Do I need a new system for high/consistent FPS on "Ultra"?

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testudoAubreii

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Hello,

I hope that I am in the right forum for this. If not, my apologies and I hope an admin can point me in the right direction.

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around something. Why can I not get a good and consistent FPS rate while gaming at Ultra settings? Before I go any further, I will list my specs:

i7 3770K
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H
Gigabyte Windforce GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
Corsair Neutron Series SSD 256GB (6Gb/s) SATA 3
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5
Corsair Professional Series AX 850 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (AX850)
Windows 8.1 Professional
ASUS 24" 1080p IPS @ 60Hz

Games (just a few to get an idea, but I play anything and everything):
Battlefield Series
Assassin's Creed Series
Far Cry Series
Total War Series
Skyrim
The Witcher Series
NBA 2K Series

Should I be able to run above 60 FPS with this set-up? It seems that I get stuttering with many of these games and cannot hold a steady and consistent frame rate. Do I need to upgrade? Do I just have a bum system? I am stuck on what I need to do.

Thank you in advance for your help!
 
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Your build should handle any game you toss at it 4-5 years up-front,personally I'm never after ultra, just puts PC to full load,reduces smoothness and doesnt add much to the game. high settings are enough for me. Using GTX 750 Ti, running CoD:Ghosts ~ 30-50 FPS firm on high.
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Yeah, I don't know what to do. I paid good money for a great system that always seems to have issues with games. It makes me wonder "why even bother?" lol. Perhaps, consoles are the headache free way to game. Just kidding. I just don't understand. Do you think a bump up to 120Hz could make a difference? Would I then have to upgrade the GPU to a 980?
 
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yeah 120Hz or 144Hz might make a difference. No 980 isn't worth it, your GPU is still great for couple years upfront, if you're so frame-hungry get another 780 since they're heavily discounted and run em on SLI. I think ASUS monitors are overrated in general,when it comes to displays and peripherals I'm always with the less known brands because they make jsut as nice if not better quality items at lower prices. atm I'm using benq 1080p monitor,Zalman ZM-M100 mouse and hama uRage exodus white keyboard,all are inexpensive and didn't had any problems with any yet.
 
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It is not that I am frame hungry, I just want a smooth experience. If I could run at 30 FPS and get a smooth, stutter free experience, I am cool with that, indeed.

I got the ASUS on sale. It was a pretty good deal and it really does have a great screen. I will definitely look at some other ones, though, if that will help my cause lol. That would be cheaper than building an entirely new system.

 
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Your build should handle any game you toss at it 4-5 years up-front,personally I'm never after ultra, just puts PC to full load,reduces smoothness and doesnt add much to the game. high settings are enough for me. Using GTX 750 Ti, running CoD:Ghosts ~ 30-50 FPS firm on high.
 
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Depends on the specific settings. Do you have recorded FPS for any of these games, or are you just saying this subjectively?

BF4 Multiplayer takes a lot of CPU horsepower. What do you have that chip running at?

FarCry on the Crysis engine is a resource intensive game. A single 780 is probably not going to get the best results at the highest settings.

Skyrim is CPU and memory intensive depending on modifications.

Witcher is another resource intensive game that requires a lot of GPU horsepower.

Just seems like you have picked all the games that require more then your system can handle. Getting a faster monitor will make it worse, not better, since you will not be able to reach those framerates to take advantage of smoother motion.
 
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