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I bought this bundle years ago https://www.overclockers.co.uk/revenge-gigabyte-z97-intel-core-i7-4790k-up-to-4.6ghz-configurable-enthusiast-gaming-bundle-bu-007-og.html It was a binned 4.8ghz cpu or something although that description states up to 4.6ghz. The default profile is only 4.4ghz, that's the one I'm currently using at 1.231V and 4398.97MHz according to CPU-z on the desktop. If it was a pre-overclocked bundle will there be other stable profiles in the bios for me to change it to? I nave never overclocked before so I'm not sure where to look. I could give this a try and see if it makes a difference, but I'm not sure what to do or where to find these pre overclocked profiles. I do remember changing the XMP Profile for the pre-overclocked RAM but that's about it.

Thanks for the response, this is a bit more helpful, but I already drop the resolution to 1440p in most of the more current games and still have problems in populated city areas is this a cpu limitation or the gpu? Both Assassins' Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey has suffered from this problem in recent times so I had to lower the settings (not just the resolution) to get a stable framerate, The framerate tends to be fine at 1440p once you get away from the populated areas. As soon as you approach those populated city areas the cpu usage goes to 90+ on all cores and threads which not only causes my gpu usage to drop but some of my cores hitting 100% or cpu usage hitting 100% which causes fps drops and stutter when turning around. Some users blame the 4th series and 4 cores in crowded areas. AC is just one of many recent examples of this problem. Any recent title in say the last 2 or 3 years with large city areas populated with npc's causes those frame drops and stutter. This is why I asked the "Am I going to get a smoother and much more consistent framerate with an upgrade" rather than running into these fps issues in every populated area I see in many of the current games. I could give more examples but I'm pretty sure you all know which games I'm talking about. As for cpu bound games I don't really have that many issues just wanted more fps The games tend to be pretty stable at 200-300 but would a newer cpu help against some of the fps inconsistencies or and even improve my framerate on those games that benefit from the cpu rather than the gpu?

It seems to happen with most of the newer releases in heavily populated areas. There is no way this is a isolated issue, it's been reported many a time. The 4 core cpu's can't handle these areas very well and it causes fps drops and stutter. It makes some of the games unplayable unless you lock the frames or and lower the settings even further to reduce the cpu load a little bit. I would just like the other question being answered tbh. "The 9900k is a cpu I will keep my eye on but one thing remains how much better would a DDR4 setup be when playing video games. Am I going to get a smoother and much more consistent framerate and am I going to see a considerable difference in frames on both cpu and gpu dependent games? " "What I would really like to know though is what would I be getting by investing in a 9900K when it comes to cpu and gpu dependent games compared to the existing setup." I believe the 4790k is holding me back at both 1440p and 4k resolutions in both cpu and gpu dependent games. On the gpu dependent games with populated areas crippling my fps and on cpu dependent games because the cpu is old.

Not all games just some. I prefer lowering it to 1440p for a higher achievable framerate. The cpu being at or almost max is not normal on a 4790k on current games? In my case it does infact hit or comes close to those figures in some games. What I would really like to know though is what would I be getting by investing in a 9900K when it comes to cpu and gpu dependent games compared to the existing setup.

I would consider myself a bit of a performance junkie for sure but who isnt? We all want the best performance we can possibly achieve in the games we play. With me though I like to keep everything on high or ultra settings with the fps being above 60 preferably. The problem I had with 4K in some games is the fact I couldn't quite hit those numbers without turning many settings down so I just dropped to 1440p instead. 1440p is a fantastic go between in my opinion. Higher fps, still looks great and I can run everything at high / ultra without having to upgrade every 6 months. The 9900k is a cpu I will keep my eye on but one thing remains how much better would a DDR4 setup be when playing video games. Am I going to get a smoother and much more consistent framerate and am I going to see a considerable difference in frames on both cpu and gpu dependent games? Yes, I have noticed it in a few games so far. Either that or my cpu is 100% on one or two of the 4 cores 4 threads whilst the rest are low.

Most of my time online is spent playing video games but I have not upgraded anything other than the gpu since 2014 or 2015, Right now I have a DDR3 system with a 4790k and 16gb ram. My montor resolution is 4K but I often drop that down to 1440p to maintain a high number of frames where possible. I know I know if I want the best frames "Go and get yourself a 2080ti lad and forget about the cpu setup" The thing is I do not feel like my gpu is the problem at the moment I have a 1080ti and I drop the settings down to 1440p ultra for higher fps most of the time. If a 2080TI is worth it though I'm all ears, then again though that would only benefit me on the gpu side of things. I tend to play a lot of Overwatch, Fallout 4, GTA and CS:GO which are considered more cpu dependent. I play my fair share of these types of games regularly that fall under the cpu dependent bracket so I'm left wondering will a cpu, mobo and ram upgrade be beneficial performance wise, more precisely fps gains? my frames tend to bounce around wildly at times and I lay the finger solely at the cpu when playing such titles. As for current games my cpu is slightly bottlenecking my gpu on some games or cutting it very close in 2018 and 2019 titles especially those open world environment type of games. Has anyone here jumped ship and care to share their thoughts? Is anyone else suffering from bottlenecks on their 4790k? How about the fps and stability differences between the old and the newer hardware? It is all very important.

Okay, I have a feeling this voltage setting may well be the issue then. Will have to do some reading as I have no idea about AVX, voltage, XMP, turbo boosts etc in the BIOS, Everything is set to whatever the defaults were out of the box.

The thermal paste was recently reapplied by my Stepfather. I will have a look into that speedfan software, cheers. As soon as I load a game the core speed is set to 4398.97MHz and 1.231 V. These are the defaults set by the manufacturer or retailer. I just ran around the beginning area of a game called Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the CPU temperature through Rivatuner already rose to 72C. Closed the game and within minutes down to 38-40. That will continue to drop to about 30 ish.

As in the title my CPU temperatures are pushing 80-85oC when playing video games at the 1440p resolution, honestly it feels like a red hot oven at times in the study room. Idle temperatures are like 28-30C but as soon as I open a game give it 10 minutes and the room is a sweatbox. I have a water cooler or liquid cooler attached not sure what brand :(, With 3 intake fans and 3 exhaust fans. Is there a way to make the CPU cooler? These temperatures do not appear to be normal. When I see benchmarks I often see 55-60C with the 1080TI in play, yet mine are pushing 85 almost always :/. I7 4790K Devils Canyon and the ReVenge Gigabyte Z97 are my current cpu and motherboard. Is there a way to ramp up the fans or something when gaming? The radiator on the top of the case gets too hot, I also have 2 exhaust fans above that and another exhaust fan at the bottom left of the case near the GPU / CPU position. GPU temperatures with a fan curve also seem to rise due to the heat distributed within the case. If I could get those CPU temperatures down the rest should be fine. The Motherboard almost always stays at 32C which seems a bit strange to me. I might give it another year then throw them out and get a DDR4 setup. For now though is there anything I can do? I'm never great with explanations, descriptions and hardware is not my speciality please be gentle :(.

No results for that card currently exist on UK retailer websites. The only EVGA card to be displayed is the Founders Edition EVGA.

Sorry, I should have made it a little clearer in the above post :(. No immediate plans to overclock or watercool. At this point all I want is a good out of the box performing card with reasonable temperatures and hopefully no coil whine.

Hi, I am looking to purchase a 1080TI for my current setup, Would somebody be kind enough to offer assistance and help me come to a decision? I was told months ago to skip the "Founders Edition" cards and wait for the aftermarket cards to appear for better base clocks, better temperatures, better fans as I had little intention of applying manual overclocks or adding watercoolers and what not. Below is a few cards I have come across reaching that upper limit of my budget. Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC £800 and above at reputable stores (£756 and rising on unknown sites) EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING (No Great Britain pricing revealed yet?) Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080Ti Xtreme Edition £800 and above at reputable stores (£727 and rising on unknown sites) Zotac GeForce GTX 1080Ti AMP Extreme Spectre £805 <<<<< lowest price at reputable stores The above costs are pushing my absolute limit I'm afraid :(. Really expensively priced compared to my previous 780TI and current 980 card bought brand new at the time of both releases. Card specifications, temps, fan, brand, customer service, price, design a little bit all come into play at this point. If there are any better 1080TI's around or below that budget please don't be shy :). Also, I know this is the GPU sub forum but should I be ditching the 4790K Overclocked + 16GB ram + Overclocked Motherboard anytime soon? I play at 1440P 144HZ (soon to be 4K 144HZ when the prices become affordable) and spend most of my spare time playing video games, recording gameplay and then rendering it out after-wards. Think I have everything covered at the above :).

Will both cards run identically? I read something about X16, X8, X4 limitations or something with MOBO's in the GPU SLI slot? Might be worth knowing that before buying. If all is good I will SLI the 980 at least until Pascal's offerings . Hopefully the second 980 allows me to run the games at good frames and higher in-game video settings.

I suppose a 980 in SLI would beat a single 980TI? So my options could be limited to SLI'ing the 980 at £400 spend or £1000+ spend for the 980TI in SLI. If Pascal is as good as people believe it will be I could always sell the 980's without much regret; Although if a 980 in SLI will still struggle at 4K in new titles I may have too opt for the 980TI SLI option instead. Hoping somebody can clarify this because a lot of the article and forum chatter talk is about 980TI's and not much seems to be said recently about 980's in SLI at 4K. Do they run well at 4K or will I still be disappointed with the results?

PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force Would a SLI 980 run games at 4K well fps wise and settings wise? This is my big worry with the 980. I could always get a second 980 and use it as a stop gap for Pascal as you quite rightly said it would be much cheaper for me to get a second 980 than it would be to upgrade to two 980TI's, although I am prepared to do that if needed.