Recent content by Mobomonkey

Thanks DS. I wasn't sure what sort of difference it made, but as you say, with such an old system, every little helps eh? :)

I'm running a home built system; Asrock z97 pro 3 mobo, i5-4670k cpu, Geforce 1080ti gpu, Win 10 pro 64bit os, with four sticks of 4gb corsair dominator-gt ddr3 2000mhz dram. I know it's cpu bottlenecked and a Frankenstein of a system, but it's been working fine for me for quite some time now...

Xigmatek 120mm Fan air cooler and an OCZ ZX 1250W PSU

I've just upgraded to an ASRock Z97 Pro3 Mobo and an intel i5-4670k CPU. My system runs fine on default UEFI settings. The UEFI contains various easy auto OC options. In the main OC section, the top option bar features; Disabled, 4.0GHz, 4.2GHz, and 4.4GHz all in white, then 4.6GHz, 4.8GHz...

Thanx SamirD, appreciate your link info. You're on point about the i7 4790k. I think I'm gonna go for an i5 4690 which is affordable yet gives me a significant upgrade.

Thanx WC, the i7 920 is in an Asus sabretooth x58 so it would mean a mobo + cpu switch which is why I said 'hassle'. I think I'm gonna go for an i5 4690 which fits my current mobo and is the max upgrade I can afford at present.

I have an i3-4130 which is forming a bottleneck in my home made gaming PC. I can't afford to just buy a top end CPU presently, but I do have an old i7-920 I could try. Is it worth the hassle or should I get something newer with multi cores, probably only be some sort of i5 though, unless there's...

I'm putting in a plug for Prey. Not only is it a great mix of sci-fi shooter/crafting/puzzle games, it has good atmosphere too & various possible endings. It's an extremely well crafted story with lots of clues, if you take your time, read ALL books/notes/e-mails & listen carefully to the...

I'm still using the old i3-4130 & currently on W 7 64bit at present, but considering switching to W 10. Some players reckon that 10 alone helps with gaming, tho technically it shouldn't. I was playing a lot of Shadow of Mordor & that always puts max strain on my CPU, but I have to say that I'm...

Thanks all for your fantastic input. Thanks specifically to those who've upgraded to W 10 & posted their impressions/results. I think, in summary, we can say that W 10 per se, will not help with CPU load, but has the potential, thru DX 12, to do so. DX 12 is either built in to a Game's Engine...