F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming Does gaming make CPU and GPU percentages fall close to zero every 30 seconds?

Does gaming make CPU and GPU percentages fall close to zero every 30 seconds?

Does gaming make CPU and GPU percentages fall close to zero every 30 seconds?

D
DragonHood8
Junior Member
Find
17
06-29-2021, 06:20 PM
#1
I own this computer for under a year and it continues to behave this way. I attempted remote assistance via the manufacturer (which was pre-configured) and also sent it in for repair, where they swapped the GPU.

Details about the machine:
- i7 11700F
- RTX 3060
- 750 W gold PSU
- Windows 10 Home
- No overclocking, BIOS is up to date

What I’ve done:
- Changed graphics-intensive settings like ambient occlusion, anti-aliasing, and post-processing effects in the game menu and NVIDIA control panel.
- Toggled VSync on/off in both the game menu and NVIDIA control panel.
- Disabled all background processes, turned off WiFi, and disabled all overlays.
- Removed all software with a clean Windows 10 reset, leaving only Steam and the game installed.
- Brought the PC to a friend’s setup and tested with all peripherals to check for conflicts with keyboard, mouse, monitor, surge protector, etc.
- Ran Windows memory diagnostics.
- Switched on/off Windows 10 “game mode.”
- Kept an eye on CPU and GPU temperatures.
- Used stress tests and benchmarking tools.
- Manually lowered resolution, set FPS caps, adjusted PC settings to maximum power/performance.
- Performed a clean driver reinstall using ddu, even tried previous GPU drivers.
- Enabled/disabled XMP profiles.

Replaced GPU, PSU, and AIO (the old one failed after months).

Nothing has resolved the issue. Here are a couple of links showing gameplay clips and a resource monitor. You’ll notice CPU and GPU usage dropping significantly in the NVIDIA overlay tab. Each description has four timestamps if you expand it to see the worst lag moments for each game.

Lag in Alba
Lag in TS4
Lag in GTA V

My question is: where should I go next? Should I consider replacing the motherboard, CPU, or RAM? I’m dealing with a bit of a tricky situation and would really appreciate some guidance before deciding to discard everything.
Reply
Reply
D
DragonHood8
06-29-2021, 06:20 PM #1

I own this computer for under a year and it continues to behave this way. I attempted remote assistance via the manufacturer (which was pre-configured) and also sent it in for repair, where they swapped the GPU.

Details about the machine:
- i7 11700F
- RTX 3060
- 750 W gold PSU
- Windows 10 Home
- No overclocking, BIOS is up to date

What I’ve done:
- Changed graphics-intensive settings like ambient occlusion, anti-aliasing, and post-processing effects in the game menu and NVIDIA control panel.
- Toggled VSync on/off in both the game menu and NVIDIA control panel.
- Disabled all background processes, turned off WiFi, and disabled all overlays.
- Removed all software with a clean Windows 10 reset, leaving only Steam and the game installed.
- Brought the PC to a friend’s setup and tested with all peripherals to check for conflicts with keyboard, mouse, monitor, surge protector, etc.
- Ran Windows memory diagnostics.
- Switched on/off Windows 10 “game mode.”
- Kept an eye on CPU and GPU temperatures.
- Used stress tests and benchmarking tools.
- Manually lowered resolution, set FPS caps, adjusted PC settings to maximum power/performance.
- Performed a clean driver reinstall using ddu, even tried previous GPU drivers.
- Enabled/disabled XMP profiles.

Replaced GPU, PSU, and AIO (the old one failed after months).

Nothing has resolved the issue. Here are a couple of links showing gameplay clips and a resource monitor. You’ll notice CPU and GPU usage dropping significantly in the NVIDIA overlay tab. Each description has four timestamps if you expand it to see the worst lag moments for each game.

Lag in Alba
Lag in TS4
Lag in GTA V

My question is: where should I go next? Should I consider replacing the motherboard, CPU, or RAM? I’m dealing with a bit of a tricky situation and would really appreciate some guidance before deciding to discard everything.

Reply
Reply
L
Lolcraft2004
Member
Find
66
07-01-2021, 08:14 AM
#2
Just to check.
Download this.
UBM
Restart.
Pause for a few minutes.
Execute UBM without the browser open.
Share a LINK to the results page.
Reply
Reply
L
Lolcraft2004
07-01-2021, 08:14 AM #2

Just to check.
Download this.
UBM
Restart.
Pause for a few minutes.
Execute UBM without the browser open.
Share a LINK to the results page.

Reply
Reply
B
Badbhe
Member
Find
93
07-04-2021, 03:01 PM
#3
Here that is!
PC consistently excels in benchmarks and stress tests, but only noticeable problems appear in games.
UBM
Reply
Reply
B
Badbhe
07-04-2021, 03:01 PM #3

Here that is!
PC consistently excels in benchmarks and stress tests, but only noticeable problems appear in games.
UBM

Reply
Reply
M
MrAgent
Member
Find
50
07-24-2021, 10:19 PM
#4
Enhance your startup group's slimness by testing the games.
Reply
Reply
M
MrAgent
07-24-2021, 10:19 PM #4

Enhance your startup group's slimness by testing the games.

Reply
Reply
Y
yScumpeyy
Junior Member
Find
4
07-25-2021, 09:29 PM
#5
Sorry, do you mean your startup applications? The only thing that launches at a startup is my keyboard software (rgb stuff), though the problem goes back before the keyboard.
Reply
Reply
Y
yScumpeyy
07-25-2021, 09:29 PM #5

Sorry, do you mean your startup applications? The only thing that launches at a startup is my keyboard software (rgb stuff), though the problem goes back before the keyboard.

Reply
Reply
X
XxGrenidierXx
Posting Freak
Find
813
07-26-2021, 09:45 PM
#6
The startup applications are consuming a significant amount of memory.
Reply
Reply
X
XxGrenidierXx
07-26-2021, 09:45 PM #6

The startup applications are consuming a significant amount of memory.

Reply
Reply