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Recently, my older brother purchased the same computer as me—a 1080ti M.SI Duke Ryzen 7 1700 with a motherboard from MSI. The problem is he’s only achieving 90 fps in Overwatch on high settings, whereas I’m getting about 200. Both machines use only a fraction of their resources—my graphics card runs at 40%, CPU around 15-20%, and RAM at 50%. I’m wondering if there’s a way to optimize Overwatch so it utilizes more of my system to boost frame rates. He has a 144Hz 1920x1080 monitor, while I have a 240Hz one. We already have updated drivers.
Check your temperatures using tools like HWMonitor. See if either of you has overclocked. Review your game profiles in NVidia settings and BIOS configurations. Compare your RAM speeds with his. For instance, a Ryzen CPU performs better with 3000-3200Mhz RAM than 24000Mhz, though the difference in FPS won’t be huge.
Are you sure V-snyc is activated? I noticed some configurations could affect GPU usage more than expected, and not every part is built identically. This is essentially the "Silicon Lottery"—most components will get pretty close to the desired specs, but sometimes they don’t. This outcome is outside your control. You might want to check Overwatch’s community forums for similar experiences. Also, ensure your BIOS is current. These are the simplest actions you can try to pinpoint the problem: First, change monitors for a day or two and compare; second, swap GPUs for a short period; third, test with another drive and fresh Windows 10 installation; fourth, repeat steps one and two with the new setup. I hope this assists.
My temperatures are normal, CPU stays under 50 and GPU below 65. I have 3000MHz RAM and my brother has 3200MHz, both with 16GB of memory.