Poor performance on my system, compared to a friend's similar system

[Spooky_the_ghost]

Hello fellow PC Master race members. I've been having issues with my pc, mainly with gaming performance but also just general load times and such. I currently have a AND FX 8350 black edition, GeForce GTX 960, 8gb (2x 4gb sticks) of quality RAM (sorry unsure of brand) and an adequate 800w PSH (also unsure of brand, sorry🙁). My buddy who I game with is running practically the same system, same GPU, he's got a GeForce GTX 970, quality RAM at 16gb I believe and a good PSH. I guess I'm just trying to figure out why my games are performing horribly next to his. He is running Battlegrounds at a stable 60-70 fps on moderate settings and I'm struggling to stay above 20-25 on lowest possible. My load times are also 3-4x longer than his. He will be sitting in the lobby for 5-6 minutes before I even get into the game. Any and all advice would be welcome! And I can provide more info if that's needed as well. Thank you!!

 

[imrazor]

Though you'd think there wouldn't be much difference between a GTX 970 and a GTX 960 based on the numbering scheme, there is a world of difference. His 970 is a much more powerful card than your 960, so it's no wonder that his framerates are better.

Load times are usually a function of disk speed, or in the case of online games, internet speed. Perhaps he has an SSD that can load levels much faster than your disk.

 

[The Paladin]

your buddies has double the ram, which means a much smaller hard drive " swap" file, equates to faster loads times as well because of lower hard drive access.. also the 970 is Much more powerful than the 960, on a side by side comparison, (show below)