[SOLVED] is my pc bottlenecking

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aunebrushan

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im playing skyrim which is a fairly old game, considering i've got a gtx 760 and a i7-4930K i think its weird that im dropping below 60 frames. According to this site https://thebottlenecker.com/calculator
it says with my specs im 100% bottlenecking, and im not sure thats true. is gtx 760 really that outclassed by this cpu? I have 16 gig ram so this is not a concern
 
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There is not a good upgrade for a CPU that will work on your current motherboard. If you get a new Intel or AMD CPU, it will use a different socket and you will need a different motherboard. You will also need new RAM as the DDR3 RAM is not compatible with the current CPUs.

So to get a new CPU, you would need to buy the CPU, motherboard, and RAM. That is called a platform. It would be expensive and your current CPU is decent. So no need to spend all that money for a 15% performance bump.
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Those bottleneck calculators are nonsense. The bottleneck will entirely depend on the application. Applications and games vary in what resources they use from the computer. Your CPU is fine, but the 760 is may be holding you back some. The remastered version of Skyrim will also use more resources as do various mods.
 
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Upgrading the GPu is find however that CPU is one of the best you could get for that socket so it wouldnt be worth upgrading that system. youd be better off moving to a modern platform.

Your best bet is to get a new GPu and save for a new CPU, Mobo and RAM then move your GPu to the new system when you have it.
 
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I would hold onto your CPU. It is more than adequate for gaming and given what is available right now, upgrading your platform wont give you that big of a performance lift. Maybe at the end of the year when AMD and Intel release their next gen CPUs will the performance benefit outweigh the additional cost of the CPU/RAM/Mobo.

Spend you money on a GPU and you will see the biggest benefit. A RX 580 would be a nice bump. And if you can afford it, a 2060 would be a solid GPU for the long term.
 
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There is not a good upgrade for a CPU that will work on your current motherboard. If you get a new Intel or AMD CPU, it will use a different socket and you will need a different motherboard. You will also need new RAM as the DDR3 RAM is not compatible with the current CPUs.

So to get a new CPU, you would need to buy the CPU, motherboard, and RAM. That is called a platform. It would be expensive and your current CPU is decent. So no need to spend all that money for a 15% performance bump.
 
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that would be like 370 dollars i i think

 
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