Consider whether an upgrade is necessary based on your needs and current performance.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Consider whether an upgrade is necessary based on your needs and current performance.

Pages (2): 1 2 Next

MC_Alfin
Junior Member

03-01-2016, 05:25 AM

MC_Alfin

03-01-2016, 05:25 AM #1

BaccaStrq123
Senior Member

664

03-01-2016, 12:52 PM

You employ your computer for various tasks. With your current high-end setup, unless specific demands exceed its capabilities, you won’t notice significant gains from an upgrade.

BaccaStrq123

03-01-2016, 12:52 PM #2

You employ your computer for various tasks. With your current high-end setup, unless specific demands exceed its capabilities, you won’t notice significant gains from an upgrade.

_FiniPlays_
Junior Member

03-03-2016, 07:50 AM

Notice no change in speed when switching SSDs. For 4K gaming, the graphics card plays a bigger role than the CPU. To identify bottlenecks, observe your CPU and graphics card activity during gameplay. If your CPU is at full capacity while the graphics card isn’t, upgrading the CPU might be worthwhile.

_FiniPlays_

03-03-2016, 07:50 AM #3

Badbhe
Member

03-13-2016, 04:45 PM

why even bother asking. If you have $600 plus dollars to burn, go for it. could be even higher than 6.

Badbhe

03-13-2016, 04:45 PM #4

why even bother asking. If you have $600 plus dollars to burn, go for it. could be even higher than 6.

Canoptek
Junior Member

03-13-2016, 11:08 PM

Because it could be a total waste of money and time. The i7 8700 can basically always max out a 3080 at those resolutions. Unless the OP is doing something more CPU or memory intensive, there's not much point in the upgrade

Canoptek

03-13-2016, 11:08 PM #5

KittyLunaPlays
Junior Member

03-14-2016, 01:51 AM

You can easily see how much your CPU is using while playing games by using built-in tools on your computer. For example, on Windows you can open Task Manager, go to the "Performance" tab, and it shows CPU usage in real time. On macOS, you can check Activity Monitor or the System Preferences menu. These apps let you monitor performance without needing any programming skills. If you're not sure, just open one of these utilities and watch the numbers while you play.

KittyLunaPlays

03-14-2016, 01:51 AM #6

cheleen
Member

116

03-16-2016, 06:58 PM

Learn how to monitor FPS, CPU, and GPU usage while playing games on the DroidGuy site.

cheleen

03-16-2016, 06:58 PM #7

Learn how to monitor FPS, CPU, and GPU usage while playing games on the DroidGuy site.

PoOkachu21
Junior Member

03-16-2016, 07:42 PM

PCI Gen 4 and RTX 3080s can connect to 12th generation CPUs, which may improve performance.

PoOkachu21

03-16-2016, 07:42 PM #8

PCI Gen 4 and RTX 3080s can connect to 12th generation CPUs, which may improve performance.

Narenra
Junior Member

03-16-2016, 08:28 PM

Plan upgrades for the 12th generation release coming soon. Expect more than 30% faster single-threaded performance along with other improvements.

Narenra

03-16-2016, 08:28 PM #9

Plan upgrades for the 12th generation release coming soon. Expect more than 30% faster single-threaded performance along with other improvements.

brobear7
Posting Freak

892

03-17-2016, 11:00 AM

#10

Varies by game and configuration. Expect reduced security effects. Helps maintain smoother FPS at any setting. Possible issues may arise from OS and hybrid core size, but some bugs are possible.

brobear7

03-17-2016, 11:00 AM #10

Varies by game and configuration. Expect reduced security effects. Helps maintain smoother FPS at any setting. Possible issues may arise from OS and hybrid core size, but some bugs are possible.

Pages (2): 1 2 Next