Low performance what do I upgrade?

niikoswe · 2 Jan 2023 at 20:09

Hello, I am just posting this to ask what I would need to upgrade to get more FPS in Rust, I'm currently running 1440x1080 on low graphics at 40-50 fps.. Budget around 200-300$

throwaway4372 · 2 Jan 2023 at 20:43

Look at your gpu and cpu utilization in task manager while in game. Write the percentages here.

niikoswe · 2 Jan 2023 at 20:55

throwaway4372 said:
Look at your gpu and cpu utilization in task manager while in game. Write the percentages here.

throwaway4372 · 2 Jan 2023 at 21:10

Right click in the cpu chart and split into logical cores.

Also go to the processes tab and order by ram use descending.

Post the 2 screenshots.

mickyflinn · 2 Jan 2023 at 21:21

Get yourself an rx 6600 it is double the performance of your 1060.

niikoswe · 2 Jan 2023 at 22:34

throwaway4372 said:
Right click in the cpu chart and split into logical cores.

Also go to the processes tab and order by ram use descending.

Post the 2 screenshots.

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freddie64 · 3 Jan 2023 at 05:24

niikoswe said:
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Change graph to>Logical processors.

throwaway4372 · 3 Jan 2023 at 08:04

niikoswe said:
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like this:

Columbo · 3 Jan 2023 at 09:43

mickyflinn said:
Get yourself an rx 6600 it is double the performance of your 1060.

100% this.....bang for buck there isnt a better upgrade imo. Changing your CPU for a 5600 or 5600x may also be worth it later on but for now just drop the 6600 in it will feel like a new game.

throwaway4372 · 3 Jan 2023 at 09:46

@mickyflinn @Columbo he posted a screenshot showing low gpu utilization - is there a reason you disregard that and recommend a gpu anyway?

Columbo · 3 Jan 2023 at 09:59

throwaway4372 said:
@mickyflinn @Columbo he posted a screenshot showing low gpu utilization - is there a reason you disregard that and recommend a gpu anyway?

Because its not just about utilisation, there are big gains in rasterisation between the generations and how the cards go about their tasks for any given level of work.
I've recently changed a friends cards from a 1050Ti to an rx6600 and he's seen nearly a 100% uplift in FPS in most games.

mickyflinn · 3 Jan 2023 at 10:07

throwaway4372 said:
@mickyflinn @Columbo he posted a screenshot showing low gpu utilization - is there a reason you disregard that and recommend a gpu anyway?

@Columbo summed it superbly, rust at 1440p low detail will get you 50 to 60 fps which isn't to far off What op is getting.

One thing that should be checked is memory speed in case its running at board defaults.

Msi afterburner is a better tool to monitor imo.

throwaway4372 · 3 Jan 2023 at 10:21

Thanks for those answers.

I'm leaning towards the problem being single core cpu performance (I expect the logical chart shows one core at 100%), and not enough ram (presumably this game is a ram hog because usually 16gb is enough, or maybe there's other stuff hogging ram).

I didn't think it was the gpu because of low utilization, but have no problem recommending someone replace a GTX 1060.

So I guess combined we're saying replace everything... which blows the 200-300 budget.

Usually in this situation I recommend saving up for a complete pc instead of buying cheap upgrades for an older system.