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Remaining competitive at this level

Remaining competitive at this level

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SmashyGames
Junior Member
25
04-08-2020, 04:18 AM
#1
Let’s be real, the 4-core CPU from 2014 is a bottleneck. Still, after overclocking and using water cooling, it works surprisingly well. I’m aware an upgrade is necessary, but this machine is running much better than expected. There’s still room for improvement with a few tweaks. Review these charts and share your thoughts on the specs: i7-4790k @ 4.6 Corsair vengeance 4x8 GB @1872 Maximus Vi Hero EVGA ftw3 3070 stock Corsair H100i (360mm) ANTEc P20C argb with 140mm fans front.
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SmashyGames
04-08-2020, 04:18 AM #1

Let’s be real, the 4-core CPU from 2014 is a bottleneck. Still, after overclocking and using water cooling, it works surprisingly well. I’m aware an upgrade is necessary, but this machine is running much better than expected. There’s still room for improvement with a few tweaks. Review these charts and share your thoughts on the specs: i7-4790k @ 4.6 Corsair vengeance 4x8 GB @1872 Maximus Vi Hero EVGA ftw3 3070 stock Corsair H100i (360mm) ANTEc P20C argb with 140mm fans front.

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zeroxpalace
Member
116
04-08-2020, 05:28 PM
#2
Let’s be real, the 4-core CPU from 2014 is a bottleneck. Still, after overclocking and using water cooling, it works surprisingly well. I’m aware an upgrade is necessary, but this machine is running much better than expected. There’s still room for improvement with a few tweaks. Review these charts and share your thoughts on the specs: i7-4790k @ 4.6 Corsair vengeance 4x8 GB @1872 Maximus Vi Hero EVGA ftw3 3070 stock Corsair H100i (360mm) ANTEc P20C argb with 140mm fans front.
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zeroxpalace
04-08-2020, 05:28 PM #2

Let’s be real, the 4-core CPU from 2014 is a bottleneck. Still, after overclocking and using water cooling, it works surprisingly well. I’m aware an upgrade is necessary, but this machine is running much better than expected. There’s still room for improvement with a few tweaks. Review these charts and share your thoughts on the specs: i7-4790k @ 4.6 Corsair vengeance 4x8 GB @1872 Maximus Vi Hero EVGA ftw3 3070 stock Corsair H100i (360mm) ANTEc P20C argb with 140mm fans front.

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_NoWay_
Member
105
04-08-2020, 06:18 PM
#3
Visualizations aren't the focus. What truly counts is gameplay quality. How does it manage BG3, Starfield, Ark Ascended, and similar titles?
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_NoWay_
04-08-2020, 06:18 PM #3

Visualizations aren't the focus. What truly counts is gameplay quality. How does it manage BG3, Starfield, Ark Ascended, and similar titles?

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Back2Blaze
Member
204
04-08-2020, 06:55 PM
#4
It previously limited my 1080ti in Battlefield 1 at 1440p, a title from 2016/2017, and later faced serious performance issues with titles like Apex and Warzone. It acts as a major performance hurdle before reaching 60FPS in newer games.
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Back2Blaze
04-08-2020, 06:55 PM #4

It previously limited my 1080ti in Battlefield 1 at 1440p, a title from 2016/2017, and later faced serious performance issues with titles like Apex and Warzone. It acts as a major performance hurdle before reaching 60FPS in newer games.

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Vehan
Member
108
04-16-2020, 01:44 AM
#5
My 4690k struggled with my RX 580, especially in CPU-heavy parts of games like Red Dead 2 or Rise/Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Now with my Ryzen 5 and 7, everything runs smoothly at 60 fps.
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Vehan
04-16-2020, 01:44 AM #5

My 4690k struggled with my RX 580, especially in CPU-heavy parts of games like Red Dead 2 or Rise/Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Now with my Ryzen 5 and 7, everything runs smoothly at 60 fps.

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StankCatt
Junior Member
29
04-16-2020, 05:34 AM
#6
I mainly use Warzone at ultra high levels, keeping everything at 1440p and achieving 70-80 frames. In Halo Infinite with ray tracing at max settings, I get about 130 frames.
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StankCatt
04-16-2020, 05:34 AM #6

I mainly use Warzone at ultra high levels, keeping everything at 1440p and achieving 70-80 frames. In Halo Infinite with ray tracing at max settings, I get about 130 frames.

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Xytrixz
Senior Member
552
04-27-2020, 12:42 PM
#7
Well it’s definitely a bottleck there’s no doubt. But the 1080 ti and 3070 perform fairly similar on raw horsepower alone. Im just surprised its doing as well as it is considering how smooth my games play and many other things
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Xytrixz
04-27-2020, 12:42 PM #7

Well it’s definitely a bottleck there’s no doubt. But the 1080 ti and 3070 perform fairly similar on raw horsepower alone. Im just surprised its doing as well as it is considering how smooth my games play and many other things

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Me1MadMiner
Member
190
04-28-2020, 07:18 AM
#8
They don't. The 3070 offers at least a 30%-40% boost in older titles and over 50% in newer ones. I upgraded from a 1080ti to a 3060ti, and it really made a difference even with the smaller VRAM at the time. Still, 1080ti remains a reliable card for most games back then. Not great for Alan Wake 2, though.
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Me1MadMiner
04-28-2020, 07:18 AM #8

They don't. The 3070 offers at least a 30%-40% boost in older titles and over 50% in newer ones. I upgraded from a 1080ti to a 3060ti, and it really made a difference even with the smaller VRAM at the time. Still, 1080ti remains a reliable card for most games back then. Not great for Alan Wake 2, though.

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Mya_FM
Junior Member
34
05-05-2020, 11:44 PM
#9
I’m uncertain about the specific game you’re referring to, but that would be unusual. Regardless, it won’t affect my upgrade plans to a 1700 platform. I’ll look for improved balance then.
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Mya_FM
05-05-2020, 11:44 PM #9

I’m uncertain about the specific game you’re referring to, but that would be unusual. Regardless, it won’t affect my upgrade plans to a 1700 platform. I’ll look for improved balance then.

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Commissar_Dan
Junior Member
28
05-12-2020, 07:18 AM
#10
Which visual representations are needed?
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Commissar_Dan
05-12-2020, 07:18 AM #10

Which visual representations are needed?

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