[SOLVED] bottleneck?

[willdawz]

This may be a dumb question but I have these in my system..

Asus ROG STRIX x299-E Gaming MB
Intel Core i7 - 7740X Quad Core @ 4.3 Ghz
Asus ROG STRIX RTX 2070 8G
32.0 GB Ram ddr4 3200

I get roughly 90- 110 fps on cold war under medium settings with all shadows/lights off.

which of my components would be the weakest? or the best to upgrade.

 

[junglist724]

CPU. The 7740X was possibly one of the worst cpus of 2017 due to it being just a more expensive 7700K that required a more expensive X299 motherboard while not even making full use of X299's extra memory channels and pci-e lanes. X299 isn't ideal for gaming due to the cpus(aside from the 7740x and 7640x) using a mesh interconnect that results in roughly double the core to core latency compared to ring bus in their mainstream desktop parts.

 

[geofelt]

Try this simple test:
Run your game, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

 

[willdawz]

Thanks guys.
I browsed for a new cpu and ended up with this one and a mb. are they okay together?

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i9-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118122

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119289

 

[geofelt]

As good as it gets.