Fortnite is overpowering my CPU

Gepetto

Gepetto

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Just to say first off.....I haven't built a PC for quite some time now and I am completely out of touch. I did however expect my rig to run Fortnite without any issues. My current set up is

i5 4690K (currently stock)
Z97 Motherboard
16GB of RAM
RTX2080 running at 3840x2160 on a 40" 4K screen

The CPU is running at 100% in Fortnite!!! I've tried changing the game settings and I've updated all my drivers and run a full system scan for any viruses and I'm a bit lost. Has Fortnite increased in complexity to the extent that I need to upgrade my system? Any (constructive) input would be welcome and appreciated. :confused:
 
Guest2 said:
Can it be downloaded and tested for free? I have a [email protected] (also 4 core) and doubt it would 100% max out the CPU... but I can try and see

Other specs
Z97 MB
16GB RAM
RTX 2080Ti
3440x1440 monitor

What FPS are you trying to achieve?
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60FPS is what I've currently set it to. I've seen no difference at unlimited.
I am leaning towards Shankly1985's comment about it maxing the cores, but as far as I know it is free to download and try.
 
Tachyon said:
Honestly, I'm not sure about the names associated with the various chips. Like yourself, I go a while in between builds and it's usually what folks spec up for me. Had posted that as it's a number of years old but just to let you know that Fortnite isn't something that should cause you a lot of problems. If there's a handy way for me to find out if it's a Haswell I'll have a look but other than that I'd have to use my search engine for the answer.
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I did exactly that Tachyon! Looks to be a similar generation to mine. If yours is working fine then there must be something else affecting my CPU. I'm at a loss as I, like you, haven't upgraded for ages. I need to look into how much strain a GPU puts on the CPU usage. I thought it was quite low but maybe I'm wrong. My son's PC is the same CPU as mine but he games on an HD 24" screen and has a GTX780. His system is fine, so I'm thinking resolution and GPU now.
 
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