I'm running an i7 970 on an X58 Asus P6T Deluxe, overclocked to 3.8Ghz and memory is at 1600Mhz. I have a GTX 980 and even though I feel like I shouldn't be bottlenecking I've noticed that in games like Diablo 3, Grim Dawn and similar games, whenever there are lots of characters on-screen the frame-rates drop drastically.
The Reason I'm pretty sure there's some sort of problem is because I have seen my friends system which runs an i3 4170, 1600Mhz RAM and a GTX 960 but they're getting no drastic drops in frame rates in the exact same areas/situation in games where I am.
Other than my CPU and Mobo everything has been upgraded but I've had those for the last 7 years. Is an i3 from a couple years ago really faster for gaming than my i7? Should I upgrade?
Any information would be appreciated in advance, thank you
The Reason I'm pretty sure there's some sort of problem is because I have seen my friends system which runs an i3 4170, 1600Mhz RAM and a GTX 960 but they're getting no drastic drops in frame rates in the exact same areas/situation in games where I am.
Other than my CPU and Mobo everything has been upgraded but I've had those for the last 7 years. Is an i3 from a couple years ago really faster for gaming than my i7? Should I upgrade?
Any information would be appreciated in advance, thank you