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- Apr 20, 2009
I just added a GTX 1060 to my older 2500k rig.
I knew there would be a bottleneck bc of my older ram and cpu, but I didn't think I would have 60-70% less frames than online benchmarks with the same card. In GTA 5 I'm only seeing ~30fps@1080p during the benchmark. While ingame settings say I'm only using 4.1gb of my 6gb card.
In other games, like the new DOOM, I'm getting ~90 with without any cpu or ram overclocking.
So its definetly the CPU or the RAM holding me back so much. I currenty have 16g's (4x4gb) of ddr3 1600mhz, running stock. Link to RAM, running on a Gigabyte z68 mobo. Link to Mobo
I found a older thread, where some easy BIOS settings got my CPU up to 4.4ghz. Will probably need to reseat the heatsink though, while runnning prime one core is hitting 85, while the rest are at 78-79.
Not exactly sure about the settings I used on the RAM, but I think I had to set it to normal instead of auto to be able to get to windows with the 4.4ghz settings. I believe RAM is still on stock settings.
Overclocking the CPU made windows noticeably faster, but no difference on the GTA 5 fps benchmark. Which only leaves the ram...
Is the ram the only thing holding me back right now? What bios settings do I need to change to get a better clock out of my ram?
I knew there would be a bottleneck bc of my older ram and cpu, but I didn't think I would have 60-70% less frames than online benchmarks with the same card. In GTA 5 I'm only seeing ~30fps@1080p during the benchmark. While ingame settings say I'm only using 4.1gb of my 6gb card.
In other games, like the new DOOM, I'm getting ~90 with without any cpu or ram overclocking.
So its definetly the CPU or the RAM holding me back so much. I currenty have 16g's (4x4gb) of ddr3 1600mhz, running stock. Link to RAM, running on a Gigabyte z68 mobo. Link to Mobo
I found a older thread, where some easy BIOS settings got my CPU up to 4.4ghz. Will probably need to reseat the heatsink though, while runnning prime one core is hitting 85, while the rest are at 78-79.
Not exactly sure about the settings I used on the RAM, but I think I had to set it to normal instead of auto to be able to get to windows with the 4.4ghz settings. I believe RAM is still on stock settings.
Overclocking the CPU made windows noticeably faster, but no difference on the GTA 5 fps benchmark. Which only leaves the ram...
Is the ram the only thing holding me back right now? What bios settings do I need to change to get a better clock out of my ram?
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