Is my FX-8350 Bottle-necking my GPU?

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

When I asked if my EVGA GTX 980 TI SC was having slow performance, it was not the graphics card that was the problem, but the CPU and monitor.

I can understand the monitor and its lower native resolution of 1440x900 @ 60htz could be a problem, but what about CPU? Is my FX-8350 amplifying this?

My Rig:
OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
CPU: FX-8350 Vishera
CPU Fan: Cooler Master V8 GTS
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI SC
HDD: 2TB Seagate
SDD: Corsair 256 GB
RAM: 4GBx4 HyperX Blu
PSU: CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W ATX12V

EDIT:

Motherboard: Crosshair V Formula-Z

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Thanks,

Battle8111

Ivan96 · Dec 22, 2015

Is your cpu overclocked?

Dunlop0078 · Dec 22, 2015

You have a 980 ti on a 900p monitor? Lol thats a bit overkill. Your fx 8350 will bottleneck your 980 ti in some modern games regardless of if you have an overclok or not. But at 900p 60hz im pretty sure you could easily max any game at 60fps.

bignastyid · Dec 22, 2015

Depends on the game but in many cpu heavy games the 8350 will bottleneck. Even the 5ghz 9590 space heater can bottleneck a high end game.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

Ivan96 :

It was, I got it all the way up to 4.5 ghz and did not make any major difference on frame rate.

EDIT: It was only a 10-20 FPS increase in Star Citizen for example and GTA 5 still dropped 30 FPS from 60 FPS like crazy. That was also on optimized Nivida Geforce settings.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

Dunlop0078 :

Yeah, I can get 60 FPS, but is it stable? No sir. I frame rate is extremely unstable jumping from 30-60 constantly in GTA5 and in Star Citizen I barley can get 30 FPS on medium to low. Though other games like BF4 get a constant 60 FPS with only 1-2 FPS frame drop on occasion, but, I never really "lag". (On top of that all my settings are maxed out too)

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

bignastyid :

So would moving to Intel I5 be a good move then to remove this bottleneck? Maybe a new monitor too?

TheFluffyDog · Dec 22, 2015

i would replace the CPU and the monitor. CPU is most important. IF you can wait, there should be HDR monitors available next year. Which, even though your GPU doesnt support HDR, will drop the price of non-HDR monitors because of competition, and you may see some really high end models from this year, 100$ or more off next year.

Dunlop0078 · Dec 22, 2015

Battle8111 :

Yes I would get a new monitor before you upgrade to intel or get them both at the same time if you have the money. You have to turn down some settings in gta 5. Dont run msaa at 4x and go into advanced graphics options and turn off extended distance scaling. If it still runs bad turn down shadow resolution and quality.

bignastyid · Dec 22, 2015

An i5(Haswell or Skylake) and a 1440p monitor would be a good upgrade.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

TheFluffyDog :

Alrighty, that sounds good. So, if I get the new CPU and then wait for the monitor, can I make due with my current one on my high-end games?

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

Dunlop0078 :

Battle8111 :

Yes I would get a new monitor before you upgrade to intel or get them both at the same time if you have the money. You have to turn down some settings in gta 5. Dont run msaa at 4x and go into advanced graphics options and turn off extended distance scaling. If it still runs bad turn down shadow resolution and quality.

I am now going to do that, thank you.

Dunlop0078 · Dec 22, 2015

Battle8111 :

In my experience those optimized nvidia setting are awful they never get it right for me. That feature does not replace fine tuning your settings so games run best on your system.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

bignastyid :

Sweet! That what I was thinking too wise of CPU. Still not sure about the monitor as they are kinda expensive.

dudeman509 · Dec 22, 2015

New monitor first. You are completely wasting the 980ti's capability.

I suspect you're thermal throttling at the VRMs because of the FPS drops. What motherboard are you running? Do you maintain steady CPU speeds?

I can run a steady 55-60 FPS in GTAV @ 1080p on my 8320.

TheFluffyDog · Dec 22, 2015

Battle8111 :

i would do CPU and wait a bit on the monitor, the current high end monitor tech should get knocked down in price by summer time next year due to another round on new tech coming out. Then your 1440p monitor of choice may be 100$ cheaper or so.

TheFluffyDog · Dec 22, 2015

dudeman509 :

i think your completely right,, but if he is gonna due both at some point in time, the monitor one will be better spent next year just based on price.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

dudeman509 :

I totally forgot to add my motherboard on the specs. My bad.
Here: Crosshair V Formula-Z

I do maintain steady CPU speeds from what I remember. But, that might not be the case. I would have to test it again to be sure.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

TheFluffyDog :

Battle8111 :

i would do CPU and wait a bit on the monitor, the current high end monitor tech should get knocked down in price by summer time next year due to another round on new tech coming out. Then your 1440p monitor of choice may be 100$ cheaper or so.

That's what I plan to do. Thank you again.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

So, from what I get so far, switch to the Intel i5, get a new monitor during the price drop of next year and mess with my settings in my games.

One last thing, with the monitor I have now, will there be problems with my games performance if I have the i5?

Thank you all again for the quick and helpful answers. This makes a lot more sense now and is going to help me transition to a new computer that can run a whole lot better on some of my more, "demanding" games!

bignastyid · Dec 22, 2015

Shouldnt be any performance issues with the i5. But if you are using an OEM copy of windows you may need to buy a new copy.

bignastyid · Dec 22, 2015

Another you may have in the future is the system shutting down under load, the CXs are infamous for that when the capxon caps start to fail.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

bignastyid :

I don't understand the concept of OEM copies; I have the Windows 10 upgrade that I got for free. Would this be a issue?

Dunlop0078 · Dec 22, 2015

With the monitor you have now you will never even begin to utilize the power the 980 ti has. get msi afterburner or something and monitor gpu usage I bet it will be under 50%. At that low resolution the 980 ti or i5 will never even begin to stretch their legs you would likely get the same performance out of a much cheaper system. So basically its just incredibly overkill for a 900p monitor it would be with a 1080p 60hz monitor as well. It wont hurt performance of anything your just not using your hardware at even close to its full potential.

Battle8111 · Dec 22, 2015

bignastyid :

So I should then get a new power supply also.

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