i7 4790 + GTX 1070, but can't run everything at max

[Koentro]

Good evening, guys.

So, I got the following rig (in the end of the post), but I don't seem to b able to run heavy games at max settings at 1080p. I've always heard the 1070 is a card for 2.5k resolution and that it's overkill for 1080p, thus able to run every single game at max settings, but this isn't happening here.

Playing Assassin's Creed Origins, Ghost Recon Wildlands and Final Fantasy XV with some things tweaked to make it able to keep 60 FPS, otherwise, if I max out everything, it goes to 100% usage and struggles a lot.

Today, I tried handling some graphic options in Ghost Recon, but got ugly drops. CPU always sits around 40, 45%. Shouldn't the 1070 be able to run every single game at 1080p? I don't mean Nvidia stuffs (they're turned off in all those games). I ran Time Spy today to check the performance and got 5767 score. Any suggestion?

i7 4790
GTX 1070 Galax EXOC
Motherboard: z97 Asus
2x8GB RAM
HDD: 2TB Seagate Green
SSD: Samsung EVO 850 250GB
PSU: Corsair CS 650w
Mouse: Logitech g502
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40
Monitor: BenQ RL2755 27"
Headset: Cloud Stinger - HyperX

 

[mdd1963]

was this an upgrade form an earlier GPU?

You might be best (and save time struggling to find solutions) to fully start over, nuke and pave, getting all your chipset drivers and GPU drivers fresh/clean install...

 

[Koentro]

It has been a while with this card, but the performance challenging games have just begun to sprout for me. Do you mean installing mobo and gpu drivers from scratch?

 

[volkgren]

Those games are more demanding than previous games. Depending on how far the drops are it might be normal.

 

[Koentro]

Volkgren, then it is rather normal? It is crazy to think that I cant even touch some ultra settings. I ran Time Spy today (first time doing it) and got 5767 score.

Something bothering me: shouldnt 100% gpu usage mean full potential? Mine seems to hit 100% only to make fps go down. Like, upon reaching 100%, it starts dropping. It goes fine at 98%, but 100% is immediate drop.