- Sep 22, 2012
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Hi, 6 months ago I bought a GTX 1070 and while most games perform more or less as expected, I've run into a few games where the performance is wildly inconsistent, maxes out my CPU load, and/or generally just gives me way more trouble than I expect with a 1070. This has been bearable up until I bought BF1 and it ran like crap. I asked around some tech-savvy friends and one suggested I upgrade my 4-year-old PSU and RAM. Neither of us thought it was the CPU because research shows that an OC'd 3570k should still be up to par, and my temperatures were fine (a little high, but fine). Before I go spending too much money, however, I'd like to get your advice.
Should I upgrade my CPU? Should I upgrade other parts? My budget is $300. Could I be dealing with other issues that don't require part upgrades?
Here are my benchmarks:
Unigine Heaven
Firestrike
Problem games from worst to best:
Battlefield 1 - Wildly inconsistent framerate (30-100), frequent drops to 30. Max CPU load frequently. Lowering graphics settings does not appear to lower CPU load.
Titanfall 2 - Stutters and audio crackling/popping at max CPU load (which is the majority of the time). Lowering graphics settings does not help.
Xcom 2 - Generally poor performance and often frame drops to 20
Doom - Good performance (~100, +20-30 with Vulkan), but significantly lower than most user-reported framerates with 1070s
There are others, but I either don't play them often or they are known to have performance issues.
Do you need to know anything else?
Thank you.
Current Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($404.81 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.94 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($409.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.65 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($24.48 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.77 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1518.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-28 16:05 EST-0500
These are the parts I've considered getting (or already got--long story):
SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
Should I upgrade my CPU? Should I upgrade other parts? My budget is $300. Could I be dealing with other issues that don't require part upgrades?
Here are my benchmarks:
Unigine Heaven
Firestrike
Problem games from worst to best:
Battlefield 1 - Wildly inconsistent framerate (30-100), frequent drops to 30. Max CPU load frequently. Lowering graphics settings does not appear to lower CPU load.
Titanfall 2 - Stutters and audio crackling/popping at max CPU load (which is the majority of the time). Lowering graphics settings does not help.
Xcom 2 - Generally poor performance and often frame drops to 20
Doom - Good performance (~100, +20-30 with Vulkan), but significantly lower than most user-reported framerates with 1070s
There are others, but I either don't play them often or they are known to have performance issues.
Do you need to know anything else?
Thank you.
Current Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($404.81 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.94 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($409.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.65 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($24.48 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.77 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1518.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-28 16:05 EST-0500
These are the parts I've considered getting (or already got--long story):
SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
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