Upgrade suggestions

hairygeek · July 18, 2020

I recently got back into PC gaming after a 13 year break. Mostly so I could play games with my son. I had an older PC, so I decided to get something a little newer. I bought a used Dell XPS with an i7-6700 with 64 gigs of ram. I upgraded the power supply and put in a Vega 64 in it that a friend had given me. I am just not seeing the performance that I thought I would. Looking for a little help on what I can do to get more out of what I have. Any suggestions?

I was also wondering if it was the Dell motherboard that is holding me back? I do have an ASUS board I could put these parts in, although I would have to buy a different case.

RAM555789 · July 18, 2020

Are there specific games your not receiving the performance your expecting? Whats the desired result (fps and at what resolution?) This knowledge helps to identify if its the CPU or GPU restricting you.

hairygeek · July 18, 2020

I have been playing Fortnite STW with my son and a buddy. My main monitor is a Dell that is 1440p 144hz, but I only seem to get around 70 to 80 FPS. If I try and watch a Youtude or anything else on my second monitor, everything gets laggy. There are also times when just running the game can be laggy. 70% of the time it is ok, just wish it was 100% of the time.