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MadTheDogg

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  1. This problem happened yesterday, randomly as far as I can tell I did nothing to provoke it, apart from upgrading to a 3060ti a few days back. I noticed my FPS dropping and something called "Desktop Window Manager", some windows process, was using up 40% of my GPU, sometimes going up to 80%. I used Battlefront 2 as a sort of benchmark and I went from a constant 144fps the entire time that same morning to about 7 FPS. All I could find online was "troubleshoot in task manager" (which did nothing), update your drivers / windows (which they are) and then do a clean windows install, which I just have. However when I thought I had fixed the issue, discord decided to join in the party and use up 40% of my gpu alongside desktop window manager. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, is it my windows? is it my new GPU?
  2. Yeah, the 1080 is a great card and I'm super happy with my current build, I'm just thinking of in a while's time when something like a 2080S would have gone drastically down in price.
  3. Out of boredom and also planning for the future, I was wondering what pairs best with a 3600. Currently I'm running: R5 3600 on a B450 Motherboard GTX 1080 16GB 3200mhz RAM I play at 1080p 144hz I know that new GPUs will come out, but I've tailored more towards the used market (I bought this 1080 quite recently, because it was about as expensive as a 2060 but had better performance) and I'm sure prices on current gen GPUs (Or if I should upgrade my CPU as well for that matter) will go down in the time that I plan to upgrade.
  4. I checked all of those, it's probably the RAM like previously said.
  5. My friend runs: Ryzen 5 2600X GTX 1060 6GB 8GB DDR4 3200MHZ And has been running into massive troubles with Battlefield V. Looking at benchmarks around from other people, he should be getting in the neighbourhood of 70 fps at High settings but instead gets in the neighbourhood of 50 fps on the lowest settings, and when he gets near anyone in an online game he drops to around 5 fps. We have no clue what could be going on, and he has tried following some optimisation videos. I had a theory it might be the RAM, considering that the recommended specs say you need 12 GB RAM and when I play I see usage of around that too. We had a look at the temperatures and they were very fine, and the processor was not thermal throttling. Any idea what this could be / how to fix it?
  6. I'm going to be upgrading to a Ryzen 5 3600, and currently have 16 GB DDR4 2400mhz. I was wondering if with my new upgrade, I should go for a 3200mhz kit or just leave my 2400mhz that I have now. Just to be clear, I am very tight on my budget and I'm less looking for nice-to-haves and more looking for need-to-haves, so if 3200mhz only gets me 2 more frames, I'm not too interested. I game at 1080p 144hz and do VR quite a bit on an Oculus Rift.
  7. Currently I'm running: i5 7600k GTX 1080 16GB 2400mhz DDR4 If you can't already tell, there is a bottleneck. So, I'm looking for a new CPU and probably motherboard. When I asked about a 1080 being good with my 7600k, people said I could live with it and then get a R5 3600 later down the line, but I'm very budget and questioning other options. With a R5 3600 going for about £140 including a cooler, I saw that a R7 2700 (Non X) goes for about £128. Is the R5 3600 worth the extra stretch? Also, I'm going to be replacing my RAM with 3200mhz and getting a B450 motherboard. Also, are there any better options for the same price than the 2700 or 3600? I play at 1080p with a 144hz monitor, and also do VR quite a bit. (With my 7600k VR has honestly been quite awful, with constant stutters and freezes)
  8. I recently upgraded to a GTX 1080, but I'm currently a bit bottlenecked with the i5-7600k I'm running. I was wondering what CPU I should buy, and considering that my budget isn't high seeming as I have to buy a new motherboard along side a new CPU I'm looking at more budget options. When choosing my 1080, people said to go for a R5 3600 and I was going to get a B450 motherboard with it, but are there any better options for the same price or cheaper?
  9. I am 100% going to upgrade to a 3600, but I am able to get a 2600x off a friend for nothing in the mean time. I should've been more clear in my message, but what I was asking is that with a 2600x would I see better performance than with my 7600k? Again, to clarify this is temporary whilst I wait for my 3600.
  10. Apologies I wasn't supposed to send it twice.
  11. Surely X570 isn't neccesary? I can get a 3600 for about £145 and a B450 board for about £50-£60. About £200 or $260 in your money. As a side question, is there a worthy CPU I could get on my current platform? Any save in money would be nice. Another point to add on is that I have access to a 2600x on a B450 board. Would that be as awful?
  12. Either one of those options is about as expensive as buying a 2700x and a B450. And as far as I know the 3600 is meant to be about as good as a 2700x whilst being more efficient and whatnot? And like I said in another reply, I'm on a tight budget which is why I ask is it really as bad as you say it is.
  13. I'm getting vastly different answers. I look online and one "bottleneck calculator" says I'm at 35% bottleneck whilst another says everything will work great, most forums when googling this say a 7600k should be fine and here some say a 7600k is fine and others say it will be absolutely horrible. Changing everything would be a huge pain in the arse especially with the cost of all of this. Is it actually that bad? I'm on a tight budget and I can deal with a little less FPS whilst I wait to get a better CPU.
  14. Hey, so I'm about to purchase a GTX 1080 and I'm wondering if my current specs will bottleneck my 1080. I'm currently running: i5-7600k (Willing to overclock) 16gb 2400mhz RAM 1080p 144hz Monitor If the 7600k isn't enough, please let me know what would be good to upgrade + if overclocking would make it adequate.
  15. Would an overclocked RTX 2060 be able to reach Vega 64 speeds though? Thanks a lot, yeah chances are the Vega would be too power hungry anyway but I'd just like to know.
  16. If you've seen my post about the 1080, please ignore it, it's hard to find a 1080 at a suitable price range. In my area, I can get a Vega 64 for £240 (perhaps less if I do some scavenging?) or a OC 2060 for £250 cheapest. I was wondering if the Vega 64 was worth going for over the 2060 as this seems a bit closer, and I've heard of the 64 being a bit lound and power hungry (though bear in mind this has 3 fans and seems to have a reasonably beefy colour) I currently run: i5-7600k 16GBs 2400mhz RAM 530w 80+ bronze PSU
  17. Yeah, is RTX even worth it right now? There are like 3 games that support it, one being minecraft where shaders exist, the other being battlefield where you'd want to be at least over 60fps which I don't think the 2060 can even do and then rise/shadow (I don't know which) of the tomb raider which is probably the only justified use case. And by the time RTX gets into full swing I'd be willing to bet a 2060 would be useless at anything at that point.
  18. I'm in the UK, £250 is an amazing price for a 1080. Everything else is £300+ which is about $400 or something like that. Cheapest RTX card used is £255, new £270.
  19. Very simple title. I've seen a 1080 for 250, cheaper than a 2060, and I'm wondering if I should opt for that over the more expensive but newer 2060. I run: i5 7600k 16GBs 2400mhz RAM
  20. Thanks a lot, yeah I agree with the Single Fan solution being a "Last Resort" and I do not need for the purpose. Plus you always gotta include the coolness factor of having 2 fans versus 1 : ) I'll most likely get the MSI card and, whether you alluded to this or not, I personally trust MSI over Palait. Again, thanks.
  21. So, looking at the Nvidia website (Which right now in GB has the best prices for 2060s) I can get: A Palait StormX 2060 6gb with a 1680Mhz boost clock for £240 (Single fan card small form factor card) Or an MSI Ventus XS 2060 6gb with a 1710Mhz boost clock for £270 (Dual fan card, standard form factor) (Image) I'm looking to do some overclocking with the card I get, and I'm wondering if getting the Single Fan card will hinder me too much / if the MSI card is worth the £30 more I'm paying for it.
  22. Ignoring all previous posts I've made, I've seen prices in RTX 2060s significantly dropped and they've become viable for me even new. I currently run: i5-7600k GTX 1060 6GB 16 GBs 2400 RAM It does me alright, but I do notice frame drops that really hurt my VR experience so I am looking to upgrade. Like I said, I saw RTX 2060s drop a lot in price and wanted to know if my current CPU is a bottleneck. Some websites tell me it is, some tell me it isn't, some are in between. If the 7600k is not enough, is a r5 2600x? (Note I am willing to overclock) (I don't need to go into details but it isn't hard for me to swap out my board and CPU for a r5 2600x)
  23. I've had Red Dead 2 for literally 4 days and I'm already experiencing bugs. Great. Every time I load up the game, it'll start going on two monitors where my main one is frozen and my secondary one works, but I have to click around on my main one. Furthermore, if I try to use it windowed on my main monitor (Which is 144hz) it locks itself to 50hz if I put it to 1080p. Help would be much appreciated since I can't find anything to help me.
  24. Don't worry, I won't be selling to CEX. I'm selling my old graphics card to someone else, and I have some vouchers for stuff that wasn't stupid to sell to CEX. But I do agree, CEX really underpay you for what your giving them, and yeah especially for cash.
  25. There is no 980ti in my local CEX, so I'd be ordering in from online. And, to be clear, I'm not doing this right now. I'm planning to do this in a little while, but I wanted to double check that what I was doing wasn't completely rubbish and a waste of time, effort and money.
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