I recently built a new gaming PC with an Intel i5 14400F, an RTX 5060 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM, aiming to play esports titles like Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Rainbow Six. After checking out various benchmarks online, I expected to get frame rates ranging from 160 to 300 at low competitive settings. However, I'm facing issues with games such as The Finals and Warzone on Rebirth Island, where I can't seem to get over 130 FPS. My system temperatures are normal (around 50-60°C), but I'm seeing CPU usage around 70-80% and my GPU usage is stuck below 50%. Is this typical for my setup, or could something be wrong?
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Have you made sure that your monitor cable is connected directly to the graphics card? If it's plugged into the motherboard instead, that could definitely limit your performance.
First off, check that you don't have any FPS caps set in your game settings or in the NVIDIA control panel. Also, make sure VSync is turned off, as that can hold back your FPS too.
I checked and there are no FPS limiters on and VSync is disabled in both the NVIDIA control panel and all the games.
If your PC is pre-built, sometimes there are issues like reduced CPU power limits or JEDEC memory speeds. It might be a good idea to run some benchmarks again, and check your BIOS settings for anything unusual.
I’m not too sure about the brand; it was custom-built right before shipping. I did run a userbenchmark test and 3DMark Time Spy, and the results seemed normal, but I’ll check the BIOS again. I also enabled XMP, but it didn’t really change anything.
Yes, I've tried that but my monitor just goes black when I connect it through the motherboard.