Possible Bottle Necking/Thermal Throttling?

[Joel Robertson]

So, to start off im still rather new to the pc building world, so i apologize ahead of time.

Ive included a screenshot of my Speccy: https://imgur.com/a/R0gpPlB
I should note this screenshot was taken with Fortnite running in the background, and it had been running for about a half hour or so (i was playing just before this post)

Ive been playing on this computer for about a year now. Its never been blazing fast by any means. Though i feel it should perform mildly better at minimum, than it currently does. I currently run most games (fortnite, and games such as CS:GO) on bare minimum settings (without changing resolution) and seem to barely be able to get a stable 90-100 fps, often dipping below 60 for brief moments. While i know this sounds nitpicky, and I very well may be, i just thought that with my specs i would have slightly better results. If im wrong, so be it, i just figured it would be better to ask than assume. Any help is much appreciate!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

FX platform is a dead end , now EOL. CPU and graphics card are very week.

 

[Supahos]

With a 1050 and 8300 you're running exactly as I'd expect on those games. There more single core dependent and that cpu is weak single core, and the gpu is the absolute bottom of what is considered a gaming card

 

[Joel Robertson]

With a 1050 and 8300 you're running exactly as I'd expect on those games. There more single core dependent and that cpu is weak single core, and the gpu is the absolute bottom of what is considered a gaming card

Awesome, Thank you so much. Are there any sizable upgrades i could make without putting too much of a hole in the wallet? Seeing as it seems like ill be changing out both parts? if not both + a new motherboard?

 

[Supahos]

Yeah you're at the point a total rebuild is the only option. No upgrade for the cpu, and if you sink money into a better gpu your cpu will just hold it back

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Go to a Ryzen Core , don't invest more $$$ into a dead end platform.
New board , cpu and DDR4.

 

[Joel Robertson]

Yeah you're at the point a total rebuild is the only option. No upgrade for the cpu, and if you sink money into a better gpu your cpu will just hold it back

Go to a Ryzen Core , don't invest more $$$ into a dead end platform.
New board , cpu and DDR4.

Cool, Thanks guys! will look into building a new one, any suggestion on builds under 1k?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($77.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Windforce OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.03 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $969.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-07 18:07 EST-0500

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.71 @ Newegg)
Total: $1022.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-07 18:19 EST-0500

Bit over budget but awesome for the price

 

[Joel Robertson]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.71 @ Newegg)
Total: $1022.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-07 18:19 EST-0500

Bit over budget but awesome for the price

Awesome, thank you so much! just as a follow up, ive heard alot about the new RTX cards, but from what ive heard is that the rtx feature isnt really worth it, is the performance still worth it even without rtx active?

 

[Joel Robertson]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($77.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Windforce OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.03 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $969.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-07 18:07 EST-0500

Thanks alot man, really appreciate it!

 

[Supahos]

The main selling feature (Ray Tracing) is kinda meh to be honest, but it still handily outperforms the 1070. He has a slightly faster SSD I have a larger one, additionally he's under budget I'm over. Either build is good

 

[Joel Robertson]

The main selling feature (Ray Tracing) is kinda meh to be honest, but it still handily outperforms the 1070. He has a slightly faster SSD I have a larger one, additionally he's under budget I'm over. Either build is good

Great, thanks again for all the help!

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Also, AMD is supposed to release new cards the first part of this year. You could do the rest of the build and see what those cards look like. Also, if you need to save money, I think Nvidia is releasing an rtx 2060 supposedly for 350. Some reviews are saying performance similar to a 1070ti. Might be worth seeing what those look like.