Slightly disappointed with PC performance.

[Harry_03]

Why are my games running really badly? My specs here:
i7 7700K
GTX 1050 TI EVGA SC
Ballistix Sport RAM 1/4 slots used 16 GB.
I'm disappointed at the performance I'm getting, I'm receiving 40-55 fps on medium settings with severe spikes on GTA and struggles with speed sometimes. What should I do to fix this? It's just a small problem I'm facing right now.

 

[vapour]

Your GPU is bottlenecking you. Sell it and get a 1060 6gb for~$100 extra. Also 500W+ PSU is recommended.

 

[envy14tpe]

Disappointed? I'm not surprised...for gaming..the 1050ti isn't so good for 1080p. Only way to fix it is to upgrade the GPU. The CPU is a beast but the lower end GPU is holding back the fps.

 

[delaro]

A 7700K and a 1050ti should be eating GTA V alive on ULTRA, you have a issue on the software/ driver side. There are plenty of youtube and other streams with the exact same hardware for you to see what I mean.

 

[maxalge]

Why are my games running really badly? My specs here:
i7 7700K
GTX 1050 TI EVGA SC
Ballistix Sport RAM 1/4 slots used 16 GB.
I'm disappointed at the performance I'm getting, I'm receiving 40-55 fps on medium settings with severe spikes on GTA and struggles with speed sometimes. What should I do to fix this? It's just a small problem I'm facing right now.

top of the line cpu


with a good but not great 1080p card


for decent gta performance with good settings you want at least a gtx 1060


you erred on the side of too much cpu not enough gpu

you need to turn off all advanced gpu settings on gta5, no AA, medium/high settings

 

[sizzling]

He should be getting better performance than he is.

 

[sizzling]

Did you have a fresh install of Windows when you built the pc?
Are all gpu and motherboard drivers up to date?
What are your cpu & gpu temperatures while gaming?
What are your cpu & gpu usages while gaming.

Please answer all of the above. A program like MSIAfterburn will help you with this. We can then try and diagnose the problem.

However I agree from a pure gaming perspective your pc is unbalanced. Top end cpu with an entry level gpu, very one sided.

 

[envy14tpe]

As I looked into the 1050ti in GTA V, multiple reviewers, GamersNexus Tomshardware...., lead me to believe you should be getting 60fps on ultra. So, check to make sure your CPU n GPU are running as should. As sizzling mentioned, use MSIAfterburner as your GPU software and look into the data that you can track like Clock Speed, % Usage, RAM Usage....

 

[Harry_03]

Did you have a fresh install of Windows when you built the pc?
Are all gpu and motherboard drivers up to date?
What are your cpu & gpu temperatures while gaming?
What are your cpu & gpu usages while gaming.

Please answer all of the above. A program like MSIAfterburn will help you with this. We can then try and diagnose the problem.

However I agree from a pure gaming perspective your pc is unbalanced. Top end cpu with an entry level gpu, very one sided.

All my drivers are up to date.
My temps for my GPU are 29 Celsius and my CPU is 35 Celsius.
I don't know my usages.
Yes it's a fresh install of windows.

 

[Harry_03]

Your GPU is bottlenecking you. Sell it and get a 1060 6gb for~$100 extra. Also 500W+ PSU is recommended.

I'm using the 1050 TI as a placeholder until I can afford a GTX 1070 during Christmas. I actually can see how badly I'm being bottlenecked with the GPU and a beast CPU.

 

[vapour]

Can you check your GPU usage during game? Use GpU-Z or msi afterburner

 

[Harry_03]

Can you check your GPU usage during game? Use GpU-Z or msi afterburner

I have to reinstall GTA 5. Apparently steam's acting up, I'll get to doing that. Also my PSU is an EVGA Supernova 650+ Gold.

 

[delaro]

Steam.. well that explains it.

Twitch, Raptr and other overlays can cause unwanted issues to, unless I am streaming I turn all unnecessary resource hogs software off.

 

[envy14tpe]

It doesn't matter what brand of GPU you have, you can use MSIAfterburner. In the software under Settings - Monitoring...you can choose things like Temps, Usage (CPU n GPU), Clock, FPS.... Give the software a try and share your findings.