[SOLVED] Is my gpu getting bottle necked by my cpu or is my graphics card just bad?

[guspowergunner]

Cpu:
Intel i7 7700 3.6
gpu:
Geforce gtx 1060 3gb

When I play Overwatch I usually cant get a consistent 144 frames during teamfights. Would cleaning it help because I've had it for about 8 months and during that time it has slowed down a lot. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Obakasama]

Regular cleaning of dust from the PC should be considered as good house keeping (as it were) for the running of the system. Temperature of a CPU is often one of the indicators for a good clean up.

 

[boju]

1060 is an ok card for 1080p just don't expect the level of a 1080Ti. 144fps constantly is quite demanding and a 1070Ti would be better suited.

 

[guspowergunner]

1060 is an ok card for 1080p just don't expect the level of a 1080Ti. 144fps constantly is quite demanding and a 1070Ti would be better suited.

Even on the lowest graphics ?

 

[boju]

Wouldn't want to set graphics too low otherwise the cpu would have to do more. The 6GB version of the 1060 is better.

How much ram do you have and what drive is Windows and Fortnite on?

Minimum of 7200Rpm hdd. An SSD would help if Windows and Fortnite was installed on it.

8GB dual channel (2x 4GB) is better than 1x8GB. 8GB is minimum nowadays and 16GB (2x8GB) is recommended.

 

[mdd1963]

a 7700 is respectable, but, is no 7700K either, running a full 900 MHz slower; not is a GTX1060 (3 GB) the fastest 1080P solution around...and certainly it is likely that neither is optimal for 144 Hz monitors.

(Perhaps a nuke and pave will resolve some driver issues if your performance was once much higher, as glitches *do* happen with Windows updates/drivers, etc..)