What is holding back my PC?

Sgtpepper42

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Hi there, I'm sure this question gets asked a lot but my computer seems to be performing at a significantly lower level than I believe it should be. You see, despite surpassing the specs for games like ARMA 3, Far Cry 4, The Witcher 3, and Squad (I know its still in alpha, but still) I have some seriously low FPS even with low-med settings (this is especially bad in ARMA and Squad).

My Rig specs:
OS: Windows 10 64 bit
CPU: AMD FX 8150 Eight Core at 3.6 GHz
Memory: 24 GB (over 4 cards, 2x4GB 2x8GB)
GPU: Nvidia 760
Boot Drive: 500 GB HDD w/ 215 GB free
2nd Drive: 2 TB hybrid SSD w/ 616 GB free
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-900FXA-UD3
PSU: Corsair 800

Thank you for your help
 

mlga91

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ARMA is known to not like AMD CPUs, if you want better performance you'll practically need to make a new build. AM3+ is pretty dead right now and a 760 will not take you too far.
 

Sgtpepper42

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Alright thanks for the answers guys. I had no idea my CPU was so bad for gaming. I guess I just assumed 8 cores at 3.6 would be powerful enough for anything (5 years ago..)