Just got a new Rtx 3060 Ti Low Gpu Usage | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:11 PM

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so im trying to play games on my new rtx 3060 ti installed it a couple hours ago i installed the rtx 3060 ti drivers from nvidia.com and my gpu usage in games doesnt get above 30-50% i tried playing cyberpunk and new world both had 30-50% gpu usage my cpu is a ryzen 7 3700x

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:12 PM

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Does the game run fine?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:12 PM

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30ish fps

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no cap

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:12 PM

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What do you have the graphics settings set to?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:13 PM

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Ultra no rt in cyberpunk / very high in new world

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:13 PM

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Try turning it down to high

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:13 PM

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ive checked benchmarks on youtube with same specs as mine and they run it way better

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:13 PM

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refer to https://discord.com/channels/375436620578684930/1036699504717611099

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:14 PM

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Ok ill do that

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:14 PM

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check your power

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:16 PM

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Wdym by that?

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:16 PM

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wattage

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how much power your gpu draw from your PSU

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does your PSU support 3060 ti

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:16 PM

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yeah

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:16 PM

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What PSU do you have?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:16 PM

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its a prebuilt i can send you the name

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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prebuilt?

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you put a 3060 ti in taht?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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yes

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its compatible

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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most prebuilt use custom powersupply

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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ive seen people do it on youtube

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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name?

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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If its a prebuilt, but you upgraded it to a 3060, that doesn't mean that the psu is compatable

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How many watts is the psu

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:17 PM

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inland aurora If its a prebuilt, but you upgraded it to a 3060, that doesn't mean that the psu...

but it is i didnt upgrade blindly

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i forgot but i checked before buying the 3060

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Legion T5 26AMR5

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inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:19 PM

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What gpu did it have before you upgraded it?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:19 PM

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1660 super

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i can check the psu

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give me a second i screenshotted it

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:20 PM

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Im not seeing anything saying how many watts the power supply is

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If you upgraded it from a 1660 super to a 3060 TI, thats a big jump in power draw

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:21 PM

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I know

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but i checked it

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im sure its compatible

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:22 PM

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What cpu do you have?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:22 PM

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https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Lenovo_Legion_T5_26AMR5/Lenovo_Legion_T5_26AMR5_Spec.pdf

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should be here

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:22 PM

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inland aurora What cpu do you have?

ryzen 7 3700x

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:24 PM

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spark shard should be here

your psu 650+?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:24 PM

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I dont remember but it should be

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:24 PM

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So thats 290 watts with no overclock

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both cpu and gpu combined

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:25 PM

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spark shard I dont remember but it should be

Could you try a GPU benchmark

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:25 PM

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yeah ill do that

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in msi afterburner?

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 6:25 PM

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https://www.cpuagent.com/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-3700x/bottleneck/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti?res=1&quality=medium&scrlybrkr=05e5d5ec

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Its might be because the cpu is bottlenecking the gpu

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:26 PM

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Heaven UNIGINE

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:26 PM

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inland aurora Its might be because the cpu is bottlenecking the gpu

Yeah but im getting worse frames than i had with my 1660 super?

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is that possible?

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wait ill check on yt how to do gpu benchmark i forgot

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?

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 PM

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well

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its seems your gpu is full right now

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 PM

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yep

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seems it only happens in games

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 PM

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so it works

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 PM

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bro

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???

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 PM

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it works to go to full*

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:41 PM

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Well yaeh

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but i still have the problem

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:41 PM

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yeah i know im tryna think of something

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:41 PM

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Alright take your time

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:41 PM

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when you launch game

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is your gpu used somewher eelse

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:42 PM

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No

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ill check again

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rn

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:42 PM

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change game prioty to high

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:43 PM

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ill try that

scenic linden Oct 31, 2022, 6:43 PM

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in task manager

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:45 PM

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seems you cant do it with "new world"

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well it happens in every game

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so i dont think high priority is the fix

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 6:47 PM

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did you try ddu?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:47 PM

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what is ddu

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 6:47 PM

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Download DDU from Guru3d and download the latest driver for your GPU from Nvidia, AMD, or Intel from their respective download pages. Do not start DDU yet. Start Windows into Safe mode. To boot into safe mode, click on the start menu, click the power icon, hold shift and keep holding it, and then click restart. You should arrive at a blue screen with multiple options. Click on "Troubleshoot," "Advanced Options," "Startup Settings," and click on "Restart." Once you have rebooted into safe mode, run DDU and click on clean and restart. Install driver once windows boots normally. Display Driver Uninstaller: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP-2B14Nckw&t=83s

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:48 PM

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Ill do that

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thanks

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 6:50 PM

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yep I would do a 3dmark benchmark and then post link for results here

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after you do ddu

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 6:50 PM

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after i do the ddu thing do

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oyesy

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yes

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:17 PM

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ok in new world it doesnt change anything the gpu usage is still low

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im gonna do a benchmark

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Works in the benchmark

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it already worked in the benchmark before tho so nothing new

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:24 PM

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3dmark 😄 not kombustor

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:24 PM

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Ok i dont know what that is let me search

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says theres a free version but i dont see it

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Ok got it

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:26 PM

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yeah demo is on steam

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:27 PM

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Alright im downloading it

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heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:31 PM

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go to home and just run timespy

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:31 PM

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anything specific i should do?

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Ok

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 7:31 PM

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heady minnow yeah demo is on steam

Thanks for mentioning that

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:41 PM

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heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:41 PM

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click compare result online

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then post that link

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:42 PM

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I cant

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heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:43 PM

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what speed is the ram

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:43 PM

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3200mhz

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:44 PM

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2x8? or 2x16?

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:44 PM

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1x16....

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:44 PM

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well that would explain a lot

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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Cant be the main problem tho?

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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you should get a kit of 2x8

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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Yeah i want to get another 1x16 of the same model

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but its not in tock

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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You lose about 15-30% in performance

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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stock

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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without a second stick

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you would potentially lose xmp

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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Yeah

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:45 PM

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thats why you get a kit

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:46 PM

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I know i know

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but i want to ugprade to 2x16

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since ive already got 1 16

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 7:46 PM

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I dont know how many times Ive heard numerous tech youtubers say that one stick of ram isn't a good idea

heady minnow Oct 31, 2022, 7:46 PM

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thats not how it works

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yeah you could do that but you didn't get them as a set

spark shard Oct 31, 2022, 7:47 PM

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well anyway

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got anything else i could try?

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Anyway its late

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im gonna keep trying tomorrow

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if anybody got any suggestions

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leave them here eill try them tomorrow

inland aurora Oct 31, 2022, 7:48 PM

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I would start with getting a 2x8gb kit of ram

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 9:05 AM

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well psu should be just enough so it definitely isnt that right?

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 9:06 AM

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What psu is this?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 9:06 AM

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Half of it is chinese i have no idea

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do you want a better picture of it?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 10:03 AM

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If i did upgrade my PSU what wattage should i aim for?

wet haven Nov 1, 2022, 10:26 AM

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hey i sometimes have this same issue

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i have a 3080, 5600, fractal ion design gold 850w (a tier psu) and i get some fps drops without gpu being fully used

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sometimes i be getting 300 fps and then i drop to 120 and usage is at like 30% what gives

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:24 AM

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For those saying that the ram is the problem it wouldn't limit performance just in games and perform better in benchmarks. I agree @spark shard should get dual channel as he said he will but that doesn't fix the problem

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Hopefully you find a way spooky I have no idea why that is I'll try to do some research

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:25 AM

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Have you looked at benchmarks with dual channel ram vs single channel? Just curious

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:26 AM

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lavish oriole For those saying that the ram is the problem it wouldn't limit performance just ...

Yeah thats what im thinking it wouldnt matter that much definitely not the main problem

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:27 AM

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heady minnow Have you looked at benchmarks with dual channel ram vs single channel? Just curi...

Problem isn't benchmark scores the problem is GPU usage in games

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:27 AM

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Yeah and you don't think gpu usage and ram and cpu work together?

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They work in tandem 🙂

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:28 AM

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But why would it perform good in a benchmark and bad in a game?

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:28 AM

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The benchmark would still perform even better with a second stick

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:29 AM

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Dual channel shouldn't limit performance that drastically to get worse performance than a 1660super with a 3060

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:29 AM

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Cpu relies on ram and gpu relies on cpu to help it out.

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:29 AM

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heady minnow The benchmark would still perform even better with a second stick

Yeah I know but the issue isn't getting better performance in benchmarks it's getting GPU usage in games

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GPU usage in benchmarks is high

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In games it's low

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So that's the problem

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:30 AM

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Games don't need to stress the gpu out

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Benchmarks do

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Its what the theoretical maximum could be if the gpu could be stressed

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:31 AM

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If a game is set to high graphics then it should utilise the gpu

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:31 AM

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heady minnow Games don't need to stress the gpu out

shouldnt it be "stressed" tho?

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if im getting bad fps

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:32 AM

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It definitely should

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:33 AM

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spark shard if im getting bad fps

Have you tried multiple games?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:33 AM

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yes

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chivalry 2 cyberpunk 2077 new world

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they all utilise sameish gpu %s

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20-50

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:35 AM

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I see

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:35 AM

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I dont know if you read but i have a 550 watts psu

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thats my main suspicion rn

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:35 AM

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https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/gpu-usage-not-reaching-100-in-games-any-advice.3684577/

Tom's Hardware Forum

[SOLVED] - GPU usage not reaching 100% in games ; any advice ?

Hello people, I recently had my PC boosted with a new RTX 3060 ti and I feel like it's underperforming in games. At 1080p with my 144hz g-sync compatible monitor everything should run buttersmooth, yet it does not ; I think I've found the "culprit", which is low and inconsistent GPU usage. It...

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If you scroll down there's some good info

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:36 AM

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Ill look into that

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👍

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:36 AM

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heady minnow https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/gpu-usage-not-reaching-100-in-games-any-...

Sweet

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 11:37 AM

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Not saying it's a cure all but it might give some info of why

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:41 AM

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Yikes they didn't fix his issue as well

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:41 AM

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Well i read it

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:41 AM

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They are basically saying what we were discussing

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:41 AM

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I still dont got a clue

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:41 AM

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Same

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I'm confused

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Is your CPU 100%when playing

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 11:42 AM

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Its definitely high but i dont think so i have to check again

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Im in the middle of something so give me a couple minutes

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 11:42 AM

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Take your time

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I got some stuff to do for now but hopefully someone else can check those values and help spook out

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 1:00 PM

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its very small but its 62%

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the cpu

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memory 82%

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gpu 55%

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 2:32 PM

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Ok im gonna buy a new PSU

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What wattage should i aim for?

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 3:08 PM

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like 650 watts

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3060 isnt very power hungry

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:12 PM

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Ok but i found a good price 800 watts should i get it since i get alittle future proof?

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800W Active PFC, 120mm Fan, 80 PLUS PSU - MegaMax Series

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:14 PM

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Future proofing is just a marketing term

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:14 PM

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oh

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uhhhh

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:14 PM

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What company is this?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:14 PM

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im gonna check price difference between 650-800

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ZALMAN

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never heard of ZALMAN but ok

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:15 PM

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https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

Cultists Network

Juular

PSU Tier List rev. 16.1A - Cultists Network

PSU Tier List will help you to choose the best PSU out of hundreds of models on the market. From budget to the highest end Power Supplies.

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I would refer to this list aim for A or b tier within your budget/region

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:15 PM

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Too much technology for me man

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i dont understand a word

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:16 PM

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Lmao spooky

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Just look at the list and look at a place near you

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See if they have the psu

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:16 PM

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I dont know what these things mean tho

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do i just copy paste random psus from there

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yeah i just checked

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:17 PM

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Yeah basically

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:18 PM

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the price from 650 watts and 800

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is the same

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:18 PM

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750 watts is pretty good

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You want some headroom

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:18 PM

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Yeah so i found a good priced 800 watts

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i can get there with 1 bus ez pz and done

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:19 PM

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Is it the Zalman?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:19 PM

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yeah

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although prices in israel are very expensive compared to if i decide to order from amazon

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:19 PM

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If its on the list

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In a good position go for it

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But otherwise don't go for it

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:20 PM

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Yep its not

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on the list

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ill keep searching

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:21 PM

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Its probably too old

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Since it supports Haswell

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And might not have the current protections that psus should have

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:22 PM

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oh alright

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:48 PM

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Im having a hard time finding ANY of them in israel

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:53 PM

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Go to Amazon then

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:53 PM

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Yeah but it takes atleast a month to get here so i dont wanna go to amazon

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Well theres exactly 1 psu on the list i can get

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which i forgot

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alright ANTEC PSU 750W EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO White

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:57 PM

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spark shard alright ANTEC PSU 750W EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO White

thats the one im gonna get

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:58 PM

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Which tier is it in?

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:58 PM

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high end tier a

heady minnow Nov 1, 2022, 3:58 PM

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Good thats a solid choice then

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 3:58 PM

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alrighty

lavish oriole Nov 1, 2022, 7:19 PM

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spark shard alright ANTEC PSU 750W EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO White

W

spark shard Nov 1, 2022, 7:53 PM

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ez

wet haven Nov 2, 2022, 9:43 AM

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did u guys find a fix

wet haven Nov 2, 2022, 9:44 AM

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spark shard alright ANTEC PSU 750W EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO White

get 850w

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so u never buy something new

spark shard Nov 16, 2022, 6:19 PM

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@wet haven @lavish oriole @heady minnow The psu arrived today it took me 2 hours to install it but it works and the problem is fixed thanks guys

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@inland aurora

lavish oriole Nov 16, 2022, 6:33 PM

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spark shard <@826893968343302215> <@769994136111284264> <@301143596676022273> The psu arrive...

I'm so happy for you glad its fixed!!!

spark shard Nov 16, 2022, 6:33 PM

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Thanks

wet haven Nov 16, 2022, 8:24 PM

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spark shard <@826893968343302215> <@769994136111284264> <@301143596676022273> The psu arrive...

how many watts

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also why get 3060 for league?

spark shard Nov 16, 2022, 8:26 PM

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Lol i play other games beside league

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750 watts

wet haven Nov 16, 2022, 8:28 PM

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alr

spark shard Nov 17, 2022, 9:53 AM

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Ok new problem

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the same problem

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my gpu was at 80% or more yesterday

#Just got a new Rtx 3060 Ti Low Gpu Usage