Littlefoot 54 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 ATI Radeon HD4870 --> GTX960 That's what I was looking at to upgrade from a 660, but I'm most likely to save up for a 970 seeing as there's a much bigger gap between the gtx 660 and 970. GTX 980, 980! Don't chant stuff I can't afford.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QueNNch 515 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 ATI Radeon HD4870 --> GTX960 That's what I was looking at to upgrade from a 660, but I'm most likely to save up for a 970 seeing as there's a much bigger gap between the gtx 660 and 970. I have a 660 too And I'm looking at a 970 too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 ATI Radeon HD4870 --> GTX960 That's what I was looking at to upgrade from a 660, but I'm most likely to save up for a 970 seeing as there's a much bigger gap between the gtx 660 and 970. GTX 980, 980! Don't chant stuff I can't afford.. But it's only a few bucks more xP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 The upgrade from a GTX660 to GTX960 is not much worth (X1.5 performance). But my HD4870 is a lot slower than a GTX960. Also my screen needs displayport which my HD4870 does not have for full resolution and additionally all newer games demanding Direct3D11 won't run. For me it must be more than double performance that I'd even think about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 @Ninja has a better GPU than me right now. I'm sporting a HD 4650 =/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 @Ninja has a better GPU than me right now. I'm sporting a HD 4650 =/ Well that is really entry level. Even new Intel integrated GPUs could compete against it I assume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QueNNch 515 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 @Ninja has a better GPU than me right now. I'm sporting a HD 4650 =/ Well that is really entry level. Even new Intel integrated GPUs could compete against it I assume. Bit harsh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littlefoot 54 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 @Ninja has a better GPU than me right now. I'm sporting a HD 4650 =/ Well that is really entry level. Even new Intel integrated GPUs could compete against it I assume. Bit harsh At 60fps I think he knows it's a bad GPU xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mc.Joker 929 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 Get one of these and ur set: GTX 980 GTX 980Ti GTX 970 R9 380 R9 390 R9 390X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 Get one of these and ur set: GTX 980 GTX 980Ti GTX 970 R9 380 R9 390 R9 390X I'm already planning on getting the EVGA GTX 980ti Classified or FTW edition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mc.Joker 929 Report post Posted November 12, 2015 My setup thanks to my birth day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QueNNch 515 Report post Posted November 12, 2015 I have the same monitor (the one on the left) as you @Mc.Joker Smexy setup btw! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 So I got my new video card. Result: Same shitty low fps in target game as before. Just the quality improves to max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 So I got my new video card. Result: Same shitty low fps in target game as before. Just the quality improves to max. What Game and what FPS are you getting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littlefoot 54 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 So I got my new video card. Result: Same shitty low fps in target game as before. Just the quality improves to max. CPU might be bottle necking? You should have some pretty decent FPS difference with that card compared to the other as it's better than mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Yes it is the CPU. I can't upgrade that as well. I would need a very high clocked dual core CPU it seems. CPU load always around 45% of all four cores together. As it was even before far from 100% it did let me think the video card is keeping fps down. My FPS are most times around 30. The game is Arma3. GPU usage is most of the time at 30%... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kienio 384 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 @Ninja Some antivirus software might also be the problem. I had norton installed and tried to play arma on all settings from low->max and only got 4 fps max. As soon as I removed it, I was getting about 60fps on max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littlefoot 54 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 @Ninja Some antivirus software might also be the problem. I had norton installed and tried to play arma on all settings from low->max and only got 4 fps max. As soon as I removed it, I was getting about 60fps on max. Norton is essentially a virus disguised as an antivirus I really hate it.. Even after uninstalling Norton you will still get ads or popups telling you to buy Norton. It's also slow as hell and idk.. Atm I'm not using an antivirus as I'm not downloading anything other than Steam games so I'm fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mc.Joker 929 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Things to do: 1) Update drivers. 2) Make sure there's enough wattage for your GPU 3) Download NZXT Cam and enable Overlay. you'll see the Usages of the GPU and CPU. That way I found out that my CPU is bottlenecking my GPU Cpu usage 100% and GPU max at 60% Would love to see both at 90/100% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Association 338 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Defragment your disks and to stay up-to-date with all the drivers, I personally use and recommend a program called: Driver Booster 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Well I have two screens to display a lot stuff on the other. Can't be disk issue as my disk activity is below 10%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littlefoot 54 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Well I have two screens to display a lot stuff on the other. Can't be disk issue as my disk activity is below 10%. I also use two screens so maybe we can compare FPS on CoD4 compared to Arma 3, I don't have that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
