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anderson17proo
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04-16-2025, 03:20 AM
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I assembled my PC yesterday using fresh parts, except for the PSU I borrowed from an older machine. I’m testing various games to evaluate performance and have observed some unusual patterns. In Apex Legends and Escape From Tarkov I see minimal GPU activity while maintaining low FPS. Overwatch shows high GPU usage but still delivers solid FPS at higher settings. Using MSI Afterburner revealed my FPS, power draw, and temperatures; Core Temp confirmed most cores weren’t under heavy load in Tarkov. It looks like no single component is acting as a bottleneck. I’m unsure if any BIOS, Windows, or game settings need tweaking. Your support would be really helpful!
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anderson17proo
04-16-2025, 03:20 AM #1

I assembled my PC yesterday using fresh parts, except for the PSU I borrowed from an older machine. I’m testing various games to evaluate performance and have observed some unusual patterns. In Apex Legends and Escape From Tarkov I see minimal GPU activity while maintaining low FPS. Overwatch shows high GPU usage but still delivers solid FPS at higher settings. Using MSI Afterburner revealed my FPS, power draw, and temperatures; Core Temp confirmed most cores weren’t under heavy load in Tarkov. It looks like no single component is acting as a bottleneck. I’m unsure if any BIOS, Windows, or game settings need tweaking. Your support would be really helpful!

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IAmTurtle
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04-16-2025, 03:20 AM
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Do you have any sort of FPS cap? Check nvidia's fps cap, I don't have an nvidia gpu anymore, only used the new app for a little bit, see if you can find some sort of fps cap involved, either in-game or by nvidia's app,
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IAmTurtle
04-16-2025, 03:20 AM #2

Do you have any sort of FPS cap? Check nvidia's fps cap, I don't have an nvidia gpu anymore, only used the new app for a little bit, see if you can find some sort of fps cap involved, either in-game or by nvidia's app,

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vlak24
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04-16-2025, 03:20 AM
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The feature is disabled in the Nvidia app and in Overwatch and Tarkov, but not in Apex Legends. Since there’s no in-game option, you set it to unlimited during launch, yet performance stays capped at around 144 fps.
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vlak24
04-16-2025, 03:20 AM #3

The feature is disabled in the Nvidia app and in Overwatch and Tarkov, but not in Apex Legends. Since there’s no in-game option, you set it to unlimited during launch, yet performance stays capped at around 144 fps.

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Lil_Redgeek
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04-16-2025, 03:20 AM
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Your processor speed is quite impressive. Is there anything specific you'd like to know about it?
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Lil_Redgeek
04-16-2025, 03:20 AM #4

Your processor speed is quite impressive. Is there anything specific you'd like to know about it?

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Phantasmaw
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04-16-2025, 03:20 AM
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I have found what I belive to be the solution and I will just comment here what it was incase anyone else is having the issue. For some reason, the Windows setting "optimizations for windowed games" was on, and turning it off seemed to allow my comments to not be bottlenecked or FPS capped. It also removed very bad stutters I had in multiple games. On top of this, I also updated my bios to the most recent non-beta version.
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Phantasmaw
04-16-2025, 03:20 AM #5

I have found what I belive to be the solution and I will just comment here what it was incase anyone else is having the issue. For some reason, the Windows setting "optimizations for windowed games" was on, and turning it off seemed to allow my comments to not be bottlenecked or FPS capped. It also removed very bad stutters I had in multiple games. On top of this, I also updated my bios to the most recent non-beta version.

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