Poor performance due to insufficient power from the CPU.
Poor performance due to insufficient power from the CPU.
My brother's setup includes several high-performance parts: a Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H motherboard, an i7-6700 processor, 24GB of RAM split into two 4GB modules plus an additional 16GB, the MSI RTX2070 graphics card, two 3TB Toshiba P300 drives with one 1TB Seagate Barracuda and a 128GB Adata SSD, a Be Quiet Pure Power 10 400W power supply, a freshly installed Windows 10 Pro OS, and a 1080p monitor connected via DisplayPort. He's experiencing inconsistent frame rates in several games—often around 35-40 FPS regardless of graphical settings, while the highest setting yields no more than 250 FPS in Rocket League. The CPU usage stays consistently between 40-60%, and GPU usage never exceeds 30%, even at maximum settings. This suggests the power supply might not be delivering enough energy for the system under load. I suspect the voltage regulation is insufficient, possibly due to the low 0.85V output from the CPU under stress. Running a stress test in AIDA64 could raise the CPU frequency to 3.7GHz, but temperatures remain stable at around 36°C. I’m considering switching to a different PSU to see if that resolves the issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
Lower the GPU power setting to half. Or use Ubuntu on a USB drive and install Steam instead of Windows. This setup won’t consume more than 300W when under load, making the PSU work fine unless there are power issues. Why choose a 2070 with a 1080p monitor at 60Hz?
I'll handle it later since I'm not at home right now. Yesterday I lowered the GPU to 70% power, the CPU got a bit more voltage (0.9 to 0.92V), but FPS stayed the same. 2070 was his plan to make it future-proof, possibly switching to a Ryzen and upgrading to 1440p.
Make sure you're connected to the GPU and confirm if the previous driver was cleared with DDU before installing the new one.
I will turn them off. The Windows power plan is configured for High Performance, but I haven’t adjusted the c-states yet.