Intel i5 4440 with GTX 1060 6GB

[pc-freak]

Hi,
My brother gets some fps drops on ultra settings even high with his PC. Rest of the games run fine, he is just having a problem with this game. Do you think he needs more ram?

PC build:
Intel i5 4440
Asus GTX 1060 6GB
8GB RAM
128GB SSD
1TB HDD

Thanks

 

[Herc08]

Probably not. Which game is he having issues with? What is the temps and usage?

 

[BattosaiUK]

If you open Task Manager you can check hardware resources such as cpu / memory usage while playing the game. If you are not hitting 100% then its possible game is not optimized properly.

If you also write problematic game name others might have better suggestions.

 

[pc-freak]

Probably not. Which game is he having issues with? What is the temps and usage?

Hi, thanks for replying,
I thought I wrote the game, my mistake. He is having problems with running battlefield 1, on maximum settings, it's the only game he is having major problems with.
I didn't check his temps, which should I check, gpu or cpu?

 

[rcald2000]

BF1 is an extremely CPU dependent game. Assuming that he's playing in 1080p resolution, ultra settings, what FPS is he experiencing? Is this a campaign or 64 person multiplayer? If my assumption is correct, then his best move is to buy a i7-4790k for his LGA 1150 socket motherboard, and sell the i5-4440. If you want to confirm, then open task manager and set it to "always on top" (options -> always on top). Then run and play the game. Is the CPU usage 80+ %? If so, then a CPU upgrade is warranted.

 

[pc-freak]

BF1 is an extremely CPU dependent game. Assuming that he's playing in 1080p resolution, ultra settings, what FPS is he experiencing? Is this a campaign or 64 person multiplayer? If my assumption is correct, then his best move is to buy a i7-4790k for his LGA 1150 socket motherboard, and sell the i5-4440.

Thanks,
He is getting around 40-50 with drops, he says "it lags". Even though other games run fine. It was on multiplayer.
Is upgrading to an i7-4790k more sensible than building a new PC ?

 

[Herc08]

BF1 is an extremely CPU dependent game. Assuming that he's playing in 1080p resolution, ultra settings, what FPS is he experiencing? Is this a campaign or 64 person multiplayer? If my assumption is correct, then his best move is to buy a i7-4790k for his LGA 1150 socket motherboard, and sell the i5-4440.

Thanks,
He is getting around 40-50 with drops, he says "it lags". Even though other games run fine. It was on multiplayer.
Is upgrading to an i7-4790k more sensible than building a new PC ?

I would say it is. You have a decent build, but you will need to get that CPU since BF1 is one of the few games that really takes advatnage of additional threads.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

i7-4790K is still a great CPU for gaming, especially BF1.