Am i bottlnecked?

[1Cup1Tea]

I posted on toms hardware about a problem i have with Arma 3 and my GTX 1080. I get low FPS, roughly 28-40FPS on max settings but my 1080 is around 40% load.

If i play Witcher 3 i get 75% GPU load, Battlefield 4 will max the card if i use 150% resolution.

 

I got told i am stupid basically and offered me no real help.

[TommyTwommy]

Idk but I'm just gonna LOL on that title

 

btw you should say your whole build? we cant determine if you're "bottlenecked" if you dont tell us your build

[IHatePC]

Just now, 1Cup1Tea said:

I posted on toms hardware about a problem i have with Arma 3 and my GTX 1080. I get low FPS, roughly 28-40FPS on max settings but my 1080 is around 40% load.

If i play Witcher 3 i get 75% GPU load, Battlefield 4 will max the card if i use 150% resolution.

Post your full computer specs.

[AlwaysFSX]

Arma is ridiculously cpu bound.

[david cassar]

If your cpu is a core 2 quad qx9770 then yes you are definitely getting bottlenecked heavily. Upgrade to an i7 and a new motherboard.

[Centurius]

By the sound of that you have a CPU bottleneck, which CPU do you have?

 

Edit: Looking at the other thread, yeah it's a CPU bottleneck. You should probably look into a Skylake i5 or wait to see what Zen ends up being.

[1Cup1Tea]

Just now, IHatePC said:

Post your full computer specs.

QX9770 4312mhz

16GB 2133mhz Mushkin 

ASUS GTX 1080 STRIX

Corsair VS 550

[Cela1]

3 minutes ago, 1Cup1Tea said:

QX9770 4312mhz

Ah.

[SukaroBlue]

yeah you are going to need ti get a new cpu. you simply can't run modern games very well on a 8 year old cpu.

[1Cup1Tea]

Do any of you wonderful people have any suggestions for me? Could you pick some parts that would be better to use my GTX 1080, i just went with what my friend said, pick up a new GPU.

[SukaroBlue]

Just now, 1Cup1Tea said:

Do any of you wonderful people have any suggestions for me? Could you pick some parts that would be better to use my GTX 1080, i just went with what my friend said, pick up a new GPU.

What's your budget?

 

[1Cup1Tea]

Just now, SukaroBlue said:

What's your budget?

 

I can spend about £600

[Centurius]

2 minutes ago, 1Cup1Tea said:

Do any of you wonderful people have any suggestions for me? Could you pick some parts that would be better to use my GTX 1080, i just went with what my friend said, pick up a new GPU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k7qVzy

 

You may also need to buy a new cooler depending on which one you currently have, went with an i7 as you mentioned editing in the other thread which can benefit from the extra threads.

[SukaroBlue]

i don't know how much it cost in the uk but you should be able to afford a i5 6600k and a good Z170 mother board and some new ram. You should probably ask someone who lives in the uk though.

Edited July 24, 2016 by SukaroBlue

[1Cup1Tea]

Just now, Centurius said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k7qVzy

 

You may also need to buy a new cooler depending on which one you currently have, went with an i7 as you mentioned editing in the other thread which can benefit from the extra threads.

That motherboard looks nice. Thank you.

 

I'm a bit stuck on cooling as well i'm not sure if my CPU is overheating at the moment. Trying to get clarification with my other topic.

[Centurius]

Just now, 1Cup1Tea said:

That motherboard looks nice. Thank you.

 

I'm a bit stuck on cooling as well i'm not sure if my CPU is overheating at the moment. Trying to get clarification with my other topic.

I'm not entirely sure about the exact specs for the one you currently have but usually if an Intel cpu stays at or below 80 over sustained load you should be fine.

[1Cup1Tea]

2 minutes ago, SukaroBlue said:

i don't know how much it cost in the uk but you should be able to afford a i5 6600k and a good Z170 mother board and some new ram. You should probably ask someone who lives in the uk though.

I found one through a Google search "CCL"

[1Cup1Tea]

https://www.cclonline.com/product/182787/BX80662I76700K/CPU-Processors/Intel-6th-Generation-Core-i7-6700K-4GHz-Processor-8MB-L3-Cache-91W-Socket-LGA1151-Boxed-/CPU0349/

https://www.cclonline.com/product/185379/90MB0LS0-M0EAY0/Motherboards/Asus-Z170-A-Motherboard-6th-Gen-Core-i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron-Processors-Socket-1151-Z170-ATX-RAID-Gigabit-LAN/MBD1675/

https://www.cclonline.com/product/187137/HX424C15FBK2/16/Desktop-Memory/HyperX-FURY-Black-16GB-2-x-8GB-Memory-Kit-2400MHz-DDR4-Non-ECC-CL15-288-pin-DIMM-1-2V-Unbuffered/RAM2980/

 

 

Will this be ok for a cooler? not sure if i will overclock but i best be able to cool it if i do.

 

https://www.cclonline.com/product/196531/ACFRE00013A/CPU-Coolers/Arctic-Liquid-Freezer-240-High-Performance-CPU-Water-Cooler/CLR0999/

[Antony Leung]

@1Cup1Tea http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xqMK6h

 

If you want the best from liquid AIO coolers solution go with the 115i from corsair.

 

IF you are paranoid about leaking the liquid and dont want that go with Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 

[1Cup1Tea]

Just now, Antony Leung said:

@1Cup1Tea http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xqMK6h

 

If you want the best from liquid AIO coolers solution go with the 115i from corsair.

 

IF you are paranoid about leaking the liquid and dont want that go with Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 

Thanks! perfect mate

 

Actually that fills the 600 mark nicely too.

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, 1Cup1Tea said:

Thanks! perfect mate

 

Actually that fills the 600 mark nicely too.

You can save yourself £20 and get a H100i V2. Just make sure your case supports a 240mm radiator 

[1Cup1Tea]

Oh am i safe with that power supply too? i took my friends advice on that too, so far he has got me to buy a whole new PC almost.

[Antony Leung]

 @1Cup1Tea I forgot to mention about the memory RAM. if you will overclock get a higher MHz ram like 3000 but it will cost you a little bit more. if not, is fine what is in the list.

 

17 minutes ago, 1Cup1Tea said:

Oh am i safe with that power supply too?

A 500W PSU should be fine. I assumed that PSU you are using is old might be bad. so you might want get a better PSU for not getting suprised by a exploded PC. I recommend the  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold. More efficient? of course here too expensive? 

 

uptaded here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jc4KHN

[1Cup1Tea]

3 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

 @1Cup1Tea I forgot to mention about the memory RAM. if you will overclock get a higher MHz ram like 3000 but it will cost you a little bit more. if not, is fine what is in the list.

 

A 500W PSU should be fine. I assumed that PSU you are using is old might be bad. so you might want get a better PSU for not getting suprised by a exploded PC. I recommend the  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold. More efficient? of course here too expensive? 

 

uptaded here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FfCb8K

I decided to go all in instead to save messing about and get what i want now instead of prolonging it.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dg4q3F

 

Just means i will have to miss out on 1 trip, but it's fine seeing as we are doing the same next month.

[1Cup1Tea]

How do i close this thread? And thanks everyone for your help. I never saw an upgrade like this coming so soon but was kind of prepared for it.