Guild Wars 2

Hi everyone. I have a new system, so there’s no faults, maleware, it’s all fresh. 16gb ddr4, I5-7500 @ 3.4ghz, 6gb 1060 GTX, running Windows 10.

Now the game runs smooth, that’s not the issue but my CPU is still under so much strain. I monitor my task manager and in populated areas, world boss fights, Lion’s arch, etc my CPU usage climbs from 5% to 75-80%, this is also while running @ native res vertical sync, 60fps. I turn all settings to medium—which was annoying because I want to have it all maxed—then I went to 30fps. 30fps takes away about 20% cpu usage but then I am thinking why am I playing @ 30 fps on a proper gaming rig?

Anyway, I am not sure what to do. My frames are smooth but the sound of my CPU being @ 75-80% is not healthy. Any ideas or settings that may be why? I run no anti-aliasing, turned off all special effects. All other games average around 25-35% @ 60 fps which is normal usage but for some reason GW2 is needs double. It seems my only solution is to run it @ 30fps and be around 45% usage, but 30 fps is horrible and noticeable.

Thank you.

Nope, that’s perfectly typical. I have a i5-6500 and the same graphics card. See the same issue. Welcome to an old game engine. I have it capped at 60 frames (no v-sync)

You can do whatever you want, but it’ll be a futile task. Turn your settings back up (leave character model limit and shadows at low). No point in gimping the game experience— turn it down only when you start lagging.

Don’t worry about hurting your CPU. As long as your temps are fine, you’re good to go.

Posted this a while back; typical Gw2 situation in a city:
https://dviw3bl0enbyw.cloudfront.net/uploads/forum_attachment/file/235407/cpu.png

Thanks for the response. I will have to download a CPU temperature application to just monitor the temps after a few hours of gameplay.