Upgrade suggestions?

[Enkrona3052]

so i am looking into my performance of my cpu: AMD ryzen 7 1700 oced to 3.8ghz, and my gtx 1080ti it seems like this cpu is bottlenecking my gpu like crazy. I'm looking to upgrade to a better cpu within the 550$ range for cpu and new Motherboard if needed. im looking and taking possible suggestions on what will be the best cpu combo for my gpu. i stream and play games on the same machine so keep that in mind. I was looking at a intel i7 8700k 6 core 12 thread but im not 100% sure that would fix the issue im having. basicly the 1080ti is having the same performance as my 1060 6gb.

[PerfectPlasma]

 

If you're streaming stick with Ryzen and get the 1800x if you feel it's a CPU bottleneck. Intel's not great compared to Zen when it comes to streaming and gaming simultaniously

[Damascus]

Something isn't right, a 1700 doesn't bottleneck a 1080 ti like that.  

 

Is v-sync or gsync enabled?  What resolution are you playing at?

[RadiatingLight]

1700 should be fine unless you're playing at 1080p, in which case you shouldn't have a 1080Ti anyway.

 

but yes, intel i7s are generally slightly better at gaming (specifically high-refresh-rate) than AMD, so if you really want to upgrade (you shouldn't need to though), I'd go with an 8700K or 8700

[Enkrona3052]

i do have vsync enabled but even so when im playing gtav i drop to like 45 fps and as far as i understand obs takes gpu time aswell even when encoding with cpu. if i dont have vsync enabled my obs capture framerate drops to like 20 fps and its like a slideshow.

[RadiatingLight]

try this first:

 

DDU & Reinstall.

If you don't know what this is, DDU stands for Display Driver Uninstaller, and is the ubiquitous way to uninstall GPU drivers. Most GPU problems are fixed with an uninstall and reinstall of their respective drivers.

You can download DDU here: https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html , and I’d recommend using the “Clean and Restart” option.

Once this is done, you can download new drivers by clicking on the links below, and selecting your hardware.

Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

AMD: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download  

Sorry if this is too much detail. This is a macro on my keyboard and I’m trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator

[Enkrona3052]

and for the resolution i have my monitor to play at 1440p

[Enkrona3052]

im trying to reinstall my drivers. maybe still has the 1060 in it.

[PerfectPlasma]

26 minutes ago, Enkrona3052 said:

im trying to reinstall my drivers. maybe still has the 1060 in it.

why do you have v-sync on a 1440p monitor with a 1080ti?

[Enkrona3052]

i do it so my obs can keep a constant 60fps if i dont have it enabled it captures at like 20fps and its like a slideshow. if i enable it its fine constant 60fps

[Enkrona3052]

so then if i want to max games out and stream at the same time what do i need to do? what do i need to upgrade?

[PerfectPlasma]

2 minutes ago, Enkrona3052 said:

so then if i want to max games out and stream at the same time what do i need to do? what do i need to upgrade?

If you have a 1700 and a 1080ti it's gotta be software. The strongest gaming GPU and almost the strongest consumer-grade CPU shouldn't be trash.

[Enkrona3052]

ill upgrade the 1700 and see where it gose from there THANK YOU! it clears alot of controversy up for me!

[sennseipt]

Let me guess: you're playing PUBG?

[Enkrona3052]

it works now i just needed to reinstall my driver