BF2042 low GPU usage

Heya,
Could you provide some info for me?

I need a Dxdiag, How to: https://tiberiusmoon.github.io/Tibs-Guide-to-Troubleshooting/

and the model of your motherboard

I have a B550 Gaming X

Alright, there are some updates you need to apply.

Okay, there is a V2 version of your motherboard so double check its just the B550 Gaming X mobo and not the B550 Gaming X V2 mobo.

Then go to the manufacturer website of the mobo to get your chipset drivers: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-GAMING-X-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver-chipset

If your comfortable doing so there are some BIOS updates availiable so you can update to the latest version, the updates include the AMD AGESA ComboV2 which is related to the controller, ram and CPU.

Then update your GPU driver here: https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/driverResults.aspx/187107/en-uk

Some of these driver may require you to restart your PC, so restart before updating another driver.

Check your windows updates also.

If this does not work lmk, It maybe a case of OS file repair which we can try later.

in the console, type in perfoverlay.drawfps true 

check out what your cpu and gpu are doing? I'm willing to bet your cpu is in the red, I think this means the cpu isn't allowing to push enough information to the gpu

if it's in red, maybe try give your cpu a boost but make sure you have enough cooling. BF is pretty intense on the cpu, especially 128 player (it has alot of calculations to make), I don't think 3.6ghz is enough to push out a decent frame rate

Uhh wha?

If a CPU could not push enough information through then it would be capping @ 100%.

Speeding up the clock of the CPU makes it run faster but in no way does it increase the information capacity, which is

Instructions pers clock (IPC) or CPU cores which is a hardware attribute and its not something you can overclock to increase.

I suggest avoid CPU OC's as they can be tricky to get stable and take significant amount of time to confirm its stability...

I suspected it was in red, I don't think the cpu can cope.

If you have sufficient cooling maybe put your cpu up a bit and see if that helps, it will allow more information in the sense it will process it faster. Motherboards these days make it super easy and stable, most CPUs and boards are made for it. Look into it first, I'm not familiar with ryzen but but yes, it can potentially do harm.

Your gpu should be pushing out good frames, at least on low, just i think your cpu isn't up to speed. It was the same for me.

Alright,

1.Lets do a OS check.

Right click your start menu button and open command prompt (admin) then type:

dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Hit enter and let the scan run, after do:

sfc /scannow

It should mention if it was able to do some repairs, if so restart the PC.
(If it fails lmk.)

Then check for windows updates.

2. Checking driver corruptions with DDU. (be sure to disconnect your internet to the PC for this!)
Guide here: https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/ddu-guide-tutorial

3. Clearing game cache.

When using steam you can clear its game/download cache here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6AD7-820D-8BE5-E51F

For EA or Origin desktop: https://help.ea.com/en/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

4. Disabling Overlay (Origin)

This is if your using origin, its overlay can be really buggy to the extent I have seen performance improvements when removing it.

Close Origin, then navigate here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
Then delete the igo64.dll file

Now test the game.

Some of these things you may have tried, but doing these things in this order resolves common issues that have a cascading effect of issues. (For example If A does not work, fixing A does not work untill you fix B so you have to fix B before A.)

Side note: Double check/recconect the power connectors on your GPU while the PC is off.

It maybe unlikely but its happened before.