Minimal processing demand and reduced frame rates observed.
Minimal processing demand and reduced frame rates observed.
I'm near the breaking point, just a few feet away from frustration. My system includes an I7 7700k with water cooling, 32GB RAM, and a 1660 graphics card paired with a 165Hz monitor. I mostly play Fortnite, where my GPU usage stays under 35% and CPU around 60%. FPS can dip to 40 or lower, but performance remains acceptable. I've swapped out the PSU (600W), checked temperatures, adjusted power settings in NVIDIA and Windows, maxed out dx11/dx12 and performance mode—but still no improvement. I'm struggling to figure out what's causing the issue. Anyone know how to force the GPU to run at full capacity? NVIDIA has a setting for that, but it doesn't seem to work. Thanks for any advice!
Per core the reading was about 60 percent, I used ddu and set the manufacturer driver, but it stayed the same.
GPU consumption stays below 80%, it seems the card reaches around 7% usage and just gives up. That’s why I considered a power problem and changed the PSU. Also, the FPS drops as low as 10, which happened about 20 minutes ago. After cleaning out the dust and applying thermal paste, I restarted the game and it improved slightly, though not much. Check the hotspot temperatures to see the details.