[SOLVED] Went from GTX 970 to RTX 2060 and still running the same

[JenaroF2903]

I just upgraded my GTX 970 for an RTX 2060 so I could play warzone because there were constant fps drops with the 970. To my surprise when I installed the RTX 2060 I still had the same FPS for Fortnite and warzone also still have FPS drops. I have an i7-6700K and also just completely reset my computer. I think my i7 is damaged.
Heres the results from my user benchmark : https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/26488206

 

[JenaroF2903]

Those won't run at anything over 2400mhz so aside from having them down the road for a newer system, in which case it's wise, at least for use in THIS system, you've wasted your money by buying much more expensive sticks than you could likely have gotten away with.

There is ZERO chance of getting them to run at anything over 2400mhz on that motherboard. You need a Z series board to use faster than 2400mhz on 6th Generation platforms, and I said that already but either you didn't pay attention OR you decided to buy faster RAM so that if you upgrade the motherboard or the whole platform later you won't have to buy different memory at that time.

Damnn I had forgot cause of all the replies but I’m pretty sure im going to upgrade my motherboard pretty soon if I’m not happy with the performance

 

[Darkbreeze]

If you DO upgrade your motherboard, you will want to be sure to get a Z170 or Z270 motherboard. Those are the only two chipsets that will work with your CPU, AND allow you to both overclock and run faster memory than 2400mhz. They are becoming hard to find and expensive though because those boards have been out of production for a while now.

 

[JenaroF2903]

If you DO upgrade your motherboard, you will want to be sure to get a Z170 or Z270 motherboard. Those are the only two chipsets that will work with your CPU, AND allow you to both overclock and run faster memory than 2400mhz. They are becoming hard to find and expensive though because those boards have been out of production for a while now.

A z270 wouldn’t work?

 

[JenaroF2903]

A z270 wouldn’t work?

Ohh nvm lol I’m tripping thank you I’ll prolly get the 270

 

[JenaroF2903]

If you DO upgrade your motherboard, you will want to be sure to get a Z170 or Z270 motherboard. Those are the only two chipsets that will work with your CPU, AND allow you to both overclock and run faster memory than 2400mhz. They are becoming hard to find and expensive though because those boards have been out of production for a while now.

How big of a improvement would it be to get a z270?

 

[JenaroF2903]

and I should be able to play warzone right ? Even if it’s only 2400 ghz

 

[Darkbreeze]

How "big" a difference is pretty much subjective. It depends on what you're doing, what games you're playing, etc.

Games that are very CPU intensive will see more benefit from a motherboard that allows the memory to run at 3200mhz than games that are mainly GPU dependent. Z270 boards are probably going to be easier to find since they are more recent than Z170, but both of them are starting to get pretty scarce.

As far as what you "can play", you "can play" anything, whether at 2133mhz or at 3200mhz, but it's obviously going to offer different results and just how different will depend on the game. As to warzone, who knows. Some users are claiming 100% CPU usage nearly all the time while others say they barely have any. It certainly won't hurt to have dual channel and 8 more GB of RAM than you did before, and until you DO get a new motherboard be sure to go into the BIOS and set the memory speed to 2400mhz if it doesn't do so automatically. Setting the XMP profile won't work because the profile for those sticks won't be supported, but you can certainly manually set the memory speed to 2400mhz after they are installed.

 

[JenaroF2903]

How "big" a difference is pretty much subjective. It depends on what you're doing, what games you're playing, etc.

Games that are very CPU intensive will see more benefit from a motherboard that allows the memory to run at 3200mhz than games that are mainly GPU dependent. Z270 boards are probably going to be easier to find since they are more recent than Z170, but both of them are starting to get pretty scarce.

As far as what you "can play", you "can play" anything, whether at 2133mhz or at 3200mhz, but it's obviously going to offer different results and just how different will depend on the game. As to warzone, who knows. Some users are claiming 100% CPU usage nearly all the time while others say they barely have any. It certainly won't hurt to have dual channel and 8 more GB of RAM than you did before, and until you DO get a new motherboard be sure to go into the BIOS and set the memory speed to 2400mhz if it doesn't do so automatically. Setting the XMP profile won't work because the profile for those sticks won't be supported, but you can certainly manually set the memory speed to 2400mhz after they are installed.

Thank you so much man you really did help sorry for being a noob in this sort of stuff lol but I appreciate it a lot

 

[Darkbreeze]

Of course man. Anytime.

 

[JenaroF2903]

Of course man. Anytime.

I just got the ram and it’s not letting me put it at anything above 2133 mhz in bios idk what I’m doing wrong

 

[Darkbreeze]

So here's the deal. With 6th Gen Skylake CPUs the maximum supported memory speed on that motherboard is 2133mhz. With 7th Gen Kaby lake CPUs the maximum supported memory speed is 2400mhz. As I said before, you REALLY want to get a Z170 or Z270 board for use with that CPU and that memory. Take heart though, the difference between 2133mhz and 2400mhz is not enough that for gaming you'd ever notice the difference anyhow. The mere fact that you should have dual channel operation now should definitely make it a little faster than before, but you'll need an unlocked chipset to really feel any difference due to the speed of the kit.

 

[JenaroF2903]

So here's the deal. With 6th Gen Skylake CPUs the maximum supported memory speed on that motherboard is 2133mhz. With 7th Gen Kaby lake CPUs the maximum supported memory speed is 2400mhz. As I said before, you REALLY want to get a Z170 or Z270 board for use with that CPU and that memory. Take heart though, the difference between 2133mhz and 2400mhz is not enough that for gaming you'd ever notice the difference anyhow. The mere fact that you should have dual channel operation now should definitely make it a little faster than before, but you'll need an unlocked chipset to really feel any difference due to the speed of the kit.

I’m about to get a b450 tomahawk and Ryzen 5 3600

 

[Nemesia]

I’m about to get a b450 tomahawk and Ryzen 5 3600

B450 Tomahawk MAX.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Doesn't really matter either way. The only real benefit of getting the Tomahawk Max over the original Tomahawk is that the Max supports memory up to 4133mhz "officially" while the original version only officially supports up to 3466mhz. In reality what we know to be true is that most people can get 3200mhz sticks to run fairly easily on the original Tomahawk while 3600mhz sticks should be pretty standard on the Max.

Since the OP has already purchased a set of 3200mhz sticks it probably doesn't really matter which board they get between those two, but unless the price difference is more than twenty five bucks I'd definitely look at the Max rather than the original model. There might be a few other minor differences. Both have only one M.2 slot so aside from memory there's probably not a lot that's compelling since the original model has flashback and can easily be updated to support the 3000 series.

 

[Nemesia]

Doesn't really matter either way. The only real benefit of getting the Tomahawk Max over the original Tomahawk is that the Max supports memory up to 4133mhz "officially" while the original version only officially supports up to 3466mhz. In reality what we know to be true is that most people can get 3200mhz sticks to run fairly easily on the original Tomahawk while 3600mhz sticks should be pretty standard on the Max.

Since the OP has already purchased a set of 3200mhz sticks it probably doesn't really matter which board they get between those two, but unless the price difference is more than twenty five bucks I'd definitely look at the Max rather than the original model. There might be a few other minor differences. Both have only one M.2 slot so aside from memory there's probably not a lot that's compelling since the original model has flashback and can easily be updated to support the 3000 series.

My comment was all about this "I’m about to get a b450 tomahawk and Ryzen 5 3600 "

Tomahawk MAX for the Ryzen 3600 support out of the box.

 

[Darkbreeze]

If the price difference is more than 20 bucks, then I'll be happy to spend five minutes flashing the BIOS before I can use it.