question for experts do i need cpu and mobo?

[azzurri]

Hello guys,

First of all i love this forum and the website. It helped me alot of times in the past. The community is very mature and extremely helpfull in my opinion. Anyway i have been wondering about something for a while now and i thought maybe i can finally get a good answer if i post it here.

my specs:
- asus1080ti founder edition
- intel i7 - 3770k @ 3.50ghz
-16gb ram
- a very old motherboard (p8p67 deluxe) https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/271547/asus-p8p67-deluxe.html

I'm really wondering if my cpu and my motherboard is holding me back. My pc is acting up somethimes. I have a htc vive and its not really performing as it should i have the impression. Or maybe its just me.

So my question is do i need an upgrade for 4k gaming and my htc vive or is this good enough. If i need an upgrade what do u suggest?

Thx alot in advance

 

[GhislainG]

Older than you and qualified.

 

[USAFRet]

OK...all I see in here is a bunch of mudslinging.

Bring documented facts, or stay quiet.
Let the numbers speak.

Do we all have an understanding here? I'd really not have to take time out of my day to provide someone a little vacation.

 

[okcnaline]

Your motherboard could well be holding you back as its pci-express sockets are version 2 and that cpu is version 3 like the graphics card.
BTW That Cpu you have is powerfull still 4 cores 8 threads and will clock to 4.2ghz on air easy.

It has been shown time and time again the 2.0 interface vs the 3.0 interface does not have an impact on performance.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/pci-express-3-0-vs-2-0-gaming-performance-gain/4/

Summary of PCI Express Interface Parameters:
Base Clock Speed: PCIe 3.0 = 8.0GHz, PCIe 2.0 = 5.0GHz, PCIe 1.1 = 2.5GHz
Data Rate: PCIe 3.0 = 1000MB/s, PCIe 2.0 = 500MB/s, PCIe 1.1 = 250MB/s
Total Bandwidth: (x16 link): PCIe 3.0 = 32GB/s, PCIe 2.0 = 16GB/s, PCIe 1.1 = 8GB/s
Data Transfer Rate: PCIe 3.0 = 8.0GT/s, PCIe 2.0= 5.0GT/s, PCIe 1.1 = 2.5GT/s

You understand that raw numerical data does not always amount to real life performance, right? Like how "80+" PSUs may actually fall way out of regulation even though on the label, it's supposedly 80+ compliant, right? Or maybe that GPUs may not need more bandwith to transfer instructions and textures than what PCI-e 2.0 x16 needs?

Yamitime how old are you? You sound like a teeenager who absolutely has to win an argument. We can find benchmarks proving what we wrote; you didn't.

Woah, woah, woah!!! Too far, man! Don't resort to personal attacks...!

 

[Yamitime]

OK...all I see in here is a bunch of mudslinging.

Bring documented facts, or stay quiet.
Let the numbers speak.

Do we all have an understanding here? I'd really not have to take time out of my day to provide someone a little vacation.

Ill take the vacation ,Sorry for any harm caused.

 

[GhislainG]

There was no personal attack and I sure didn't mean it to sound that way, but ultimately the OP should not be lead to believe that buying a motherboard with a PCI Express 3.0 slots will provide benefits that justify the expense.

 

[okcnaline]

There was no personal attack and I sure didn't mean it to sound that way, but ultimately the OP should not be lead to believe that buying a motherboard with a PCI Express 3.0 slots will provide benefits that justify the expense.

Yamitime how old are you? You sound like a teeenager who absolutely has to win an argument. We can find benchmarks proving what we wrote; you didn't.

Would you like to reconsider your statement, sir?

 

[GhislainG]

He absolutely wanted to win the argument even though all links that we provided proved that PCIe 3.0 provides minimal benefits, if any; that's why I asked if he was a teenager. Why would that question be perceived as a personal attack? I'm sorry if someone was offended, but all I can do is explain what I meant and it sure wasn't meant to offend the OP or anyone else.

 

[USAFRet]

Now that we've gone completely off-topic here....

Let's pull it back.
OK?

No reply needed, nothing other than comments related directly the OP's question.

 

[okcnaline]

Hello guys,

First of all i love this forum and the website. It helped me alot of times in the past. The community is very mature and extremely helpfull in my opinion. Anyway i have been wondering about something for a while now and i thought maybe i can finally get a good answer if i post it here.

my specs:
- asus1080ti founder edition
- intel i7 - 3770k @ 3.50ghz
-16gb ram
- a very old motherboard (p8p67 deluxe) https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/271547/asus-p8p67-deluxe.html

I'm really wondering if my cpu and my motherboard is holding me back. My pc is acting up somethimes. I have a htc vive and its not really performing as it should i have the impression. Or maybe its just me.

So my question is do i need an upgrade for 4k gaming and my htc vive or is this good enough. If i need an upgrade what do u suggest?

Thx alot in advance

Just wondering, what do you mean by underperforming? The only way I could see that the VR performance you're experiencing is below 144 Hz.