I've been purchasing some modern games recently (H1Z1, BFHL, ARK, GTAV) and have noticed that my rig wasn't keeping up my FPS counts like it did with Skyrim era games. In response, I decided to upgrade my GPU from a 2GB HD 7850 to an 8GB R9 390. I've seen a modest increase in FPS but nothing like I expected. Ratcheting graphics settings from Ultra to Low results in a negligible increase in FPS.
Currently running 6 GB of DDR2 and an AMD Phenom II X4 965 OC'd to 3.7 Ghz. CPU utilization is maxed and RAM is close to being completely used when in a game. Any ideas on how I can alleviate the issues I am having? Am I completely CPU bottlenecked? I'm thinking it may be time for a new mobo, CPU, and RAM. I'd like the most bang for my buck and would appreciate any ideas you would have.
Been thinking i5-4590.
Currently running 6 GB of DDR2 and an AMD Phenom II X4 965 OC'd to 3.7 Ghz. CPU utilization is maxed and RAM is close to being completely used when in a game. Any ideas on how I can alleviate the issues I am having? Am I completely CPU bottlenecked? I'm thinking it may be time for a new mobo, CPU, and RAM. I'd like the most bang for my buck and would appreciate any ideas you would have.
Been thinking i5-4590.