- Oct 20, 2014
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Hey folks,
So I just got myself a new GTX 970. Though I'm quite satisfied with the upgrade (I used a GTX 570 for the last 4 years) I feel like I'm not using the most out of my 970. In addition to my 570 I bought a Phenom II X6 1050(8GB G.Skill Ripjaws RAM).
I think the cpu and the gpu worked quite well together. But right now even a completly retarded drunk monkey can see that my cpu(still using the 1050, though OC'ed at 3,5Ghz) is bottlenecking my gpu.
It's not just a feeling but I really sometimes get a bad performance in most of the modern games out there(Shadow of Mordor, Crysis 3, Dead Rising 3, Skyrim with mods, the Vanishing of Ethan Carter, ArcheAge), BF4 in particular. I do have a nice AVG fps getting high as 60+ in those games but also some nasty 30 fps and below in some areas. I don't think that this suits my 970.
As I said, with no doubt, my 1050 is the bottleneck of my system. My question now is , is a upgrade to my cpu worth it? Will it significantly increase my fps (or at least my min fps)?
I was looking at a couple tests and benchmarks and the i5 4690K seems to be the best for my budget(Maybe you can recommend me something even better. Keep in mind, I need a pure gaming cpu. 250€ would be my budget max). The i5 probably will outperform my AMD, but will the boost be recognizable? Since I have to change the mainboard too, the upgrade will cost me more than 300€ and I'm not filthy rich, that's why I'm asking for your opinion.
(If the i5 4690k is worth it, could you recommend me a mainboard too? Nothing special, but it has to support 4 RAM slots and OC)
So I just got myself a new GTX 970. Though I'm quite satisfied with the upgrade (I used a GTX 570 for the last 4 years) I feel like I'm not using the most out of my 970. In addition to my 570 I bought a Phenom II X6 1050(8GB G.Skill Ripjaws RAM).
I think the cpu and the gpu worked quite well together. But right now even a completly retarded drunk monkey can see that my cpu(still using the 1050, though OC'ed at 3,5Ghz) is bottlenecking my gpu.
It's not just a feeling but I really sometimes get a bad performance in most of the modern games out there(Shadow of Mordor, Crysis 3, Dead Rising 3, Skyrim with mods, the Vanishing of Ethan Carter, ArcheAge), BF4 in particular. I do have a nice AVG fps getting high as 60+ in those games but also some nasty 30 fps and below in some areas. I don't think that this suits my 970.
As I said, with no doubt, my 1050 is the bottleneck of my system. My question now is , is a upgrade to my cpu worth it? Will it significantly increase my fps (or at least my min fps)?
I was looking at a couple tests and benchmarks and the i5 4690K seems to be the best for my budget(Maybe you can recommend me something even better. Keep in mind, I need a pure gaming cpu. 250€ would be my budget max). The i5 probably will outperform my AMD, but will the boost be recognizable? Since I have to change the mainboard too, the upgrade will cost me more than 300€ and I'm not filthy rich, that's why I'm asking for your opinion.
(If the i5 4690k is worth it, could you recommend me a mainboard too? Nothing special, but it has to support 4 RAM slots and OC)
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