Did you ever edit the MinFrameTime setting in the UserSettings.txt?
That was the cause for my high GPU usage on the login/char/loading screens.
I renamed my old UserSettings.txt so ESO would create a new one on startup, and sure enough, the high GPU usage is gone now.
That's why i renamed mine so i had a copy of my modified one. That way i could reset some of the unrelated variables afterwards.chrisw_63_ESO wrote: »I have some other custom settings there I'd rather not lose.. can you tell me what the value is now?
SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.01000000"
That's why i renamed mine so i had a copy of my modified one. That way i could reset some of the unrelated variables afterwards.chrisw_63_ESO wrote: »I have some other custom settings there I'd rather not lose.. can you tell me what the value is now?
Anyways, this is what ESO defaulted the value to and it fixed my high GPU problem:SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.01000000"
I can confirm a drop of 8-10% in GPU usage.
I can confirm a drop of 8-10% in GPU usage.
My drop was even more significant. But as i said, i let ESO create a new config and there were quite a few additional changes when compared to my old config. There may be other settings that affected the GPU usage on idle screens. I now also have vsync enabled, not sure if that makes any difference too.
@VoidCommanderVoidCommander wrote: »Does this reduce gpu usage during normal gameplay as well, or just the login screen?
@ReverbTwice now I’ve directed people to this thread as a resolution for GPU useage and temp issues at the login, character select, and initial load screens. I figured it was only right to post here and formally thank @SirAndy for posting his findings.
I’d been having issues since March, and had been playing around with my GPU clocking and fan speed/temp thresholds, updating and rolling back drivers, dropping my graphics settings as low as possible in ESO despite system specs that handle ultra high settings without issue, and couldn’t root cause the problem. It was making me crazy.
Until I happened upon this thread one day and found that my problem was a single line in the usersettings file
My GPU performance for ESO is golden since making this change.