Am I being bottlenecked

[AnthonyLUL]

I currently have a Ryzen 7 3700x paired with my 1070 ti, am I being bottlenecked? People are saying I should buy a new GPU for much better performance bc I am being bottlenecked but I'm not too sure if I am.

[IAmAndre]

I wouldn't call it a bottleneck because a 3700X can handle pretty much any GPU on the market so at this point you just want to go with something that matches your needs and that you can afford.

[NotABigGamer]

Yes you are being bottle-necked.

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Ryzen_7_3700X/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0Ud0ZY8A/16/ 

I agree with IamAndre

[AnthonyLUL]

1 minute ago, IAmAndre said:

I wouldn't call it a bottleneck because a 3700X can handle pretty much any GPU on the market so at this point you just want to go with something that matches your needs and that you can afford.

Do you think I would benefit a lot from overclocking my GPU?

[IAmAndre]

1 minute ago, AnthonyLUL said:

Do you think I would benefit a lot from overclocking my GPU?

I can't tell for sure but some other members will be able to answer. Are you unhappy with your performance?

[Fasauceome]

What is your performance target, and in what games? Are you reaching your performance target?

6 minutes ago, NotABigGamer said:

Yes you are being bottle-necked.

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Ryzen_7_3700X/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0Ud0ZY8A/16/ 

I agree with IamAndre

unfortunately bottleneck calculators are useless.

[AnthonyLUL]

3 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

I can't tell for sure but some other members will be able to answer. Are you unhappy with your performance?

Yea maybe I'm just expecting too much from my 1070 ti though. I feel like I had way better fps before.

[IAmAndre]

Then you can still check reviews online to see how much overclocking would help in your case.

[AnthonyLUL]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

What is your performance target, and in what games? Are you reaching your performance target?

unfortunately bottleneck calculators are useless.

I play in 1080p with 240hz so I just want all my games to run over 240fps. I mainly play cs (thats easy) overwatch, league, rocket league, and Destiny2. I reach my target in some of those games but not all.

[THraShArD]

1070 is a low end card.  It looks like the CPU is much more advanced and supports PCIE gen 4.   I don't think there is really anything out ...  I'd wait till around October if stuff come out this summer, it might be cheaper during the fall.

[Mister Woof]

Some games your GPU will be a bottleneck and others your CPU will.

 

Example: FFXIV in heavy cities bottlenecks my GPU hard (~35% utilization) on my 8700k at 5ghz (40-45% utilization, hammers four cores and that's it)

 

Throwing more cores at it won't do jack shit, either.

[Fasauceome]

37 minutes ago, AnthonyLUL said:

I play in 1080p with 240hz so I just want all my games to run over 240fps. I mainly play cs (thats easy) overwatch, league, rocket league, and Destiny2. I reach my target in some of those games but not all.

Overclocking your graphics card may push you further towards your performance goal.

[meenmeen1103]

There's no 'perfectly balanced' gaming PC for every game. Too many variables, no combination of hardware will run at 100% for 100% of games. If your 1070ti is giving you the framerate you want at the resolution you game at, with the games you play, no need to upgrade. I've used a phenom ii x4 with a gtx 970 and it still ran the GPU at 100% with certain games at 1080p 60hz