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Nuitaki
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I feel like my pc should be running a bit better in some games and maybe I'm missing something somewhere slowing down my pc. My friend who has a pc with lower specs was getting higher frames in a the few games we tested. I know its very nitpicking to complain about fps when still reaching 280 in valorant or 200 something in fortnite etc.,  but when the friend is getting 100+ more fps I cant help but think something is off. Any ideas for boosting performance or checking what is up?

 

Specs - 

CPU: Intel i7-9700k

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 ti founders edition (drivers are up to date)

MOBO: ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

(feel free to ask for more specs)

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2 minutes ago, Nuitaki said:

My friend who has a pc with lower specs

What were his specs? How many sticks of RAM do you have installed? What are the temperatures of your CPU and GPU under a load for about 30 mins? Do you have all of your games on an SSD? What about your boot drive? Are you running at the same resolution? 

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I would say these numbers are normal for a 9700K. Chances are you're bottlenecked by the CPU as that should get these frames.

 

1. Have you installed the RAM in the proper slots (usually 2 and 4)?

2. Did you enable XMP?

3. What are temps for both CPU and GPU under load?

4. Do you have an overclock on the CPU/GPU/RAM?

5. What resolution do you play at? And does your friend use the same settings?

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1 minute ago, Pixelfie said:

I would say these numbers are normal for a 9700K. Chances are you're bottlenecked by the CPU as that should get these frames.

 

1. Have you installed the RAM in the proper slots (usually 2 and 4)?

2. Did you enable XMP?

3. What are temps for both CPU and GPU under load?

4. Do you have an overclock on the CPU/GPU/RAM?

5. What resolution do you play at? And does your friend use the same settings?

Fair enough, although I think the SSD part was important. 

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19 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

What were his specs? How many sticks of RAM do you have installed? What are the temperatures of your CPU and GPU under a load for about 30 mins? Do you have all of your games on an SSD? What about your boot drive? Are you running at the same resolution? 

His specs - 

CPU: Ryzen 7 (not sure what specific one)

GPU: GeForce 1660 Super

 

4 Sticks of ram 8gb each (32gb total)

 

Temps during a game hovering around-

CPU:40-45 Celsius

GPU:40-45 Celsius 

 

Yes everything is on SSD's I have three in total 

 

Yes same res same graphics

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13 minutes ago, Pixelfie said:

I would say these numbers are normal for a 9700K. Chances are you're bottlenecked by the CPU as that should get these frames.

 

1. Have you installed the RAM in the proper slots (usually 2 and 4)?

2. Did you enable XMP?

3. What are temps for both CPU and GPU under load?

4. Do you have an overclock on the CPU/GPU/RAM?

5. What resolution do you play at? And does your friend use the same settings?

1. I have 4 sticks so all slots are filled

2. Not enabled 

3. both 40-45 Celsius

4. No overclocks on any

5. 1920x1080 yes the same 

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2 minutes ago, Nuitaki said:

1. I have 4 sticks so all slots are filled

2. Not enabled 

3. both 40-45 Celsius

4. No overclocks on any

5. 1920x1080 yes the same 

2. Should be enabled.

5. Why are you playing at 1080p for? 2560 x 1440p is which you enjoying games at anyway...

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1 minute ago, whm1974 said:

You are indeed Nitpicking... What are the Minimum and Recommended Requirements for these games?

VALORANT System Requirements (Minimum)

CPU: Intel i3-370M

RAM: 4 GB

VIDEO CARD: Intel HD 3000

 

VALORANT Recommended Requirements

CPU: Core i5-4460

RAM: 4 GB

VIDEO CARD: GTX 1050 Ti

 

Recommended System Requirements (Fortnite)
Video Card: Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
Video Memory: 2 GB VRAM
Processor: Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM or higher

 

Minimum System Requirements (fortnite)
Video Card: Intel HD 4000 on PC; Intel Iris Pro 5200
Processor: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM

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I would almost wager that you are either using Geforce Experience settings or some high preset game gives you. Resolution is not only factor, graphical detail is too. And if you allow GE or game determine those, they will use higher detail for higher end hardware. Another thing is that some background process might be reducing fps too. And last thing would be that unless you have seen the numbers live yourself, its more likely your friend is trolling you than that they are actually getting better performance.

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2 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

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I would almost wager that you are either using Geforce Experience settings or some high preset game gives you. Resolution is not only factor, graphical detail is too. And if you allow GE or game determine those, they will use higher detail for higher end hardware. Another thing is that some background process might be reducing fps too. And last thing would be that unless you have seen the numbers live yourself, its more likely your friend is trolling you than that they are actually getting better performance.

Dollars to doughnuts, this^.  There's a difference between 1080p "low settings" and 1080p "ultra settings".  A MASSIVE difference, in some instances.

 

And yeah, an 80ti (10, 20 or 30 series)  being used for 1080p just seems like a criminal act.  If you really need the FPS, then I guess you should get that 500hz monitor and play in 720p.  But you'll need a CPU upgrade.

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2 hours ago, IPD said:

Dollars to doughnuts, this^.  There's a difference between 1080p "low settings" and 1080p "ultra settings".  A MASSIVE difference, in some instances.

 

And yeah, an 80ti (10, 20 or 30 series)  being used for 1080p just seems like a criminal act.  If you really need the FPS, then I guess you should get that 500hz monitor and play in 720p.  But you'll need a CPU upgrade.

Personally I really think a x80Ti class GPU requires a 1440p/1600p Display. Otherwise what is the point?

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2 hours ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

As others have said, a 2080 for 1080p gaming seems a waste.

Unless the User actually has one of those new 500 Hz Display I've seen recently om YouTube Headlines. I have to wonder just how pricey those are.

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On 2/4/2022 at 3:02 PM, whm1974 said:

Unless the User actually has one of those new 500 Hz Display I've seen recently om YouTube Headlines. I have to wonder just how pricey those are.

I saw something about them too.

 

One would assume they won't be budget friendly prices.

 

They are really aimed at the e-sports, Valorant and CS:GO crowd, aren't they?

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