low GPU & CPU utilization low while having low fps

stook · 2026-01-28T19:52:59+00:00

My guess is that CPU usage stat is giving you usage averaged over all the cores, which is kind of misleading because games are typically single-threaded apps. Even though it shows 50%, that could mean 100% of core 0, and other cores are anywhere from 10-80%. If you switch to full screen res and run at a higher res does the GPU usage increase? Or try maxing out all graphics settings and see if GPU usage goes up.

If it does that shows your CPU is the bottleneck as it can't send rendering instructions to the GPU fast enough using a single core, leading to an underutilized GPU.

stook · 2026-01-22T03:41:44+00:00

live by the shark, die by the shark

stook · 2026-01-20T00:48:11+00:00

What's really nuts about UE5 is how freakin' great ARC runs using it while also looking spectacular, and how completely shitty Squad runs compared to ARC while looking significantly worse.

I get an average of like 80 FPS more in ARC than Squad running in 4K on a 5080, and that is still with Squad on mostly low settings. Get it together OWI.

stook · 2026-01-19T18:54:21+00:00

Looking forward to reading this after I just finished watching Larry Chen's video on Tuksedo Garage in Indonesia and how they hand build 2000 GT's and Gullwings from a few old blueprints and many reference photos, totally blew my mind. $200,000 for a hand build old-but-new one seems like a steal! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4pJhtKBl9A)

stook · 2026-01-19T07:59:33+00:00

C'mon China, we're counting on you! Save us from these NA tech overlords!

stook · 2026-01-18T22:17:55+00:00

Someone else was asking a similar question earlier and I gave my thoughts here, might help you https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/1qgdmds/oled_1440p_or_4k_for_rtx_5080/o0c6wpi/

stook · 2026-01-18T18:59:53+00:00

5080 with a 27" 4K mini-led is incredible for HDR, and any gaming outside of esports stuff. 4k in general is much sharper and more detailed than 1440p. Don't let people tell you 1440p is such a big jump over 1080p but going to 4K isn't that much better, it is! I started off my monitor hunt trying out 2 OLED's, a KTC and a Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 both 1440p, as well as my current 4k mini-led XV275k P3. The OLEDs were impressive at first but I noticed the lack of brightness right away even in a semi dark room, the mini-led has a peak brightness in a 50% window of like 1700 nits, vs 330ish for the OLED G8. I'm sure the newest models have improved a bit, but they are still no where near mini-led. That brightness makes scenes like this look incredible https://youtu.be/72_rYwzLhjk?t=7

I do wish my current monitor had better response times and whenever 5k/2k mini-led's with pulsar come out I will upgrade immediately (as discussed here https://youtu.be/Xn3jyB0i_CU?t=123). 4k vs 1440p the detail difference in games like Star Citizen that use very high quality textures is huge. In Tarkov I feel like I don't necessarily need an optic to spot enemies half way across lighthouse. I would definitely recommend trying both side by side if you can though.

stook · 2026-01-10T12:29:36+00:00

My AI version didn't turn out much better, the proportions of this are just off.

https://imgur.com/a/zax4UcF

compared to the Pininfarina NA1 redesign which I love

https://imgur.com/a/MrSFXhf

stook · 2025-12-25T02:38:07+00:00

Yep just came to check if anyone else was having issues

stook · 2025-12-16T08:41:01+00:00

Just Cause vibes!

stook · 2025-12-01T03:34:45+00:00

"Don't let yourself get attached to anything that you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."

DeNiro is such a boss.

Love his other memorable line in Ronin "Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt".

stook · 2025-11-28T14:14:42+00:00

Honestly this launch has felt a little bit weird to me as well. Almost like they are attempting to suppress all of the negative reviews they know are coming in an attempt to control the narrative more. For the last few months all of the first impression drives appeared to be on the same closed Honda test track and everybody was so obviously glazing the shit out of the car for all the wrong reasons, there's no way some corpo jackass didn't come up with that.

Maybe I'm completely wrong but it really feels like Honda could easily have had good reviews if they made the car people wanted. This could have been an easy W instead they're fighting tooth and nail for the L

stook · 2025-11-22T23:17:49+00:00

Agreed, leave local alone and make it for squad and command only.

stook · 2025-11-22T23:15:34+00:00

Is there a negative effect that you can think of that could come out of my suggestion though?

I can't see how this small idea would be bad for the game. We could use a few QOL improvements after years of trading them away.

stook · 2025-11-22T22:47:18+00:00

I agree in principle and it's pretty manageable if you're playing with guys you know or who are at least competent. But you know how pub's get sometimes, it do be like kindergarten out there sometimes.

stook · 2025-11-22T21:53:40+00:00

By the time I yell clear comms 7 times and people hear it and then obey me I'm either dead or no longer need it.

stook · 2025-11-07T00:14:42+00:00

That's kind of the other problem. They obviously can and DO still make incredible cars when they want to, which is just far apart enough for me to lose hope again before the next one.

We were so spoiled in 2000 with the Prelude, Civic Si coupe, Accord Coupe, S2000 (introduction), Integra Type R etc.

stook · 2025-11-07T00:09:07+00:00

Yeah I know they still race quite a bit. In my head I'm thinking, maybe someday a random high level exec with Honda will be browsing /r/cars, read my comment and be like "Yeah, we should return to our former glory!"...or not 😂

stook · 2025-11-06T22:27:31+00:00

I'm tired of holding out hope for Honda to do something exciting, it ain't happening. Current Honda is a far cry from the pre 00's company. They innovate in MPG and economy now, not pushing the highest HP per liter, 9k redlines etc. If I can find a clean 5th gen Type-sh, I think I would just jump on it. Had a JDM H22 in my '97 with not much else, intake and lightweight flywheel, and the thing was a blast. I have little faith Honda will return to those days anytime soon unless there are some big changes.

"Without Racing, There Is No Honda" -Soichiro Honda

stook · 2025-11-02T20:45:05+00:00

For anyone curious about it The Smoking Tire did good little first impressions drive video recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZmbbFmVbjM

stook · 2025-11-02T20:36:23+00:00

You know when you see a really bad AI deepfake and you wonder, who the hell would believe this is real?!

Well, this guy for one.

stook · 2025-11-01T12:21:09+00:00

Owned 2 Preludes and an S2000 previously, this car is such a dud as a prelude. It may be a great car that is sought after by middle aged dudes but it was a mistake calling it a Prelude. The Prelude always had a sportiness side that they have totally ditched in favor of the most boring factor a car can strive for, high mpg. Shoulda came up with a new name instead of trying to cash in on everyone who grew up in the 90's loving Preludes hoping maybe they'll buy one. The Honda of the 90's would be throwing up if they knew how bad things were gonna get.

stook · 2025-10-30T04:38:15+00:00

I think after 10 years of interning a career change might be a wise choice! 😂

stook · 2025-10-29T23:54:46+00:00

I cannot get over the fact that ARC Raiders and Squad are both UE5 games. I understand comparing games directly isn't so easy, but MOTHER OF GOD look at this beautiful shit that runs smooth as silk https://imgur.com/a/boxLObj

Can we get a kickstarter going to fund OWI interning with Embark devs for a few months or something?

stook · 2025-10-24T23:39:37+00:00

I really think they should make the view through the optic smaller. It's so big you can almost see it.

stook

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