Sajin
Ok, so just use the media creation tool to put the windows files onto your usb then boot off your usb stick and do a clean install of windows by not saving any files.

vivagil

xSpeedyz

Sajin
Ok, so just use the media creation tool to put the windows files onto your usb then boot off your usb stick and do a clean install of windows by not saving any files.

Alright I'm about to do it, but how does everything get uninstalled? I mean I just watched a video on how to do a clean install of windows and he was on a screen where he could choose to boot off his usb and I presume he deleted everything including all windows files. How?

You will need to backup anything you'd like to save. Anything on the hard drive will be deleted. Any games, programs, etc will need to be re downloaded. You can back them up to an external drive or a drive that isn't the boot drive, but to get them to work will take a few steps. Like putting steam game manifests in the steamapps folder etc. But yes you'll have a completely fresh computer with nothing installed but windows.

sparetimepc

xSpeedyz

vivagil

xSpeedyz

Sajin
Ok, so just use the media creation tool to put the windows files onto your usb then boot off your usb stick and do a clean install of windows by not saving any files.

Alright I'm about to do it, but how does everything get uninstalled? I mean I just watched a video on how to do a clean install of windows and he was on a screen where he could choose to boot off his usb and I presume he deleted everything including all windows files. How?

You will need to backup anything you'd like to save. Anything on the hard drive will be deleted. Any games, programs, etc will need to be re downloaded. You can back them up to an external drive or a drive that isn't the boot drive, but to get them to work will take a few steps. Like putting steam game manifests in the steamapps folder etc. But yes you'll have a completely fresh computer with nothing installed but windows.

No I'm aware I'll loose everything, and I don't care for that, there's only games on my computer which I can download again easily. My question was how am I supposed to wipe everything in the first place? How am I supposed to boot into my usb?

When you start the installation it will show a message you will lose files when doing a clean install. Actually after the new install there will then be a folder that says windows old, all your files will be there. Then if you do an advanced disk cleanup where it says delete system files you can delete your old system there. The only way other then that is to do a disk wipe and format on your hard drive before even installing windows. To boot from your usb or disc with windows would be during startup go to bios and make the usb stick your 1st boot device

Sajin
Yep, booting into bios and setting the usb as the first boot device is one way to boot off the usb drive. 👍

xSpeedyz

Cire3PC
First off, all you had to do is restart your system while holding the shift key. After that you would go into the windows recovery and have the option to refresh windows. This could’ve been done while saving only files however not programs or to completely wipe with a fresh install. We already seem to be out beyond that point though.

What are you using to see your hundred percent usage during benchmark, And lower usage during games? What is your actual frame rate? What driver did you install for this card? Did it ever run these games different? I can give you a hand, however will need way more info along the way. Some games don’t or can’t use 100% gpu, and will hinge on cpu.

My first thought is, are you actually running @ 144hz? What games seem different? If so what’s different? Temps? The more info you provide, the better the support.

Okay, I wiped my entire system using windows recovery and used a USB drive to install windows. I used MSI Kombuster for benchmarks and I use MSI Afterburner to see usage during games. My framerate in warzone is anywhere between 80-110. I have the latest Nvidia drivers. Yes I am running at 144hz. Every game I play feels different as in some games the framerate is a little higher, but the main problem is the GPU usage being shockingly low. The difference in each game is the GPU usage. It goes between anywhere between 30%-60% in every different game. 
I've tried many fixes, like setting the power management mode to maximum performance, setting pcie to gen3, and whatnot. One weird thing I noticed was the CPU usage was almost the same as gpu usage. In warzone I get around 60% gpu usage and my CPU usage is around 50%. The temps for my gpu is around 80 degrees and my CPU is around 92 (yes i know thats a lot i'm getting a new aio tomorrow.) I don't know if this will help but it's something.

xSpeedyz

My GPU temps aren't too bad. I've never seen it go above 80 degrees even during long and heavy gaming sessions. I replaced my PSU two weeks ago, basically everything in my computer is new after I purchased an RTX 3080(except my ram). And in windows power management its set to best performance. I'm taking my computer to a friend's shop to get an AIO today, he's got a good setup, I'll put my card in his computer and put it to test.

xSpeedyz
Hey everyone. So about a month ago I got my hands on a 3080 FTW3 Ultra. The problem is, I'm not getting high usage of my graphics card in any game. Its always around 30%-60%. In benchmarks and stuff it reaches to 99%. I play on 3440x1440p 144hz and vsync is disabled. I've even done stuff like setting it to maximum performance in nvidia control panel and whatnot. I haven't found a solution yet. Could someone please help me?
My specs:
MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk
Intel i7 10700k (not overclocked)
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16gb 2400mhz
EVGA RTX 3080FTW3 ULTRA
850W power supply
 
all the games I tried were downloaded on my nvme.
thank you :(