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    [SOLVED] Is my i5 7500 causing low frame rates at 1440p ultrawide?

    Thanks, I really appreciate your input on this stuff.:) My reasoning was I wanted to use the mATX board because I like the mini case I have, and I wanted to use the XC Hybrid because the 1070ti SC Black that I have now is pretty loud(I can hear it over my headset) and I have heard that the 20xx...
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    [SOLVED] Is my i5 7500 causing low frame rates at 1440p ultrawide?

    Screenshots with OSD. Vsync on/off. I got that OSD working, and did some screens. I tried with Andromeda as well, with similar results on usage. This basically tells me that my CPU is more of a problem than my GPU, but that both will need to be upgraded to get to my 100 fps goal. Is that about...
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    [SOLVED] Is my i5 7500 causing low frame rates at 1440p ultrawide?

    Honestly, I did buy it because of the rave reviews and the massive price difference down from the 1080ti at the time(I was impatient and upgraded from a 970 while the crypto buzz was still in some effect). I have pretty much wished I had gone with the 1080ti ever since. Then I read some things...
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    [SOLVED] Is my i5 7500 causing low frame rates at 1440p ultrawide?

    So, in Anthem I did turn the settings down to the "Medium" preset from "High" and it seemed to have no effect on my FPS, just made the graphics noticeably worse. I also tried tweaking and/or turning off some settings in ME:A that are supposed to be GPU intensive, and it also made no difference...
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    [SOLVED] Is my i5 7500 causing low frame rates at 1440p ultrawide?

    System: i5 7500 MSI H270M Mortar Arctic Corsair LPX 3000mhz 2x8gb EVGA GTX 1070ti Black 860 EVO 500gb SSD CM MasterLiquid 240 AIO CX650M Samsung CF791 EDIT: I'm asking because I have read that at 1440p+, the GPU becomes the major player, but I've also read that the i5 7500 is less than stellar...