So long story short, I think my PSU may be holding back the rest of my PC when playing games.
Specs:
GPU- GTX 1060 6gb
CPU- Ryzen 5 2600 6core
PSU- EVGA 500w
OS- latest Windows 10
Motherboard- Gigabyte Technology B450M DS3H-CF
RAM- 2x8GB Corsair
Storage- 1TB SSD, 1TB HDD
Monitor- 144hz 1080p G-sync
When I play games like Fortnite or Modern Warfare I find my FPS being capped around 60. I know my build isn't a monster or anything, but 60 frames on really low settings seems low. So I checked the task manager while playing the games and everything (CPU, GPU, Mem) is running at below 50% usage. My GPU is running at especially low usage around 15-20%. One thing I did notice was that my power consumption/usage in those games was always red and at "Very High".
I guess my question is, could my PSU be holding back the potential frames that my PC can achieve in these games? If so, what PSU should I upgrade to?
Specs:
GPU- GTX 1060 6gb
CPU- Ryzen 5 2600 6core
PSU- EVGA 500w
OS- latest Windows 10
Motherboard- Gigabyte Technology B450M DS3H-CF
RAM- 2x8GB Corsair
Storage- 1TB SSD, 1TB HDD
Monitor- 144hz 1080p G-sync
When I play games like Fortnite or Modern Warfare I find my FPS being capped around 60. I know my build isn't a monster or anything, but 60 frames on really low settings seems low. So I checked the task manager while playing the games and everything (CPU, GPU, Mem) is running at below 50% usage. My GPU is running at especially low usage around 15-20%. One thing I did notice was that my power consumption/usage in those games was always red and at "Very High".
I guess my question is, could my PSU be holding back the potential frames that my PC can achieve in these games? If so, what PSU should I upgrade to?