how far will my i5 6600k go till i have to upgrade

[OCD Tweaker]

ive been reading forums etc like that a long with youtube videos stuff like that about why the i5 6600k bottle necks a 1070

i currently have mine OC to 4.5ghz

i really didnt think mine was bottle necking well come to find out
my CPU usage is 100%
and my GPU is at 65%


i took my 1070 out

and i put my dual 970's in.(WHAT A PAIN THAT WAS BECAUSE I HAD TO DISSEMBLE MY WHOLE LOOP LOL)


i wast bottle necking very much anymore

i really do not want to upgrade my CPU

is there anything im missing to keep this from bottlenecking
everybody throw in your opions on this it be great!!!

 

[Chugalug_]

Doesn't bottleneck at all?
What do you mean?

It's simply a matter of CPU utilization, your CPU is not holding back GPU performance, so why worry?

 

[OCD Tweaker]

when im playing games like bf1 mass effect andromida
my gpu usage never goes above 70%
but my cpu usage always stays at 100%

games are all on ultra setting

i bounce arround between 50 and 60fps
at 1080

 

[synphul]

Some games like those you mentioned would do better with hyper threading or with 6 cores. It depends on the game as each are different. Some more cpu intensive than others. Those games are more cpu intensive than gpu intensive and while your build is a good gaming build in general it may not be optimal for those specific games. An i7 and 1060 would be a better choice for bf1. Even an rx 480 can hold above 60fps on ultra 1080p with bf1.

Some people have had better performance playing bf1 in dx11 mode rather than dx12.

 

[urbancamper]

I own both the i5 6600k and a gtx 1070. Granted, i play all my games at 1080p, but i also play all my games max settings. As others have said, what bottleneck?

As far as the games you mentioned, I don't know about Mass effect, since i don't own it, but in BF1 i get around 110 fps. There is something else going on if your getting these low framerates.

That setup works fine for me. Sure 4 cores and 4 threads would be better, and sometimes my cpu runs close to 100% usage, but as long as the temps are good, I have nothing to worry about.

Neither do you.

 

[Chugalug_]

It's just the fact that some games are more CPU intensive and would benefit from more cores, desn't mean your i5 is bad at all.

 

[OCD Tweaker]

i have no CLUE and now have no clue to why my games are such low fps?
im running dirext x 11
i have 8gb of ram(the most i use is 7 while gaming)
my cpu is 34c underload
my gpu is around 44c underload

this build
i5 6600k
8gb ram
gygabite sniper mobo
850 watt PSU
gygabite gtx 1070 g1
all water cooled

 

[dotas1]

I can also confirm that my 6600k paired with my rog Strix 1070 does above 100fps in BF1.
There is something else wrong with your system.

 

[urbancamper]

Have you given thought that it may be something as simple as a loose hdmi, or dvi cable. or maybe a bad one? Try switching cables.

As far as the cpu being at or near 100% that is normal for an i5 6600k in bf 1

 

[OCD Tweaker]

i checked my cables nothing changed as far as i can tell

 

[urbancamper]

Your not overheating. Check! Your not crashing. Check!

Mass Effect Andromeda is a poorly optimized game. I looked all over the internet. There are just too many sites to count with postings saying this game runs bad on computers. Much better then yours I should add. As far as the cpu being at or near 100%, these games utilize the crap out of cpus. As I said in the first line if none of that is happening your golden.

In BF 1 make sure your using DirectX 12 and not Vulkan. Also make sure Vsync is off.

The only other suggestion I can make is try a different driver for the gpu. A new one came out 2 days ago. It would be the 3rd one within a months time.

I think that your computer is fine and you just need to tune your games right. Oh and again there is nothing wrong with your CPU.