Hey guys, I have dropped a lot of money into my computer lately. And I just haven't got the performance I want.
I don't know why to be honest...
I mean, people with similar and sometimes weaker specs appear to fair so much better than my own PC.
Is it because of the 7970 I bought?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413
I feel like I should have dished out the extra 50 for the GHZ addition.
Well, too late now.
This 7970 actually feels a bit.. sluggish compared to my GTX 660 non TI, with the latest drivers. Which is really weird, considering it should perform "a lot better" according to bench marks.
I don't know what's preventing me from getting the 'amazing' feel out of my PC.
I'm going to list my PC parts, and I really need someone to push me into the right direction.
I'm seriously considering just dropping 500 to go intel because this performance is just making me angry, I've already dropped so much on upgrades.
7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413
CPU & COOLER:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
SSD/HDD:
X2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
1 1TB (not from newegg) 7200RPM
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
MOTHERBOARD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
CASE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178
(5 noctua 120mm case fans installed)
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093
What is my bottle neck, what is holding me back? Why do I feel sluggish in modern games, and get random frame skips, drops. My performance is actually worse than before?...
Also, should I buy this now? It's 90 dollars off!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL022113&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL022113-_-EMC-022113-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17151087-L0B
I want to get two 7970s anyway, I'm sure a 750W seasonic PSU would do me good in the future anyway.
Anyway, my main question is:
What is preventing me from feeling like all that money didn't go to waste?
Is it one part of my PC, or is it just my 8320?
Should I just go intel?
I really want my money to not be put to shame like this.
Please respond asap, any and all advice is appreciate!
Thanks.
I don't know why to be honest...
I mean, people with similar and sometimes weaker specs appear to fair so much better than my own PC.
Is it because of the 7970 I bought?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413
I feel like I should have dished out the extra 50 for the GHZ addition.
Well, too late now.
This 7970 actually feels a bit.. sluggish compared to my GTX 660 non TI, with the latest drivers. Which is really weird, considering it should perform "a lot better" according to bench marks.
I don't know what's preventing me from getting the 'amazing' feel out of my PC.
I'm going to list my PC parts, and I really need someone to push me into the right direction.
I'm seriously considering just dropping 500 to go intel because this performance is just making me angry, I've already dropped so much on upgrades.
7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413
CPU & COOLER:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
SSD/HDD:
X2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
1 1TB (not from newegg) 7200RPM
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
MOTHERBOARD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
CASE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178
(5 noctua 120mm case fans installed)
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093
What is my bottle neck, what is holding me back? Why do I feel sluggish in modern games, and get random frame skips, drops. My performance is actually worse than before?...
Also, should I buy this now? It's 90 dollars off!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL022113&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL022113-_-EMC-022113-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17151087-L0B
I want to get two 7970s anyway, I'm sure a 750W seasonic PSU would do me good in the future anyway.
Anyway, my main question is:
What is preventing me from feeling like all that money didn't go to waste?
Is it one part of my PC, or is it just my 8320?
Should I just go intel?
I really want my money to not be put to shame like this.
Please respond asap, any and all advice is appreciate!
Thanks.