I'm not receiving the best performance I possibly could?

[Miller101]

I'm not getting the same performance as lots of other people I've been watching on YouTube benchmark videos and other resources.

Is there something holding back my performance?

Could it be my TV? Does a monitor improve performance?

Specifications:
MB: H81M-DGS R2.0
RAM: 8GB (2X4) (1STICK)
PSU: Aerocool VX-550W
GPU: GTX 970 Asus Strix
CPU: i5 4460
SSD: Kingston 120GB
HD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda
HD2: 500GB Seagate Barracuda

TV: 32" LED TV - PNDLHDU32

Honestly the only things I could think of being the problem would be the fact that I'm not using dual channel ddr3 or maybe my power supply is not good enough.

 

[getochkn]

You list everything but the CPU.

 

[Miller101]

You list everything but the CPU.

Oh sorry about that, i5 4460.