Does the monitor and cpu really affect the gaming performance??

[BUlly_boy_2101]

Hi guys i have an old lcd 60Hz VGA 720p monitor,
Asus strix gtx 970,intel i5-2310@2.90GHZ,8gb ADATA ram,gigabyte b75-d3h,corasir vs550 smps.i can run all games at ultra but i experience stutterings especially in assasins creed unity and watch dogs even though im gaming at 720p.Im afraid that my cpu and my monitor are bottlenecking my graphics card.Please can anyone provide information on this subject.When i run benchmarks my graphic card performs superb,this means my graphic card is performing as it should be so there must be something else.

 

[Motoxyogi]

It wouldn't be your monitor, the monitor is just a display interface that is slaved to your graphics output.

Your assumption that your cpu could be bottlenecking your system is probably the most likely source, it could also be your PSU is being overloaded, unlikely unless you have a tonne of drives and peripherals on your system.

Bar upgrading you system again you could try running games through Game Booster http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4842-game-booster.html, alternatively you can go through your OS and switch off any non essential background programmes, makes sure all your power setting are for high performance and generally tune your system.

I used to use it on my old laptop to make modern games playable. It should reduce any cpu overheads that may be causing your problems. It may not help but it's worth a try.

 

[Vice93]

Game booster only close down unnecessary processes & turn off windows aero etc. There is no reason for you to use it unless you have too little RAM (which you don't), and your GPU can handle windows graphics.

Your CPU might bottleneck games that are CPU intensive though, and best way for you to check is to google for the pc requirements of the specific game you're trying to play.

Watch dogs for instance require a 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 3700 to play on recommended settings. This might be the issue you're facing.

 

[BUlly_boy_2101]

Does this mean that getting a new better cpu could reduce stutterings.By the way i have kaspersky internet security 2015 and my geforce
experience running on the background also i have my custom alienware theme and rocketdock running.

 

[Vice93]

There shouldn't be any problems running those in the background.

Your processor is getting a little old, it's not bad, but running current gen games on max settings is a little too much for it.

I'd place a sizeable bet that a new CPU (i5 4690k is all you really need) would give you better performance at higher game settings.

Though if you go for that processor you'd need a new MOBO as well (1150-socket). Let me know what your budget would be if you'd like to upgrade.

 

[BUlly_boy_2101]

I cant upgrade now because i recently upgraded my system and ive wasted my entire budget on this gtx 970 without thinking about my current cpu.Well thanks at least i know whats causing the problem.Ill hang on for now.But are you completely sure that this cpu is bottlenecking the gtx 970

 

[Vice93]

If the only games that you're having issues with are current gen games like AC: Unity, Watchdogs, GTA 5 (if you've tried that) then yeah your CPU is bottlenecking. If you're having issue with older games then you might want to troubleshoot other issues, like temperatures, voltages if you're overclocking, faulty PSU and so on.

 

[BUlly_boy_2101]

Ac unity,watch dogs are the worst.Im not getting stable fps even with medium settings.Shadow of mordor.Farcry 4 work butter smooth in ultra settings.Does that mean anything.

 

[Vice93]

Yeah it means some games are more CPU heavy than others. If you're having stuttering, lower the graphics in that game as your CPU probably won't handle it.

I can only imagine how boring this must be for you, but there isn't much you can do about it.

 

[Motoxyogi]

That AC Unity and watch dogs are, cpu heavy, badly optimised console ports.

What you can do, if you haven't already, is turn off all the bells and whistles in Windows. Turn off any non-essential background processes and generally tweak the system to make the most of what it has.

 

[BUlly_boy_2101]

Thanks guys for your answers.