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Need some assistance with boosting performance?

Need some assistance with boosting performance?

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RizapS
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07-19-2018, 06:27 PM
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Hey guys,
Just installed my new EVGA 1070 FTW Edition, the card seems great but am having a little trouble with understanding the overclocking (I usually buy pre-overclocked cards, like my last card was 280x Windforce OC Edition)
I have overclocked my settings using MSI afterburner, and when playing Fallout 4, I only seem to get around 40-50fps, despite my card *not* being at 100% usage in any way and generally seems to be at half usage (The max it hit was 68% usage while the game is maxed settings @ 1080p)
My rig:
i5 3330 @3.00GHz
16gb of Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400MhZ (although underclocked to 1600MhZ)
MSI H61M-P31/W8 Motherboard
GeForce Gtx 1070 EVGA 8gb (But for some reason Speccy only sees it to be 4gb)
Windows 10 Pro
Here is my settings:
Power Limit: 100 (Untouched)
Core clock: 1607 (+ 600) = 2207 MhZ
Memory clock: 8008 (+ 625) = 8633 MhZ
When doing this testing with FO4 at Ultra here is the specs of the testing: (Highest/Lowest)
GPU Usage: Min:0 Max: 68
GPU Temperature: Min: 32 Max: 41
Core Clock: Min: 253 Max: 1607
GPU Memory Clock: Min: 405 Max: 4007
Memory Usage: Min: 249 Max: 2600
CPU Usage: Min: 0 Max: 92
CPU Temperature: Min: 35 Max: 51
I am believing the low'ish FPS would be due to one of the following:
- High PhysX usage
- Godrays (even though my testing was during night gameplay)
- CPU Bottleneck
Thanks for your time to read this
Also, I am not a fanboy of ANY GPU maker, but have never owned a Nvidia GPU until now, as have in the past only been able to afford budget builds, so am not entirely familiar with using one
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RizapS
07-19-2018, 06:27 PM #1

Hey guys,
Just installed my new EVGA 1070 FTW Edition, the card seems great but am having a little trouble with understanding the overclocking (I usually buy pre-overclocked cards, like my last card was 280x Windforce OC Edition)
I have overclocked my settings using MSI afterburner, and when playing Fallout 4, I only seem to get around 40-50fps, despite my card *not* being at 100% usage in any way and generally seems to be at half usage (The max it hit was 68% usage while the game is maxed settings @ 1080p)
My rig:
i5 3330 @3.00GHz
16gb of Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400MhZ (although underclocked to 1600MhZ)
MSI H61M-P31/W8 Motherboard
GeForce Gtx 1070 EVGA 8gb (But for some reason Speccy only sees it to be 4gb)
Windows 10 Pro
Here is my settings:
Power Limit: 100 (Untouched)
Core clock: 1607 (+ 600) = 2207 MhZ
Memory clock: 8008 (+ 625) = 8633 MhZ
When doing this testing with FO4 at Ultra here is the specs of the testing: (Highest/Lowest)
GPU Usage: Min:0 Max: 68
GPU Temperature: Min: 32 Max: 41
Core Clock: Min: 253 Max: 1607
GPU Memory Clock: Min: 405 Max: 4007
Memory Usage: Min: 249 Max: 2600
CPU Usage: Min: 0 Max: 92
CPU Temperature: Min: 35 Max: 51
I am believing the low'ish FPS would be due to one of the following:
- High PhysX usage
- Godrays (even though my testing was during night gameplay)
- CPU Bottleneck
Thanks for your time to read this
Also, I am not a fanboy of ANY GPU maker, but have never owned a Nvidia GPU until now, as have in the past only been able to afford budget builds, so am not entirely familiar with using one

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amkli
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07-19-2018, 09:32 PM
#2
Simple. Your CPU usage is almost full, but your GPU usage is only 68%. If the CPU could handle it, the GPU usage would increase, and your performance would improve.
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amkli
07-19-2018, 09:32 PM #2

Simple. Your CPU usage is almost full, but your GPU usage is only 68%. If the CPU could handle it, the GPU usage would increase, and your performance would improve.

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Lherion
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07-19-2018, 09:43 PM
#3
You've got a clear case of having a CPU bottleneck. Because of that, you aren't going to get very much from overclocking the GPU.
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Lherion
07-19-2018, 09:43 PM #3

You've got a clear case of having a CPU bottleneck. Because of that, you aren't going to get very much from overclocking the GPU.

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macmacoo
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07-21-2018, 12:54 PM
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I just stopped using the PhysX features, and it's now running smoothly at around 65+ FPS. (The debris and godrays) But isn't the CPU really not a big issue? What led you to think so?
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macmacoo
07-21-2018, 12:54 PM #4

I just stopped using the PhysX features, and it's now running smoothly at around 65+ FPS. (The debris and godrays) But isn't the CPU really not a big issue? What led you to think so?

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08-06-2018, 12:18 AM
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Simple. Your CPU usage is almost full, but your GPU usage is only 68%. If the CPU could handle it, the GPU usage would increase, and your performance would improve.
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Teh_Justin
08-06-2018, 12:18 AM #5

Simple. Your CPU usage is almost full, but your GPU usage is only 68%. If the CPU could handle it, the GPU usage would increase, and your performance would improve.

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