So, I recently bought a gtx 970 (upgraded from 660) to go in my rig (fx8350 and m5a97r2.0 mobo). The card runs great, but sometimes my fps fluctuates wildly in my games, ie. All 1080p, Bf4 ultra settings I get anywhere from 120 -45 fps (storm is the only map that causes it to dip that low) and dragon age inquisition on max settings I get 80-40, and on borderlands 2 max setting aa at 4x I get 70-35. These fluctuations don’t seem to have anything to do with sudden 180 turns, or flashing lights, as a matter of fact, I can’t really put my finger on when it wants to dip low like that. I’ve noticed that it does tend to lag the most in borderlands when im in a fight, my assumption is that there is some sort of cpu intense physics going on at the time, and my cpu just can’t throw out the calculations fast enough to cope with the newest games (I know borderlands 2 isn’t new… Idk what the hell that games problem is… Maybe cause I play it coop with a friend?). I monitored my cpu during these dips and there are never really high spikes in activity, and usage never gets over 60%, but my gpu never reads at 100% either, it only reads that high if running valley benchmark or msi kombustor. Is it really possible that my fx8350 (overclocked to 4.3ghz) could be throttling my fps? If so would a 4790k eliminate these frame dips or am I just stuck with them? I like max settings and if 8350 can’t keep up I want something that can... Here is a score from a 3d mark benchmark http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/5977289 even this says the cpu is lagging behind, but will that affect real word performance? Any helpful input is greatly appreciated 
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