FPS Expectation Help

[iiWelshY]

I've had my PC little over 6 months now. I've not a tech geek so to speak and not highly educated on most PC related aspects. Here's my build;

Processor - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory x2
Powersupply - Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply
GPU - Gigabyte 7970 Ghz Edition

What do you think my fps average would be with this build on BF4 on ultra and if I'm not meeting 120 fps, should I still go ahead with buying this monitor? (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313)

Thanks.

 

[damric]

CPU power tends to really limit things when it comes to the 120Hz+ monitors. Even high end intel CPUs are going to dip a lot in choked up areas.

 

[maddogfargo]

3570K is still a good gaming CPU. If you have a good cooler on it try a moderate overclock. It is very capable to driving an HD 7970 to full potential.

However, even very high end multi-GPU systems have a hard time hitting 120 FPS in BF4.

 

[iiWelshY]

I have noticed massive dips in my frame rate during 64 player servers in wide open area's (most maps). Could you recommend a suitable cooler?

 

[damric]

I have noticed massive dips in my frame rate during 64 player servers in wide open area's (most maps). Could you recommend a suitable cooler?

Depending on how often that occurs, you may want to ditch the idea of a more expensive high refresh rate monitor and either go cheaper or more resolution instead. It's mostly those online game instances like you mentioned where even the most robust CPUs can't keep the FPS up, so if that sounds like your thing, it's worth considering. With higher resolution monitor, your CPU only needs to keep up 60FPS which is a heck of a lot easier, and the GPU can grunt out the rest

For ~ $30, the Hyper 212 EVO is generally good enough for anything not too extreme.

 

[Rationale]

120 fps is just a pipe dream at the moment... Don't bother. You can still get a 120hz monitor if you want, it'll at least help minimize vsync irregularities, but don't try to run things at 120 fps.