I have a 4790k with 1080 ti and 16 GB of RAM, and have a 100 Hz 3440x1440 monitor, but GTA V struggles to maintain above 80 FPS, does getting a better cpu like the 9900k improve the frame rate?
You bought a video card that is barely being used because your CPU is too weak to actually feed it. While your CPU will be working around 80-100% playing GTAV, the GPU is only being used at around 50-60%. You need a better CPU or you need to increase details if you are not already running the maximum that specifically pertain to GPU and not CPU settings. There is at least one guide I believe that tells you which graphical features use CPU or GPU in GTAV, I just don't remember if it was an nvidia article or from somewhere else. I believe GTA Online doesn't use many of the single player graphical features like density settings. since everyone needs to be seeing the same thing to keep is sync'ed.Overkill as in? Sorry I didn’t understand that term.
The i5 6600k is at most 9% faster in most games over an i7 3770k. In CPU bound games you are better off with the 3770k every time vs a 6600k.it's 4th gen and it's old. i was using an 3rd gen i7 a while ago and paired it with a 1070. the result is well... my 1070 only work like 60-70% all the time. it never hit 100% load because it was limited by my CPU. my i7 3770 is simply not fast enough to feed the 1070 with information it needed to render the frames. right now i'm using a i5 6600k, and from my experience, this is a sweet spot for a 1070, as i've seen both work for 100% in demanding AAA titles, meaning very minimal bottleneck.
what i mean by overkill is simply that. your GPU won't ever hit 100% load, hence not using all the horsepower it have because your CPU is simply not strong enough for feeding your GPU with information to render dem fps, hence the GPU is "overkill".
it's not a 3770"k" sadly it's just a plain good ol' 3770 on a <Mod Edit> h61 mobo. once i got my hand on 6600k though, I just OC it 4.6ghz initially, and tuned it down to 4.5 because stability, and it worked way better thanks to 9% IPC increase (maybe) and 800/900 more mhz.The i5 6600k is at most 9% faster in most games over an i7 3770k. In CPU bound games you are better off with the 3770k every time vs a 6600k.
I'm just saying, more CPU threads is almost always better these days. Look through the forum and you will see nearly every day someone is asking about their CPU and whether it's bottlenecked or people asking about their CPU being at 100% playing games and it ends up that they have a 4c4t CPU. An i5-6600k is still a good CPU, but it quickly became outpaced by video games released in the last 2-3 years.it's not a 3770"k" sadly it's just a plain good ol' 3770 on a <Mod Edit> h61 mobo. once i got my hand on 6600k though, I just OC it 4.6ghz initially, and tuned it down to 4.5 because stability, and it worked way better thanks to 9% IPC increase (maybe) and 800/900 more mhz.
BUT, that's not what we're talking about yeah? if 6600k @4.5ghz is just enough for a 1070, how can a 4790k supports a 1080 ti well?
A 9900K will hardly improve things when 1440p UW is more gpu bound.I have a 4790k with 1080 ti and 16 GB of RAM, and have a 100 Hz 3440x1440 monitor, but GTA V struggles to maintain above 80 FPS, does getting a better cpu like the 9900k improve the frame rate?
The OP wants more than 80fps. The only practical upgrade to reach over 80fps is a Ryzen 5-9 3000 series overclocked or the highest fps option being an i7-9900k. The only upgrade to a 1080ti would be an RTX 2080ti, which would probably be double the cost of upgrading the CPU and MB and Ram for an extra 20-30fps or more depending on the parts picked.WTH! How's a 4790K holding back a 1080Ti on the OPs 1440p ultrawide monitor???
A 9900K will hardly improve things when 1440p UW is more gpu bound.
1440p UW sits between normal 1440p and 4K, so results would be somewhere between the results here: https://www.gpucheck.com/game-gpu/g...e-gtx-1080-ti/intel-core-i7-4790k-4-00ghz/low
Gpu drivers up to date? What's the rest of your specs?
i7 4790k OC’d to 4.5 GHz with Cooler Master hyper 212XWTH! How's a 4790K holding back a 1080Ti on the OPs 1440p ultrawide monitor???
A 9900K will hardly improve things when 1440p UW is more gpu bound.
1440p UW sits between normal 1440p and 4K, so results would be somewhere between the results here: https://www.gpucheck.com/game-gpu/g...e-gtx-1080-ti/intel-core-i7-4790k-4-00ghz/low
Gpu drivers up to date? What's the rest of your specs?
The FPS the OP is seeing seems reasonable given this review and looking at other 4c/8t Intel CPU’s if newer generation https://www.anandtech.com/show/1185...lake-review-8700k-and-8400-initial-numbers/17
The frame rate I mentioned is in GTA Online, it drops as low as 60s when in a populated session and goes as high as 100 when there are less people.The only upgrade path the OP has over a 1080ti is a RTX 2080ti. The only real options for the OP to gain higher than 80fps are buy an 2080ti, lower certain graphics settings including options like population and vehicle density which use CPU or upgrade the CPU, which probably won't be as dramatic of an increase as a 2080ti could be. GTA Online doesn't rely on the single player density settings, so that won't help. Am I wrong on some stuff? Yeah probably, but those are the only options I see the OP has for high resolution in GTAV.
The OP also never mentioned if their fps was in single player or Online. GTA Online runs far worse than single player because of all the extra CPU calculations required. Before Rockstar released the update with the RockStar Launcher, I would only get 40-50fps in GTA Online, but 80-90 in single player with the same settings. Now I actually get over 60fps Online and still 80-90fps single player. Nobody ever does fps testing for GTA Online, so there is no real way to know what is the best upgrade for higher fps in GTA Online.
Before this can get any further downhill, we need more info from you.The frame rate I mentioned is in GTA Online, it drops as low as 60s when in a populated session and goes as high as 100 when there are less people.
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/20850800Before this can get any further downhill, we need more info from you.
https://www.userbenchmark.com/ [Close all programs before running]
Go here^and link the results - it'll give us most of your specs as well, save for the power supply, so give us the make and model of that please.
1 - The game's installed on 860 EVO SSD.1)Is the game on one of the HDDs or SSDs?
2)Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings.
-Is low latency mode on or off? This one's a mixed bag. You might have to play around with this one to see how your hardware reacts.
-Texture Filtering - Quality, on High Performance?
3)What's you internet connection normally like?
4)Do you like to leave the browser or other app running in the background while you play?
Other than that, your system looks pretty darn good.