Slow GTX 970

[TheZerek]

I've recently built a new computer expecting it to be powerful. It really hasn't let me to believe that it is powerful. I'm planning on upgrading my graphics card to a Overclocked 980. What is wrong with my build, and did I do something to make it to be slow? Is there anyway I can get better performance.

SPECS
:Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX Intel LGA 2011

:Central Processing Unit: Intel i7 -4820k FCLGA2011 3.70 GHz 64 bit Processor 10MB Cache

:GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 970

:Central Processing Unit Cooler: Corsair H100i Water Pump.

:RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB)

😛ower Supply Unit: Corsair Professional Series 860 Watt

:Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Full Tower Case

:Hard Drive & SSD: WD Green 1TB & Samsung Evo 120GB

:Operating System: Windows 8.1 64 bit

:Anti-Virus/Malware: Norton Security with Backpack & Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium

:Etc: Corsair SP120 & AF140 Fans & Asus Optical Drive

 

[Utilize]

Is your 970 using more than 3.5GB of its memory?
Are you using this pc for games? There's 500mb of ultra slow memory on GTX 970s - bit a scam really but it shouldn't be a problem in most games. Which games are you experiencing the problem with? Try turning down some settings to use less VRAM. I can't see why it wouldn't perform well other than that unless you haven't built it/set it up correctly.