[SOLVED] PC Advice Jump up to 1440p?

[crazydan195]

Hi all,

I've been playing games on PC for some years but its mostly been simulation games. That don't really require a beastly PC (ets2) but I've decided to get into a bit more of a demanding side of gaming. Such as triple A titles. Battlefield 5, Tomb Raider etc.

Current specs:

Spoiler

Intel core i7 7700k 4.2ghz
Asus Strix H270f
16gb Corsair Vengance LP 2400mhz dual channel
Corsair CX750M PSU
GTX 1070 EVGA SC
Corsair h100i v2
2TB HDD
120gb Crucial SSD (windows)
250gb Samsung Evo M.2
Asus 144hz 1080p monitor
Latest nvid drivers (417.35)
Windows 10 1809

I recently got myself a good deal on a clearance sale Asus Strix 1080ti OC and due to the box being ripped slightly got even more off price. Having got myself BFV the other day and installing the 1080ti I struggled to get above 30fps on low. After going into safe mode and wiping drivers and reinstalling I'm getting around 65-75fps on ultra which is playable.

Basically I'm just wondering with me playing at 1080p am I some what bottle-necking the 1080ti, should I be looking at getting a Gsync 1440p monitor instead? Would I gain FPS or lose FPS from this? I have looked online/benchmarks and have seen people with similar specs to mine get above 100FPS at 1440p within Battlefield V. So just wondering would I benefit from a 1440p monitor as they are pretty expensive.. and would my 7700k be enough for 1440p or would I have to look into getting something newer and more beefy to get a nice frame rate within BF V as I've heard it likes to eat cores?

On a little side question... I've noticed my CPU doesn't actually turbo up. After reading a bit more into my motherboard, it doesn't seem to support overclocking which is something I completely skipped over at first. Would this be the cause of my CPU not using turbo and staying at stock speed?(turbo is enabled in bios)

Thanks for reading my wall of text hope it was some what understandable and enough info given.

 

[Tiebar90]

My specs are

i7 7700k just like yours
GTX 1080 Duke
MSI Z270 A pro
32 GB DDR4 3000mhz ram
h100i v2 cooler like yours
1TB SSD
250GB SSD
500GB SSD
32 inch 1440p 144hz curved monitor
windows 10
600W PSU

I get about 70-90FPS maxed out on BFV
so pretty similar to yours, but double ram and slightly faster (had 16GB before and my fps was the same) a little newer GPU then that 1070 but less then your 1080ti.

i feel like that 1080ti should be great and not have to be in safe mode to get 65-75fps.

and my CPU does go into turbo when I play bf5. download cpu-z and check your speed of your i7 while playing

make sure your hz in your game video settings is set at 144hz also.

 

[tennis2]

First, and most importantly, DON'T BUY A GSYNC MONITOR!! Nvidia will be adding FreeSync support on 10 and 20 series GPUs on Jan 15.

I have a 27" 1440p 48-144Hz monitor. You want to look at pixel density (PPI). Most people are comfortable with 90ppi on a 24" 1080p monitor, so larger sizes require higher resolution to maintain a similar density.

 

[Vic 40]

looking at turbo not working,

What are the temps for the cpu?
Tried setting windows energy settings to max performance? See if this gives a boost.
Can you set "cpu core ratio" from "per core" to "all core" in the bios?
What max gives "core ratio limit"?

 

[crazydan195]

First, and most importantly, DON'T BUY A GSYNC MONITOR!! Nvidia will be adding FreeSync support on 10 and 20 series GPUs on Jan 15.

I have a 27" 1440p 48-144Hz monitor. You want to look at pixel density (PPI). Most people are comfortable with 90ppi on a 24" 1080p monitor, so larger sizes require higher resolution to maintain a similar density.

Oh thanks for the heads up I actually missed this years CES announcements. I'll have a look at the compatible ones they've listed. Thanks.

looking at turbo not working,

What are the temps for the cpu?
Tried setting windows energy settings to max performance? See if this gives a boost.
Can you set "cpu core ratio" from "per core" to "all core" in the bios?
What max gives "core ratio limit"?

Temps on CPU don't really go above 60c and thats not with the pump and fans on full speed. All the energy saving settings I can find within windows and bios are set to performance. I can set the cpu core ration per core or to all cores but if I change the numbers after exiting and reboot they just go back to stock speeds. Which further makes me believe the board I chose simply doesn't allow for OC at all. There also isn't a OC preset within the bios either there's only "normal and energy saving".

 

[J_E_D_70]

Would definitely go 1440p with adaptive sync with that setup. You’ll crush it.

 

[Vic 40]

I can set the cpu core ration per core or to all cores but if I change the numbers after exiting and reboot they just go back to stock speeds. Which further makes me believe the board I chose simply doesn't allow for OC at all.

You do save and exit? Likely F10 + save and exit

 

[crazydan195]

I can set the cpu core ration per core or to all cores but if I change the numbers after exiting and reboot they just go back to stock speeds. Which further makes me believe the board I chose simply doesn't allow for OC at all.

You do save and exit? Likely F10 + save and exit

Yep save and exit clicked the button and also used F10. Just did a reset on the bios seems to sort of turbo. Goes from stock 4.2Ghz to 4.4Ghz which is near the 4.5Ghz. Looking online more it does just seem the H series doesn't overclock its the Z.

 

[Vic 40]

No "H" chipsets don't overclock,but this seemed to have some limited options. Sometimes do motherboard makers put something like that in non "Z" chipsets,bit if it's found out by Intel they might make them put out a bios update that undo's it again.

That 4.4 is close enough if on all cores. Turbo will only be used if thermals or power are having an overhead.