- Feb 25, 2014
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Hi.
I think I need to upgrade some components to improve performance in games. I'm going to replace my standard hard drive with an SSD, but in addition to that I've been thinking about getting either a new CPU or GPU, but not both if I can avoid it. Or maybe neither of them, if something else is the problem.
My current setup:
- CPU: Core i5 4670k
- GPU: GTX 970
- 16 gigs of 1333mhz RAM
- 500 GB HDD (gonna switch to 1TB SSD)
I play with 1440p resolution. I don't have a gaming monitor, so my goal is to get stable 60 FPS, playing mostly first person shooters. Right now I'm not meeting that goal. In Battlefield 1, if I tone down the settings a bit, I can get to constant 60 FPS, but only in 40 player games. 64 player rounds dip the frame rate to the 40s and 50s whenever there is some action. So I just avoid those servers altogether. Some maps are also worse than others. Smoke and other effects cause FPS dips as well.
In Rising Storm 2 the frame rate is mostly 60, but there's too much stuttering, and smoke effects slash the frame rate to 30. Sometimes I play Squad as well, but the frame rate is just too awful no matter how I fiddle with the settings. But yeah, I know, it's still in development.
Thermal throttling is probably not the issue, since temps are alright in-game (70s and 80s).
My gut tells me that the GTX 970 is just not cutting it anymore for 1440p gaming, and that I should replace it with a 1070. But I'm confused as to why performance is different in 64 player and 40 player rounds in Battlefield 1. Wouldn't that be a CPU issue? My memory speed is low, I know, but from what I've read, it shouldn't make a difference. I'm hoping that an SSD will at least get rid of stuttering in games, if not the low FPS.
Thanks in advance. Getting both a better GPU and CPU would be close to a 1000 euro/dollar investment, and that's just simply over my budget. I could do one or the other, if that gets me where I wanna be.
I think I need to upgrade some components to improve performance in games. I'm going to replace my standard hard drive with an SSD, but in addition to that I've been thinking about getting either a new CPU or GPU, but not both if I can avoid it. Or maybe neither of them, if something else is the problem.
My current setup:
- CPU: Core i5 4670k
- GPU: GTX 970
- 16 gigs of 1333mhz RAM
- 500 GB HDD (gonna switch to 1TB SSD)
I play with 1440p resolution. I don't have a gaming monitor, so my goal is to get stable 60 FPS, playing mostly first person shooters. Right now I'm not meeting that goal. In Battlefield 1, if I tone down the settings a bit, I can get to constant 60 FPS, but only in 40 player games. 64 player rounds dip the frame rate to the 40s and 50s whenever there is some action. So I just avoid those servers altogether. Some maps are also worse than others. Smoke and other effects cause FPS dips as well.
In Rising Storm 2 the frame rate is mostly 60, but there's too much stuttering, and smoke effects slash the frame rate to 30. Sometimes I play Squad as well, but the frame rate is just too awful no matter how I fiddle with the settings. But yeah, I know, it's still in development.
Thermal throttling is probably not the issue, since temps are alright in-game (70s and 80s).
My gut tells me that the GTX 970 is just not cutting it anymore for 1440p gaming, and that I should replace it with a 1070. But I'm confused as to why performance is different in 64 player and 40 player rounds in Battlefield 1. Wouldn't that be a CPU issue? My memory speed is low, I know, but from what I've read, it shouldn't make a difference. I'm hoping that an SSD will at least get rid of stuttering in games, if not the low FPS.
Thanks in advance. Getting both a better GPU and CPU would be close to a 1000 euro/dollar investment, and that's just simply over my budget. I could do one or the other, if that gets me where I wanna be.
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