Just built my first custom pc HELP

[brac300]

hey guys!

i just built my first custom pc and it seems to be running super slow, it has a ftx 1080 ftw, a 8 core emd fx 8370 and 16 gb of ram and a tb HDD with a couple 4k monitors. i updated all the drivers and it still seems to be running slow. i ran the Vally Bench mark and got a low 400 score i was wondering what i may have done wrong.. please HELP!

any help would be appreciated

-B

 

System

• CPU
  amdfx 8370
• Motherboard
  msi 970 gaming
• RAM
  16 gb
• GPU
  gtx 1080 FTW EVGA
• Case
  Carbide Series Spec -2
• Storage
  segate desktop 4tb
• PSU
  Cooler Master 750W 80+ bronze Certified
• Display(s)
  4k asus Pb287q
• Cooling
  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
• Keyboard
  Bakth
• Mouse
  Bakth
• Operating System
  Windows 10 64 bit

[Thony]

U bought 5 year old architecture (FX CPU...) and paired it up with super gigh end GPU. Your CPU is bottlenecking the crap out of 1080 !!! 

 

For 1080 u need i7. There is no other way. Even i5-6600k overclocked will bottleneck 1080. Its a beast of a card.

 

 

[brac300]

Thank i have an i7 6700k and a gigabyte B150m i just need to installl it

[ttam]

You are pairing brand new with really old, slow components and on top of that throwing multiple 4k displays into the mix. You need a high end Intel processor to even begin. This is just trying to race a drag car while you're on your feet with a 1000lb weight attached. On top of that, you most likely are using a storage based 4TB HDD which is going to be slower than a normal drive, hindering your performance more.

[Thony]

2 minutes ago, brac300 said:

Thank i have an i7 6700k and a gigabyte B150m i just need to installl it

It will run, i dont know how well u can OC it though.... B150 are not build to handle OC. Just because some people use them to OC dpesnt mean your experience will be same. So careful. It would be much safer to get Z mobo.

[sailjpg]

1 minute ago, Thony said:

U bought 5 year old architecture (FX CPU...) and paired it up with super gigh end GPU. Your CPU is bottlenecking the crap out of 1080 !!! 

would a better graftics card be like a amd 7800?

[Thony]

4 minutes ago, sailjpg said:

would a better graftics card be like a amd 7800?

The best GPU u shoukd go with for FX 8000 series is GTX 970 / R9 390.

 

AMD 7800 will not perform well in games but it will run what it can. Wont be any probmem for CPU at all. Its a low end GPU. Can provide 30-60 fps on low settings.

 

PS. i assume u mean 7850 or 7870.

[sailjpg]

13 minutes ago, Thony said:

PS. i assume u mean 7850 or 7870.

i have the 7870 (in my pc now)  and i also have a 7950, but the 7950 dosent work in my board(it just gets to the bios screen and locks up) i think it could just be because its an old board.