Which part can I change to get more frames?

[steVENOM]

Hi, i just built a pc, and playing GTA 5 and assassin's creed 4 i noticed 60 fps was no problem for my rig, but using the "optimize" feature in theGeForce expedience makes AC4 drop frames badly! I was told that playing on anything above 32" for your monitor can really decrease performance. I am currently (temporarily) using a 42" element TV via HDMI. Do you think this is the source of this lowering of frames? Or is my rig simply not powerful enough for AC4? But then why would it do that when the GeForce experience is supposed to analyze your hardware (mainly your graphics card), and tell you what will be the prettiest while still keeping 60fps? Do I need to replace/add to my graphics card? My power supply? My Ram?

Here are my specs:

• Processor: i7 4790 (not sure if locked or unlocked)
• MOBO: z97-e USB 3.1
• PSU: 650w corsair
• RAM: Cricial Ballistix sport 16GB Ram
• Graphics: GTX 960 FTW 4GB
• SSD: 850 EVO 250GB
• HDD: 1TB WD Blue
• Case: Spec alpha
• OS: Windows 10 x64

Recommended specs for AC4 according to steam::

• RECOMMENDED: 
  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions) 
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz 
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM 
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better 
  • Storage: 30 GB available space 
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers 
  • Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better and GeForce GTX 400, GTX 500, GTX 600 and GTX 700 series. AMD Radeon HD4870 or better and Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series. Note: Latest GeForce drivers tested: 327.23 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Vista and 13.9 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Win7 and Win8. Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

The size of the T.V doesn't matter just the resolution, often times Geforce experience optimization doesn't work well use custom settings if you want to play on higher settings consider upgrading your gpu. 

[manikyath]

two things:

1: nvidia's optimized settings are hilareous, i want to meet the guy that creates those, because they're so far off that dude must be high

2: that guy who told you that anything above 32" decreases performance... he deserves a baseball bat to the back of the head.

 

it's not the size of the monitor that matters, it's the amount of pixels. (eg. 1080p, 1440p, 2160p)

beyond that.. if that "650w corsair" is a corsair RM or up (RMi RMx HX HXi AX AXi) your next upgrade should be a beefy GPU, thinking RX480 or GTX1070 depending on how much of an issue budget is.

[Hackentosher]

Well if GeForce experience optimization dropped frames, set them back to what they were. The thing is it will adjust settings to give a balance between framerate and good visuals. 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

Well if GeForce experience optimization dropped frames, set them back to what they were. The thing is it will adjust settings to give a balance between framerate and good visuals. 

it does not seriously do any good for you, does it?

[App4that]

Get a RX 480 or 1060. If you're feeling a bit frisky you could pop on a 1070.

[steVENOM]

okay thank you all!

[Hackentosher]

1 hour ago, manikyath said:

it does not seriously do any good for you, does it?

Its a much more convenient method for maxing out my bf4 settings

 

[RyGuy99]

2 hours ago, manikyath said:

two things:

1: nvidia's optimized settings are hilareous, i want to meet the guy that creates those, because they're so far off that dude must be high

Only about 4 out of some 45 games have given me problems using optimized settings. In fact some are a bit conservative so I have to turn up the settings/DSR resolution. 

[steVENOM]

11 hours ago, RyGuy99 said:

Only about 4 out of some 45 games have given me problems using optimized settings. In fact some are a bit conservative so I have to turn up the settings/DSR resolution. 

So returning my 960 and getting a 1070 will fix this?

[steVENOM]

14 hours ago, manikyath said:

two things:

1: nvidia's optimized settings are hilareous, i want to meet the guy that creates those, because they're so far off that dude must be high

2: that guy who told you that anything above 32" decreases performance... he deserves a baseball bat to the back of the head.

 

it's not the size of the monitor that matters, it's the amount of pixels. (eg. 1080p, 1440p, 2160p)

beyond that.. if that "650w corsair" is a corsair RM or up (RMi RMx HX HXi AX AXi) your next upgrade should be a beefy GPU, thinking RX480 or GTX1070 depending on how much of an issue budget is.

Well, budget isnt as much of an issue considering I can still return my 960 and get credit for a 1070. Would you recommend that?

[RyGuy99]

3 hours ago, steVENOM said:

So returning my 960 and getting a 1070 will fix this?

No that's all Nvidia software which you will get on either card. 

[steVENOM]

Just now, RyGuy99 said:

No that's all Nvidia software which you will get on either card. 

well i'm not getting the power i want so i think i'm gonna trade it out

[RyGuy99]

6 hours ago, steVENOM said:

well i'm not getting the power i want so i think i'm gonna trade it out

Yeah going from a 960 to a 1070 is a sizeable upgrade. You won't be disappointed. I was thinking of doing the same with my 970 but I can stick with it another year or two. The 1070s are way too expensive compared to 970 launch prices.