What is CPU & GPU Bottlenecking? CPU & GPU Bottlenecks Explained
What is a CPU and/or GPU Bottleneck? How do I know if I have one and what do I do IF I have one? If you're new to PC gaming I'm sure you've heard people throwing around the term CPU and/or GPU bottleneck. You've probably even wondered if your CPU or GPU is being bottlenecked or causing a bottleneck in your system? You've probably also wondered what exactly does bottlenecking mean? What causes it? How can I find out if my computer is being bottlenecked? And if it is what can I do about it? I've designed this video to answer all of these questions. To help people that are new to PC gaming learn what a CPU and GPU bottleneck is, what causes it, how to find out if you're experiencing one or the other and what you can do about it. Monitor your CPU and GPU usage using MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner. Get them both for FREE directly from MSI at this link - https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner Need help to learn how to use Afterburner and RivaTuner? Check out my tutorial video here - • How to use MSI Afterburner and RivaTu... Like my videos? Want to help support the channel? Click the "Like" button, subscribe and share my videos with your friends. You can also purchase items I feature in my videos by shopping at my Amazon store here - United States - https://www.amazon.com/shop/maraksot78 United Kingdom - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/maraksot78 Canada - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/maraksot78 Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. :) Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Where does the term “Bottlenecking” come from and what does it mean? 1:36 - CPU Bottleneck explained/illustrated 6:26 - Example of a CPU bottleneck – running Shadow of the Tomb Raider on A10-5800K & GTX 1660 7:55 - Don't waste your money! Don't buy a more powerful GPU than your CPU can handle. 9:23 - GPU Bottleneck explained/illustrated 10:26 - How can you find out if you're experiencing a CPU or GPU bottleneck? featuring MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner. 11:38 - What can you do if your CPU is bottlenecking your GPU? 12:49 - Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :) Music in this video - "It's All Happening" by Huma-Huma from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library "Love Now" by Eveningland from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library
