I'm facing a performance bottleneck while gaming at 4K in Call of Duty and Diablo, and I'm not sure what's causing it. My setup includes an Intel i9-14900K CPU and an NVIDIA 5090 GPU, and my monitors are definitely connected to the GPU. I'd love any insights or advice from those who might have experienced something similar!
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Honestly, using the term 'bottleneck' can be misleading. Instead of focusing on CPU and GPU usage, what's the actual performance like? Are you experiencing inadequate gameplay? Usually, you don’t need your hardware to run at peak usage, especially with high settings. Capping your FPS to match your display can help smooth things out!
Can you clarify what the main issue is? It seems like you're worried about your CPU usage being high, potentially limiting your GPU performance. What exactly makes you think you're facing a bottleneck?
I'm noticing that my CPU usage is higher than expected for 4K gaming, which seems to keep my GPU from reaching higher usage levels. I guess I'm just trying to pinpoint the issue.
What kind of frame rates are you seeing in those games? It might help to check if you have Vsync or any FPS caps enabled. Those can really affect your performance, especially at 4K.
I don't have Vsync on, but I do have an FPS cap at 144 since that's the max for my monitors.
Could you share in-game overlay metrics? Showing detailed stats like CPU per core, temps, and actual GPU usage during gameplay would help a lot. Task manager alone won't give us the full picture, and that info can really clarify if there’s an actual bottleneck or not!
I get what you're saying, but I've seen videos where people with the same hardware get their GPUs maxed out. I'm just a bit worried there might be something wrong with my setup.