Should I be bottlenecking?

[BrandonK123]

Hey guys,

My PC never used to have this issue during games however one has developed during the past few months. For a few months I was playing a really low demanding game so there was no need for stress on my PC. However now I want to return and play PC games such as BF4 and DayZ and now I simply cant due to constant FPS drops and stuttering. I've done some research myself and THINK I've narrowed it down to bottlenecking? My CPU usage is very high (100%) while my GPU usage is lowish (40%-50%)

CPU : Intel Core i5 4570 3.2GHz (aftermarket air cooler)
Motherboard : AsRock B85M Pro
GPU : Sapphire 4GB R9 270x
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

I am more than happy to provide any other information, any and all help is appreciated

Thanks

 

[nb7760]

I do not think bottlenecking is the issue as an i5 4570 is more than enough to match a R9 270X. Try updating GPU drivers.

 

[drixkarasu]

A 4570 could even be paired with a 980ti and bottlenecking wouldn't be a big problem.
Maybe your GPU is not working properly or some kind of malware is putting load on your CPU.
You should try to update the GPU drivers and scan your system with malwarebytes.

 

[BrandonK123]

I will try both of those things, thank you very much for the replies I will get back to you as soon as I can

 

[photonboy]

Hey,
If your CPU usage is still high, then open Task Manager- Processes, then find the program most responsible. There is a good chance it is not the game. Then, Google the name if you do not recognize it.

Malwarebytes is a good idea but it would be nice to be sure what is causing the problem first if possible.

 

[maddogfargo]

Yes looks like a CPU bottleneck, likely caused by something running in the background, possibly malware or avirus as others have suggested. Could also be caused by a driver update bug or a bad game patch.

 

[BrandonK123]

Thank you for the replies guys, I have downloaded malware bytes and scanned full PC and it hasn't seemed to change anything.

Here are my processes on startup (no game) : http://imgur.com/bhcUlKY

While game is running : http://imgur.com/dfNN2ZU

Any alarming processes there?

I will muck around with drivers as well and try different versions, thanks

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Start -> msconfig -> startup -> disable all of them -> reboot -> try again.

Latest driver can sometimes hurt performance, if it's in beta.

 

[BrandonK123]

The disabling all thing didnt seem to work, it has to be something wrong with the drivers, ill try all sorts of drivers and see how I go

 

[BrandonK123]

I've tried a variety of "stable drivers" including using the CD it came with for the original drivers but still nothing, im truly stuck