johnyyz Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 i am running a i7 4790k CPU and gtx 1070 video card looking to upgrade but not so that i get a huge bottleneck in my pc Suggestions ? Core i7 10700K OC to 4.6 all cores/EVGA 750W G+ PSU/ MSI Z490 edge mobo/GSkill RAM DDR4 32GB(2X16GB) 3600mhz/ ASUS TUF RTX 3080/ Win10 home/ Asus 32 inch monitor 1440p/ CH Flightstick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zSCHIZOz Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Your CPU isn't bad, just old. Since you are just wanting to upgrade your GPU at this time grab a GTX 1660Ti. The 1660Ti isn't expensive at all and when you feel the need to upgrade your whole Rig you do so without buyer's remorse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stempski Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 johnzzy... I'm running an i7-4770k and an nVidia RTX 2060 super. I was getting 30-40 fps at medium/low settings, with 16gb of ram. I upped my ram to 32gb and am now getting 50-60 fps on medium/high settings. And it's the slowest/cheapest ram i could find (1600). So, ram is very important in getting better visuals, as is the gpu. Asus Z590 P, Intel I7-10700K, nVidia RTX 4070, 64gb ram(3200), 2 nvme ssd (2 tb total), Samsung QN90B 43" 4k@120hz, Bose Companion 5 PC speakers, Velocity Flight One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendig Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 johnzzy... . . . So, ram is very important in getting better visuals, as is the gpu. I second this. I'm running an RX 580 and adding RAM made a big difference. (Had 16G added 32G.) I was able to get 32G of 3200 MHz RAM for $105 from Micro Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 What screen resolution are you running the sim at? 1080p isn't that demanding these days, 1440p noticeably requires more power, and 4k will definitely require some serious GPU power to run at decent settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyyz Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 What screen resolution are you running the sim at? 1080p isn't that demanding these days, 1440p noticeably requires more power, and 4k will definitely require some serious GPU power to run at decent settings. i am running 1440p, and every couple mins i get a freeze for a few secds so i thought adding another 16 GB of 1600 mhz RAM might help. My RAM is 16GB at 1600mhz and i wanted to know something ......... My motherboard asus Z97A says you can overclock RAM to 3000 mhz, do i have to buy like faster ram like 3200 mhz to accomplish this ? OR can i stick with 1600 mhz RAM ???? thanks Core i7 10700K OC to 4.6 all cores/EVGA 750W G+ PSU/ MSI Z490 edge mobo/GSkill RAM DDR4 32GB(2X16GB) 3600mhz/ ASUS TUF RTX 3080/ Win10 home/ Asus 32 inch monitor 1440p/ CH Flightstick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stempski Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) johnzzy... I'm running that same motherboard (Asus z97-a) and I get no stutters at all. Didn't get them even at 16gb... check your sim settings and make sure you're not running at Ultra... if that doesn't help, check your task manager for background applications that may be running. upping your ram, regardless of the speed, will help immensely at reducing stutters. my monitor is a Samsung C24H89 34inch ultra widescreen 3440 x 1440... at 100hz refresh. Edited August 28, 2020 by stempski Asus Z590 P, Intel I7-10700K, nVidia RTX 4070, 64gb ram(3200), 2 nvme ssd (2 tb total), Samsung QN90B 43" 4k@120hz, Bose Companion 5 PC speakers, Velocity Flight One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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