Let me start off by stating that my PC specs are dated and I understood that there would be some bottle-necking issues.
CPU - 3770k @ 3.50GHZ (10yrs old)
RAM - 16gb DDR3
MB - Asus p8Z77-V Deluxe
PSU - Corsair AX1200
Monitors - 144Hz 1440p
I recently upgraded from a GTX 970 to an Asus Tuf RTX 4070 Ti with the intention to upgrade the rest of my hardware at a later date.
Thus far, I've played World of Warcraft, Fortnite, GTA 5 & PubG.
In all cases, I've experienced very little FPS gain, in most cases barely reaching the 60FPS mark, at times higher but very inconsistent. It could just be in my head but the games do tend to run a bit smoother at least.
I was expecting a lot more, even with the older specs on the other hardware. Am I wrong to expect this?
However, what I've also noticed is that the GPU temperature never crosses 35 degrees. In fact, idle or in-game, the temperature stays almost the same. I currently monitor this using MSI Afterburner but I've also run other apps and all read the same. GPU usage is there, but the temperature never moves and the fps is still quite low. Why are my idle temperatures and under load almost exactly the same and how is the barely an upgrade to the 970?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
CPU - 3770k @ 3.50GHZ (10yrs old)
RAM - 16gb DDR3
MB - Asus p8Z77-V Deluxe
PSU - Corsair AX1200
Monitors - 144Hz 1440p
I recently upgraded from a GTX 970 to an Asus Tuf RTX 4070 Ti with the intention to upgrade the rest of my hardware at a later date.
Thus far, I've played World of Warcraft, Fortnite, GTA 5 & PubG.
In all cases, I've experienced very little FPS gain, in most cases barely reaching the 60FPS mark, at times higher but very inconsistent. It could just be in my head but the games do tend to run a bit smoother at least.
I was expecting a lot more, even with the older specs on the other hardware. Am I wrong to expect this?
However, what I've also noticed is that the GPU temperature never crosses 35 degrees. In fact, idle or in-game, the temperature stays almost the same. I currently monitor this using MSI Afterburner but I've also run other apps and all read the same. GPU usage is there, but the temperature never moves and the fps is still quite low. Why are my idle temperatures and under load almost exactly the same and how is the barely an upgrade to the 970?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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