[Support] My games aren't smooth!

[Saven Patel]

My Rig: i5-3570k and MSI 970

Girlfriend's Rig: i5-4690k and EVGA 760

We both have the same exact monitor, but the thing is her computer and games look a lot smoother than mine. We both have the same nvidia settings and don't run VSYNC at all. She hardly gets screen tearing and hickups while mine doesn't look smooth at all. I just switched our GPUs and her rig is still producing smooth video with higher FPS now with my GPU, and mine still looks like crap.

I don't know what else to try, anyone have any ideas? Maybe its my RAM? Hard drive is failing? A cable? What else can I check? Thank you for taking the time to read through this post, it's much appreciated.

 

[Saven Patel]

PC Specs:
MOBO: ASRock Z77 EXTREME4 LGA1155
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Quad Core 3.4GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Blue 1600mHz DDR3
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V
OS: Windows 10
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750
SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB
HDD: Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1TB
HDD: Western Digital WD2002FAEX Caviar Black 2TB
HDD: Western Digital WD20EADS Caviar Green 2TB
COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
DRIVE: ASUS 24X DVD-RW OEM Drive
KEYBOARD: Razer Blackwidow CHROMA
MOUSE: Logitech G502 Proteus Core
PAD: Razer Firefly
CASE: NZXT Phantom 410
MONITOR: ASUS VE278H 27inch Screen LED-lit 2ms Monitors

 

[matthew_nicho2]

I would say that its because the 4690k is faster than the 3570k and that the 3570k is a bottlekneck for the GPU. The 4690k has the edge; not much but enough to make a difference.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570K

 

[Saven Patel]

I would say that its because the 4690k is faster than the 3570k and that the 3570k is a bottlekneck for the GPU. The 4690k has the edge; not much but enough to make a difference.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570K

Is it that much of a difference? Would overclocking my CPU help a little?

 

[matthew_nicho2]

It is 2 years newer than the other. They may be the same speed (Ghz) but the 4690k must be far more efficient. In the page I linked the 4690k does beat the 3570k in every way.

Overclocking will help but I have no experience in overclocking Intel CPU's so you will have to ask someone else. They are "K" CPU's so that should make it easier.

Hope that was helpfull!