# Low fps GTX 970 + i5 4690k 100% CPU usage

**URL:** <https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-fps-gtx-970-i5-4690k-100-cpu-usage/113098>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 8, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-fps-gtx-970-i5-4690k-100-cpu-usage/113098 "2016-04-08T19:47:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![nefireous](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/65b543/32.png) [@nefireous](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/nefireous)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-fps-gtx-970-i5-4690k-100-cpu-usage/113098/21 "2016-04-27T23:21:33Z")

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A HUGE thing to keep in mind… Battlefield is insanely physics intensive. Your CPU better be cream of the crop to not expect frame drops.

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**Author:** ![MrGidz](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@MrGidz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrGidz)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-fps-gtx-970-i5-4690k-100-cpu-usage/113098/22 "2016-04-28T07:43:24Z")

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Well I’m hopefully getting a new PSU next month. I’m going from 550w to 850w hopefully.  
Would overclocking the cpu after that help?

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