I'm having some trouble with crashes while playing games made with Unreal Engine 5, and I also experience issues with Unreal Engine 4. I think my CPU might be struggling, but I'm not quite sure what the problem is. I'm fairly new to this, so I would appreciate some easy-to-understand advice!
Here are my system specifications:
- CPU: i7-8700 @ 3.2GHz
- RAM: 32GB
- GPU: RTX 2070 (8GB)
- Storage: 954GB SSD Adata SU800
2 Answers
You should definitely monitor your GPU usage while gaming, especially when the frame rate is uncapped. If your GPU isn't hitting 100% usage, then your CPU might be the one holding you back. Just a heads-up, your i7-8700 is starting to show its age in modern games.
Try using tools like HWInfo64 or MSI Afterburner to check how your components are doing while you game. The part that’s maxing out is your bottleneck. Just so you know, crashing issues usually aren't because of a bottleneck in performance, though.
Exactly! It's all about understanding how each component interacts under load.
That's a good point! Just because your CPU isn't hitting 100% usage doesn't mean it's not struggling. There are plenty of videos that dive deeper into this if you want a better understanding.