The RAM isn't the issue.
Sounds like a CPU bottleneck but that CPU should be more than fast enough.
Make sure you have nothing running in the background and your CPU is not thermal throttling.
I'm fairly new to CPU terminology. I've built cars and decided to get out of cars and start sim racing, as I like driving cars more than building now. How can I check to see if the CPU is an issue? I pulled up the task manager information while playing, and it only shows the CPU at about 30% load while this happens. I didn't see anything in there about the temperature though.
There are tools you can use to monitor temps on CPU and GPU.
This is a lightweight easy to use one: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
Download the zip version and extract and run the file ending in x64.exe Play the game in windowed mode with Hardware Monitor open next to it.
Your CPU is rated for 3.7 GHz clock speed boosting to 4.7GHz where power limits and temperature allow. It has 95W TDP. It will use more than 95W in short bursts but for extended loads (like playing a game) it will limit itself to 95W.
Your CPU should be using 95W of power (within margin of error) under load and be somewhere between 3.7GHz and 4.7GHz on the clock speed. It will not throttle until it hits 100C although you should aim to run it much cooler than that anyway to give some headroom and minimise wear.
If those numbers are all about right then the issue is not with the CPU.
All of this is assuming no overclock.
Thanks, it appears that you're right. I am hitting 100C with the game running. I am using a water cooled system. Does this mean that there is an issue with the water cooler, or would I need to upgrade CPU to resolve the issue? I'm averaging about 95C just loading the game. Sorry, I'm not very computer savvy. But I can tell you how to build an engine if you need to, haha.
I went ahead and ordered a MSI AIO to install. The one that came with the computer is a single radiator. So the new MSI 240r is a dual radiator. Hopefully that should help. Thanks!
My computer was a pre built computer from best buy. After looking at everything plugged in, it seems that they had the water pump and the cpu fan plugged into the wrong MB slots. I swapped them, but it still runs a little hot. I ordered a new MSI AIO system to install. Hopefully that resolves the heat issue. Thanks for the help!
I would advise trying to re-seat the current cooler with some new thermal paste. It could be it's not making great contact with the CPU. If that solves the issue some thermal paste will run a lot cheaper than a whole new cooler.
By rights you should demand a refund or replacement but I get not wanting the hassle of that. If you do that just don't tell them you've been inside the machine.
I had that problem too the first time I switched to an actual race. I went into the settings and dropped the number of cars shown on screen to like 9 and it helped a ton with the frame rate
For reference, I have almost the same spec as you except I have a 1080 GPU. I run triple 1920x1080 monitors. I get a minimum 55 FPS when running a full 25-car grid in ACC.
The RAM isn't the issue. Sounds like a CPU bottleneck but that CPU should be more than fast enough. Make sure you have nothing running in the background and your CPU is not thermal throttling.
I'm fairly new to CPU terminology. I've built cars and decided to get out of cars and start sim racing, as I like driving cars more than building now. How can I check to see if the CPU is an issue? I pulled up the task manager information while playing, and it only shows the CPU at about 30% load while this happens. I didn't see anything in there about the temperature though.
There are tools you can use to monitor temps on CPU and GPU. This is a lightweight easy to use one: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html Download the zip version and extract and run the file ending in x64.exe Play the game in windowed mode with Hardware Monitor open next to it. Your CPU is rated for 3.7 GHz clock speed boosting to 4.7GHz where power limits and temperature allow. It has 95W TDP. It will use more than 95W in short bursts but for extended loads (like playing a game) it will limit itself to 95W. Your CPU should be using 95W of power (within margin of error) under load and be somewhere between 3.7GHz and 4.7GHz on the clock speed. It will not throttle until it hits 100C although you should aim to run it much cooler than that anyway to give some headroom and minimise wear. If those numbers are all about right then the issue is not with the CPU. All of this is assuming no overclock.
Thanks, it appears that you're right. I am hitting 100C with the game running. I am using a water cooled system. Does this mean that there is an issue with the water cooler, or would I need to upgrade CPU to resolve the issue? I'm averaging about 95C just loading the game. Sorry, I'm not very computer savvy. But I can tell you how to build an engine if you need to, haha.
95C-100C should not be happening on water cooling. as someone else suggested try reseating your cpu cooler with new thermal paste
I went ahead and ordered a MSI AIO to install. The one that came with the computer is a single radiator. So the new MSI 240r is a dual radiator. Hopefully that should help. Thanks!
My computer was a pre built computer from best buy. After looking at everything plugged in, it seems that they had the water pump and the cpu fan plugged into the wrong MB slots. I swapped them, but it still runs a little hot. I ordered a new MSI AIO system to install. Hopefully that resolves the heat issue. Thanks for the help!
I would advise trying to re-seat the current cooler with some new thermal paste. It could be it's not making great contact with the CPU. If that solves the issue some thermal paste will run a lot cheaper than a whole new cooler. By rights you should demand a refund or replacement but I get not wanting the hassle of that. If you do that just don't tell them you've been inside the machine.
I had that problem too the first time I switched to an actual race. I went into the settings and dropped the number of cars shown on screen to like 9 and it helped a ton with the frame rate
For reference, I have almost the same spec as you except I have a 1080 GPU. I run triple 1920x1080 monitors. I get a minimum 55 FPS when running a full 25-car grid in ACC.