Zotac GTX 970 not performing as well as it should.

[dangerzone17]

Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 4670K @ 3.40GHz 73 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85N PHOENIX-CF (SOCKET 0) 28 °C
Graphics
HP 23xi (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Gigabyte)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (ZOTAC International) 64 °C
Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)

Some games run well (NBA2K15) but many dont run as well as they should getting only 30fps on FARCRY4 on ultra.

 

[Xephius]

have you tried using a benchmark software to test your 970? how long have you had the card for?

 

[gibbly]

Did you install the drivers from the disk or get the latest ones from nvidia? Try updating them

 

[whoratesit]

Here are some benchmarks for your core hardware:
http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Nvidia-GTX-970/S0-M60.14719

If you run the userbenchmark software:
http://www.userbenchmark.com/Software

you can compare the performance of your setup to other people with the same hardware.