Cpu bottleneck or bad motherboard? (i7 950)

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Hi!

I have recently got a new graphics card (R9 295x2) And it has not been doing too great, I have not been enjoying the fps too much, in Far Cry 4 1080p Ultra I get around 50-60 Fps, I know that Far Cry 4 is made for Nvidia gpus but games like Watch Dogs at 1080p run at around 30-60 Fps on Ultra settings. With the gpu and cpu usage sometimes being as low as 30-40%. And I don't now if it is because my Asus P6T deluxe v2 motherboard from 2007 can't keep up with this beast of a graphics card. Or it being the cpu, i7 950 @ 3.8GHz. I have thought of upgrading my cpu and getting something like a i7 4790K, but then my motherboard can't handle that cpu. So I still have to get a better motherboard. I would like some tips on a good cpu and motherboard that support my gpu at a price of around 400-600$ total. Or even if it might be a soft
 
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I just came from where your at . I had the I7-975@4.3, and my new 970 didn't do so well . The gpu I had just blew away my I7-975 even overclocked . In BF4 I could only get 40 fps .

So I replaced my I7-975 processor, motherboard and memory with a I7-4790K. With my current setup, I get 100 to 120 fps in BF4 . The difference was black and white .

My system
I7-4790K @ stock clocks . Have no need so far to overclock it.
gigabyte Z97 black edition motherboard (GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK) Really pleased with it .
8GB Gskill sniper @1866
MSI gforce 970 gaming 100th edition.
windows 7

I don't see any reason why your R9 295x2 wouldn't work wonders .

BF4 resolution 2500-1080.
Hope it helps .

gac77

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I just came from where your at . I had the I7-975@4.3, and my new 970 didn't do so well . The gpu I had just blew away my I7-975 even overclocked . In BF4 I could only get 40 fps .

So I replaced my I7-975 processor, motherboard and memory with a I7-4790K. With my current setup, I get 100 to 120 fps in BF4 . The difference was black and white .

My system
I7-4790K @ stock clocks . Have no need so far to overclock it.
gigabyte Z97 black edition motherboard (GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK) Really pleased with it .
8GB Gskill sniper @1866
MSI gforce 970 gaming 100th edition.
windows 7

I don't see any reason why your R9 295x2 wouldn't work wonders .

BF4 resolution 2500-1080.
Hope it helps .
 
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