Problem with game bottlenecks occurs when performance slows down due to system limitations.
Problem with game bottlenecks occurs when performance slows down due to system limitations.
uncertain about the problem with my GTX 980. i have an i5 4690k with DDR3 1866 RAM and 8GB of memory. the main issue is that I can't hit 60 frames in many games even when using the highest settings. the Riva tuner says my CPU and GPU aren't being fully utilized. so unless they're not reaching their limits, why isn't it working?
Most games react this way when graphics settings are too high. I'm using Windows 10 Enterprise LTS and my NVIDIA drivers are current, plus the rest of my system is up to date. It's unclear if it'll fix things, but audio issues pop up whenever I load demanding content—like Discord chats or heavy media. Music or other sounds cause glitches or distortion for a brief moment. This happens whether I'm playing games, using Chrome, or listening to music. It's definitely not ideal with this setup.
Consider trying higher game settings, as GeForce Experience recommends. However, if you're experiencing low FPS despite those changes, it might be related to RAM speed rather than GPU performance. Your default stick speed is around 1336 MHz, and XMP settings are pushing it to 1866 MHz—check if that's optimal for your hardware.
my temps max at 79c since i have it set that way through msi afterburner though. heres the thing though. i limit my temp limit in afterburner to 79c right? now lets look at a game i run on low settings in this situation @ 60 fps ( dead by daylight) my gpu on low will be in the 60s c. bump it up to high (skip medium) and thats where my temps hit my limit i've set, BUT my gpu nor cpu is maxed yet. so now am at 79c on high setting in dead by daylight getting frame drops randomly below 60, while my gpu is only @ 70% usage and its at 79c. if i tell afterburner to let my temps go up to 92c (the supposed max for maxwell) it will let it get that hot if i allow it. however, if i allow it to max at 92c nothing happens besides that. no performance improvements etc. so how is this software forcing temps to stay @ 79c while giving me "X" performance/results, but the same results are the same performance and stats wise if i allow the temp to go up? my point is how the hell can this thing just hold back 13 celcius without giving me some kind of boost when i up the max temp? i understand thats not how it works, but how can that amount of heat be allowed or disallowed but it has no effect on actual performance just the heat amount i choose to allow. is the allow more heat seating in case my room gets cold or something? lol
Playing on an i5 processor works fine. Focus on specific titles for better performance.