bottlenecking gpu's

[SHADY16]

Hello would a i7 950 @ stock clocks Bottleneck two 980's in sli?

[don_svetlio]

Yes. It will bottleneck a single 980 as well. It will bottleneck a 970 too. The i7 950 is slower than an 8350

[SHADY16]

i dont see how a i7 950 can bottleneck a single 980 thats what i have and its always at 99% gpu usage with every game i play and my cpu usage doesnt go above 50% usually

 

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, SHADY16 said:

i dont see how a i7 950 can bottleneck a single 980 thats what i have and its always at 99% gpu usage with every game i play and my cpu usage doesnt go above 50% usually

 

Which games are those?

[SHADY16]

 

11 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Which games are those?

final fantasy XIV ARR, The Division, Dying Light, Dragon Age Requisition, far cry 4

[l__T__l]

11 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

i dont see how a i7 950 can bottleneck a single 980 thats what i have and its always at 99% gpu usage with every game i play and my cpu usage doesnt go above 50% usually

 

I would not recommend upgrading to another 980 now as pascal will be coming soon and the prices should drop soon, and your CPU is very likely to bottleneck them depending on the games you play.

[SHADY16]

10 minutes ago, l__T__l said:

I would not recommend upgrading to another 980 now as pascal will be coming soon and the prices should drop soon, and your CPU is very likely to bottleneck them depending on the games you play.

yeah i was thinking it would bottleneck two but not one of them. so now i know what i need to upgrade in my pc thanks. now to decide between the i7 4790k and the 6700k

[don_svetlio]

17 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

yeah i was thinking it would bottleneck two but not one of them. so now i know what i need to upgrade in my pc thanks. now to decide between the i7 4790k and the 6700k

Xeon E3 1231v3 is better value

[don_svetlio]

30 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

 

final fantasy XIV ARR, The Division, Dying Light, Dragon Age Requisition, far cry 4

Those are not CPU-heavy for the most part

[SHADY16]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Those are not CPU-heavy for the most part

i thought if my gpu was being bottlenecked it would never reach 99% gpu usage thats what i have been taught over and over again from many sources even my A+ class i took

[harrynowl]

Overclock it and it'll tide you over. Although I don't see the point in spending a lot on a high end graphics setup a few months before a node shrink as GPUs gain so much.

[SHADY16]

1 minute ago, harrynowl said:

Overclock it and it'll tide you over. Although I don't see the point in spending a lot on a high end graphics setup a few months before a node shrink as GPUs gain so much.

i currently have i7 950 stock clock 12gb ram EVGA 980 SC ACX got the 980 a while ago before the Ti ver came out

[don_svetlio]

49 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

i thought if my gpu was being bottlenecked it would never reach 99% gpu usage thats what i have been taught over and over again from many sources even my A+ class i took

That's not how it works. It heavily depends on the application in question - certain games use a lot of GPU processing power and almost don't stress the CPU - such games would be modded Skyrim and Crysis 1. Others abuse the CPU far more than the GPU - take GTA V for example as well as FO4.

[ybriK]

53 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

i thought if my gpu was being bottlenecked it would never reach 99% gpu usage thats what i have been taught over and over again from many sources even my A+ class i took

lmao even an A+ class said that? Seems like my 290X is being bottlenecked in LoL and CSGO since it's only hovering 40% GPU Usage.

[SHADY16]

9 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

That's not how it works. It heavily depends on the application in question - certain games use a lot of GPU processing power and almost don't stress the CPU - such games would be modded Skyrim and Crysis 1. Others abuse the CPU far more than the GPU - take GTA V for example as well as FO4.

i have played Fallout 4 and i run it at ultra with mods to increase graphics without trouble

[don_svetlio]

Just now, SHADY16 said:

i have played Fallout 4 and i run it at ultra with mods to increase graphics without trouble

That's cause the game abuses Tess and as a result benefits from you having a 980. Try GTA V

[SHADY16]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

That's cause the game abuses Tess and as a result benefits from you having a 980. Try GTA V

hmm haven't tried GTA V and not going to buy it just to test that out but i have played battlefield 3 ultra 70 fps and titanfall.  also heavily modded skyrim. i have now pretty much listed all the games i own/have played

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, SHADY16 said:

hmm haven't tried GTA V and not going to buy it just to test that out but i have played battlefield 3 ultra 70 fps and titanfall.  also heavily modded skyrim. i have now pretty much listed all the games i own/have played

Even my 280 can run BF3 at ultra with 60fps or above - definitely a bottleneck

[SHADY16]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Even my 280 can run BF3 at ultra with 60fps or above - definitely a bottleneck

hmm so then i think im understanding this a bit better even though my 980 isnt being held back performance wise the bottleneck isnt slowing the 980 down per say but is my pc bottleneck as its the weakest part?

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, SHADY16 said:

hmm so then i think im understanding this a bit better even though my 980 isnt being held back performance wise the bottleneck isnt slowing the 980 down per say but is my pc bottleneck as its the weakest part?

Your 980 is most definitely being held back. It will still perform fine but you won't be getting your money's worth as it currently performs on the level of a 970 with that CPU in most games meaning you essentially payed 150$ more for 512MB of working VRAM. My advice is to go for a Xeon E3 1231v3 or i5 6400/i5 4590 - those CPUs are upwards of 45% faster than yours

[SHADY16]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Your 980 is most definitely being held back. It will still perform fine but you won't be getting your money's worth as it currently performs on the level of a 970 with that CPU in most games meaning you essentially payed 150$ more for 512MB of working VRAM. My advice is to go for a Xeon E3 1231v3 or i5 6400/i5 4590 - those CPUs are upwards of 45% faster than yours

i only have around 530$ i can spend on an upgrade i know not a whole lot. and i still dont understand how it is bottlenecked as i always get 99% usage in the games mentioned and everywhere ive looked they always say a bottleneck is when your cpu is pegged at 100% and gpu isnt so it is going against everything i have learned to this date so unless you explain exactly how it is a bottleneck i will have a hard time believing it 

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, SHADY16 said:

i only have around 530$ i can spend on an upgrade i know not a whole lot. and i still dont understand how it is bottlenecked as i always get 99% usage in the games mentioned and everywhere ive looked they always say a bottleneck is when your cpu is pegged at 100% and gpu isnt so it is going against everything i have learned to this date so unless you explain exactly how it is a bottleneck i will have a hard time believing it 

A R9 280X gets 70fps in BF3. A 980 should be getting 90 to 100

[SHADY16]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

A R9 280X gets 70fps in BF3. A 980 should be getting 90 to 100

im reinstalling battlefield 3 now it was a long time ago when i played it i was going off the top of my head

 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, SHADY16 said:

im reinstalling battlefield 3 now it was a long time ago when i played it i was going off the top of my head

 

You should be getting 90-100 at max settings 1080p

[SHADY16]

13 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

You should be getting 90-100 at max settings 1080p

just checked getting 128 fps in BF3