I believe the performance is not satisfying me!

[tezgaming]

So my friend sold me a gaming pc its my first gaming pc and it came with 16 GB DD3 Ram with i7-3820 @3.6 ghz processor with R9 380 but i feel sometimes my 

gta 5 and other games lag which i hate and any tips?... should i overclock the cpu? and can someone tell me how to overclock it and i belive it came with an X97 Motherboard i bought this computer for $500   

[i_build_nanosuits]

you have to understand the R9 380 is quite mid-range now...it's not a very powerful graphics card and you'll have to tweak your settings...for GTA 5 reduce grass quality to high, use FXAA and do not use the ''advanced settings'' cause those will kill your performance and don't add much visualy.

 

Your limiting factor is the graphics card, not the CPU...overclocking it will not provide any additional performance in games.

[Julian5]

2 hours ago, tezgaming said:

So my friend sold me a gaming pc its my first gaming pc and it came with 16 GB DD3 Ram with i7-3820 @3.6 ghz processor with R9 380 but i feel sometimes my 

gta 5 and other games lag which i hate and any tips?... should i overclock the cpu? and can someone tell me how to overclock it and i belive it came with an X97 Motherboard i bought this computer for $500   thin

Before you do anything cable manage that thing and reinstall windows and drivers

[Nexxus]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

you have to understand the R9 380 is quite mid-range now...it's not a very powerful graphics card and you'll have to tweak your settings...for GTA 5 reduce grass quality to high, use FXAA and do not use the ''advanced settings'' cause those will kill your performance and don't add much visualy.

Or dont cause fxaa is cancer and makes your screen look like its been smeared in vaseline. 

Dont use AA at all

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Nexxus said:

Or dont cause fxaa is cancer and makes your screen look like its been smeared in vaseline. 

Dont use AA at all

i disagree...it depend on the game, many games do FXAA just right, and in GTA 5 i quite like it.

[tezgaming]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

you have to understand the R9 380 is quite mid-range now...it's not a very powerful graphics card and you'll have to tweak your settings...for GTA 5 reduce grass quality to high, use FXAA and do not use the ''advanced settings'' cause those will kill your performance and don't add much visualy.

 

Your limiting factor is the graphics card, not the CPU...overclocking it will not provide any additional performance in games.

idk if my processor is strong or not  

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, tezgaming said:

idk if my processor is strong or not  

well it's based on sandy bridge architecture so it's a couple generations old but it's still fast enough...

You could try to go in the bios and change the multiplier to make it run at 4.0ghz without much effort though...since it's free and you have a good cooler...check some overclocking guides online it's very easy.

 

Also your graphics card is in the wrong slot i believe...you should check the user manual and see which slot they recommend to populate first.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, tezgaming said:

idk if my processor is strong or not  

your current cpu is still very good for gaming. lower settings in games, and set the gpu at the main pci-e slot(the top one) instead of the bottom one.

[tezgaming]

2 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

your current cpu is still very good for gaming. lower settings in games, and set the gpu at the main pci-e slot(the top one) instead of the bottom one.

why the top one?

 

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

well it's based on sandy bridge architecture so it's a couple generations old but it's still fast enough...

You could try to go in the bios and change the multiplier to make it run at 4.0ghz without much effort though...since it's free and you have a good cooler...check some overclocking guides online it's very easy.

really? so i don't need to be good ats maths? lol

[Nexxus]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

i disagree...it depend on the game, many games do FXAA just right, and in GTA 5 i quite like it.

I disagree with your disagreement sir!

 

Also yes as it has been said its the gfx card not the cpu..unless its not working right which is unlikely.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, tezgaming said:

why the top one?

the lower slots tend to have less bandwidth(4-8x) compared to the top slot, which usually runs at full 16x. could cause a minor reduction in performance.

[tezgaming]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

the lower slots tend to have less bandwidth(4-8x) compared to the top slot, which usually runs at full 16x. could cause a minor reduction in performance.

hm ok well so should i Sell my R9 380 then?... 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, tezgaming said:

hm ok well so should i Sell my R9 380 then?... 

for an upgrade? if you got some extra cash then sell it and get something like a used r9 290/x or r9 390.

[tezgaming]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

for an upgrade? if you got some extra cash then sell it and get something like a used r9 290/x or r9 390.

i wanted to go with Nvidia Card 

[NJHourigan]

Don't sell for a 290 or 390, you might as well wait a bit to save up some money and then sell the 380 to try and get a 1070 or not sell at all.

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, tezgaming said:

i wanted to go with Nvidia Card 

the gtx 780 and gtx 970 don't perform as well compared to their amd counterparts, with less vram. if you can find a 6gb gtx 780ti/afford a gtx 1060 then go for it, but otherwise amd would be a better choice.

[Morgan MLGman]

4 minutes ago, tezgaming said:

i wanted to go with Nvidia Card 

Then get a GTX 1060.

[tezgaming]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

the gtx 780 and gtx 970 don't perform as well compared to their amd counterparts, with less vram. if you can find a 6gb gtx 780ti/afford a gtx 1060 then go for it, but otherwise amd would be a better choice.

it heats my room up and then i sweat alot 

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

the gtx 780 and gtx 970 don't perform as well compared to their amd counterparts, with less vram. if you can find a 6gb gtx 780ti/afford a gtx 1060 then go for it, but otherwise amd would be a better choice.

Depends on the price and game, however.

[Bananasplit_00]

7 minutes ago, tezgaming said:

it heats my room up and then i sweat alot 

open a window or something lol, or turn down the AC or something, i have all the radiators in my room turned off so i can OC my processor more even, but you dont need to go to that much of an extreme, also swapping the GPU probably wont help much with this tbh, NVIDIA cards usiually produce less heat but it probably wont be noticeable tbh

[ThinkWithPortals]

20 minutes ago, tezgaming said:

why the top one?

Because the lower runs run at slower speeds on most motherboards.

[Jack Kaye Pc Gamer]

If you want better performance upgrade your gpu, how much money do you have(including the money you would get for selling your 380) to buy a new gpu?

[Sintezza]

The 3820 is more then capable for todays AAA games.

Its just your Graphics card that could need a upgrade.

Also next time it might make more sense to install the card in the top pci-e slot.

[tezgaming]

7 minutes ago, Jack Kaye Pc Gamer said:

If you want better performance upgrade your gpu, how much money do you have(including the money you would get for selling your 380) to buy a new gpu?

i have $120 on me + the R9 380 ill sell it for $200 and its Canadian Dollar so

[tezgaming]

1 hour ago, Sintezza said:

The 3820 is more then capable for todays AAA games.

Its just your Graphics card that could need a upgrade.

Also next time it might make more sense to install the card in the top pci-e slot.

hmm alright i will upgrade my gpu 

 

1 hour ago, Wikiforce said:

Are you gaming on 4k or something? Most of the answers here are quite ignorant.

 

GTA V fine at 1080p high here with 750 ti.

no 1080p