Please Help Me

[RacerDemon]

I just got an MSI GTX 970 4gb and installed it with the newest drivers from Nvidia and I am not seeing that much of an improvement in the games I play. Anyone know why? I had an R9 270x Dual-X Vapor before this. I mainly play World of Warships, however I dint notice some better fps in armored warfare. Any help would be nice. Oh, I also used DDU to un-install my amd drivers and restarted before I installed Nvidia. What I want to know is should I keep the new card, or sell it and just go back to my AMD. Thanks

My System Specs:
FX-6100
16gb DDR3 G-SKill Sniper
1 TB WD Black



This is the card I have now:
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This is the card I use to have:
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[glamdringfh]

Sounds like you're getting a bottleneck somewhere that is stopping your new card from really shining.

I'm not an expert on AMD CPU's, but my hunch is that it is your CPU. Someone else might be able to chime in definitively on whether or not your FX-6100 is the culprit.

 

[RacerDemon]

Sounds like you're getting a bottleneck somewhere that is stopping your new card from really shining.

I'm not an expert on AMD CPU's, but my hunch is that it is your CPU. Someone else might be able to chime in definitively on whether or not your FX-6100 is the culprit.

Hmm, the 6100 is a 6 core unlocked processor thats only 3-4 years old.....it could be, but I am not sure. Thanks though!

 

[glamdringfh]

No problem.

Don't give up on the thread yet, an AMD expert might still pop their head in and take a look at it today.

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

that cpu is complete garbage. it will bottleneck a 970 an insane amount. even though it has 6 cores it doesent matter, each individual core is extremely weak. time for a cpu upgrade

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

 

[RacerDemon]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

I cant get a new MOBO, I already have the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ 2.0, what AMD Processor would be good?

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

I cant get a new MOBO, I already have the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ 2.0, what AMD Processor would be good?

amd fx 8350... You can overclock with that board and get some performance too if you want

 

[RacerDemon]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

I cant get a new MOBO, I already have the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ 2.0, what AMD Processor would be good?

amd fx 8350... You can overclock with that board and get some performance too if you want

I can overclock my current cpu? Thanks for your quick replies and info!

 

[RacerDemon]

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[maxalge]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

I cant get a new MOBO, I already have the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ 2.0, what AMD Processor would be good?

amd fx 8350... You can overclock with that board and get some performance too if you want

I can overclock my current cpu? Thanks for your quick replies and info!

yes if you have an aftermarket cpu cooler

it would be at best a stopgap though, really weak cpu for gaming

 

[RacerDemon]

if you can find a cpu/mobo intel bundle on craigslist or ebay you will see a massive improvement... I would reccomend getting either an i7 920 or better processor. You should be able to find a intel core i5 2500k + a decent overclocking mobo for around $200... the lowest processor I would get would be a i7 920 though, anything worse than that and you will run into bottlenecks again.

I cant get a new MOBO, I already have the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ 2.0, what AMD Processor would be good?

amd fx 8350... You can overclock with that board and get some performance too if you want

I can overclock my current cpu? Thanks for your quick replies and info!

yes if you have an aftermarket cpu cooler

it would be at best a stopgap though, really weak cpu for gaming

I have an after-market air cooler, and i have it up to 4.2 MHz right now, here is link:

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[XxMongermaniacxX]

you need to get a new cpu. no matter how you overclock that cpu it will still be a massive bottleneck. if you are really tight on funds, I would look for a used amd fx 8350 on ebay or craigslist...