gtx 970 poor performance?

[comex]

I just installed a gtx 970 and installed all the software for it as well but I seem to get about the same performance I did with the radeon 7850.

 

My amd cpu is 8 core cpu with 3.8 ghz of speed, I was wondering if this was bottle necking the graphic cards.

does any one else have this problem?

[CoolaxGaming]

The bottleneck is probably 5 fps.

I had two 7850 CFX and with the FX 8320, now with a 290x (Its same performance as a 970~) 

But my increase in fps was at least 30 - 40

[Enderman]

did you uninstall all the AMD drivers and CCC?

[TheKDub]

1. Did you uninstall your old drivers?

2. Did you install the new drivers?

[comex]

I did uninstall all the old amd drivers

I even uninstalled Raptr, and I had like 3500 reward points.

[D2ultima]

Your CPU is the problem

[comex]

how can i test this problem than?

[comex]

I just did auto tuning and increased my cpu to 4.4 ghz will this help ?

[D2ultima]

I just did auto tuning and increased my cpu to 4.4 ghz will this help ?

It will help, but it won't fix the problem. You'll need an intel CPU for single- and dual-threaded games if you want to reel in the power of your 970.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/305918-multi-cores-in-gaming/#entry4158245

[Samfisher]

Really depends on what the game is and what exact CPU it is you are using.  Rarely will a CPU bottleneck a GPU this hard unless it's an extremely CPU-intensive program.

[ExcitezR]

I just did auto tuning and increased my cpu to 4.4 ghz will this help ?

no amd CPUs have very bad single core performance  

[comex]

so what you guys are saying is that I need a intel cpu? if so which one would you recommend for a budge price?

[NinjaTuna]

Your CPU is probably bottle necking. Get an Intel i5 or i7 based on your budget to acquire maximum performance out of the said GPU. Prefer since-core performance over bunch of cores together. Quality over quantity.

[comex]

what should be the ghz minimum to get the full  potential of this card? 4.5?

[comex]

bump for solutions

[comex]

So Ive found out that my mother boards PCIe slot was a 2.0 x 16 slot instead of a PCIe 3.0 slot, does this make a lot of difference?

[Because Retarded]

A little. Maybe 5fps.

 

Edit:

 

I think I wouldn't Upgrade. I mean, is the i5 better? Yes, kind of. But you would have to buy a new mobo too. So +/- 330$. I don't think the fps improvement would be worth that. 

 

Which am3+ board do you Run and how much beef does your psu have? 

 

Because (Retarded) you could pretty much buy a 2nd 970 and go sli for that Kind of Money. :rolleyes:

 

Depends on the games you play too. Battlefield scales like crazy.

[SkilledRebuilds]

So Ive found out that my mother boards PCIe slot was a 2.0 x 16 slot instead of a PCIe 3.0 slot, does this make a lot of difference?

Nope.

I've tested a GTX 970 and an R9-290X and neither lose frames using a PCIE 2.0 16x slot.

/Maybe some motherboards do, but mine doesn't,.. my mate has a GTX970, and I have a 290X, we compared them both at my place and found it didnt make a difference to Gaming FPS across my 15 installed games.

[D2ultima]

I think I wouldn't Upgrade. I mean, is the i5 better? Yes, kind of. But you would have to buy a new mobo too. So +/- 330$. I don't think the fps improvement would be worth that. 

If a new $350 card performs the same as a four year old $150 card, I would upgrade the bloody CPU.

 

what should be the ghz minimum to get the full  potential of this card? 4.5?

For what, Intel? 3.5GHz should be fine.

 

For AMD? You'd likely need to hit 4.8GHz or higher, and anything that isn't a fully multithreaded title will never fully take advantage of your CPU. Didn't I link you that thread that explained all of this?

 

So Ive found out that my mother boards PCIe slot was a 2.0 x 16 slot instead of a PCIe 3.0 slot, does this make a lot of difference?

All AMD motherboards use PCI/e 2.0. You will never find an AMD mobo on PCI/e. 3.0 (that takes a bulldozer or piledriver CPU). So that's a moot point.

[i_build_nanosuits]

what should be the ghz minimum to get the full  potential of this card? 4.5?

with the AMD FX? more like 6.0ghz...

..and PCIE 2.0 X16 is fine for that GPU...the problem is the CPU itself.

[Because Retarded]

I seriously think there is something else foul in his system. Or he is only playing games where the difference really matters. Would be kind of nice to know what he plays...

[SkilledRebuilds]

with the AMD FX? more like 6.0ghz...

 

^He's not bullshitting,.. I wish I remembered the website that elaborated this...

[osbios]

Did you install the nvidia drivers from the webpage or did you use a installation CD or something like that? If you did not download the latest drivers, do it now: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Drivers coming with the card are outdated, and this can make a big difference esp. for games that got released after the driver you are using.

[BentheMuffin]

Is it going over 3.5 GB of VRAM?

[comex]

Thank you for all your answers guys, its really appreciated.

 

For the games I currently play, I'm playing games like Total War Attila, wow, and counter strike go. In Total War Attila fps lags like crazy when im in the overworld, however when im doing the actually battle it seem to get better. All settings for these games are at Ultra except for counter strike with everything on high(which is the max) and AA to 8x.

 

CS GO runs about 140 to 200 fps at any given time, Im not sure about Attila but once im in the world map I get around 20 -30 fps while when im in the actually battle I get around 40- 58. Wow is around the same, when im in garrison alone looking every where I get around 45-80 fps.

 

Also I do not know if the VRAM is going over 3.5 gb because I dont know how to check that.

 

Edit

 

ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

This is my mobo will this work with intel cpus?