performance, no memory leaks, or programs stealing extra resources. Performance was even worse on the 4k tv... that's to be expected, since that has way more pixels anyways.

None of the 3 games(the only ones?) you listed make good use of the 1080 you have. It's practically YAWNING in that case. It'd be okay if the monitors were 1080p/120hz+, but instead are standard 60hz... 1060 6gb(maybe) and 1070 would've been better options - DISREGARD ALL THIS IF GPU WAS ACQUIRED DURING MINING CRAZE.

2 of the 3 games also can/will use more than 8gbs of ram, as well as run smoother with an I7(BF 1 moreso than GTA 5) instead.
You can try bumping up to 16gbs of ram first, then an I7 later. Perhaps you were expecting too much from your current build?
 
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