F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop You're considering an upgrade and want to know if it's a good idea.

You're considering an upgrade and want to know if it's a good idea.

You're considering an upgrade and want to know if it's a good idea.

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louie018
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03-30-2019, 07:39 AM
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Hello everyone, let me explain my setup: i7 4790k from Asus Maximus Hero VII, GSKill Sniper, 32GB Corsair H80i, GeForce RTX 2060, 6Gb SSD. Storage includes 1x240gb OS, 1x500gb games, and 1x1TB music drive. The HDD is 1x1TB for other uses. I use an ASUS Strix 27" curved monitor mostly for gaming, but also for audio editing (not heavily), and I run a CPU-heavy app called ROON for music. Playing Skyrim with many mods keeps me around 57-60 FPS, except in dense forests or cities where it drops to 45 FPS. Ultra runs at 50-60 FPS with some adjustments, and I can play RDR2 smoothly. For F1 2019 I’m fine. I don’t have deep technical expertise, so my main concerns are: am I hitting a bottleneck? What upgrades would help? Because of inflation and currency changes here in Argentina, I’m trying to future-proof my PC before prices rise too much—we saw a 35% drop in the dollar exchange rate this week. Thanks for your help!
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louie018
03-30-2019, 07:39 AM #1

Hello everyone, let me explain my setup: i7 4790k from Asus Maximus Hero VII, GSKill Sniper, 32GB Corsair H80i, GeForce RTX 2060, 6Gb SSD. Storage includes 1x240gb OS, 1x500gb games, and 1x1TB music drive. The HDD is 1x1TB for other uses. I use an ASUS Strix 27" curved monitor mostly for gaming, but also for audio editing (not heavily), and I run a CPU-heavy app called ROON for music. Playing Skyrim with many mods keeps me around 57-60 FPS, except in dense forests or cities where it drops to 45 FPS. Ultra runs at 50-60 FPS with some adjustments, and I can play RDR2 smoothly. For F1 2019 I’m fine. I don’t have deep technical expertise, so my main concerns are: am I hitting a bottleneck? What upgrades would help? Because of inflation and currency changes here in Argentina, I’m trying to future-proof my PC before prices rise too much—we saw a 35% drop in the dollar exchange rate this week. Thanks for your help!

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ripa5000
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03-30-2019, 09:13 AM
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Checking the settings, I see higher FPS compared to yours in those games, and my Skyrim is also quite heavily modified. That’s thanks to a powerful overclocked GTX 1660.
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ripa5000
03-30-2019, 09:13 AM #2

Checking the settings, I see higher FPS compared to yours in those games, and my Skyrim is also quite heavily modified. That’s thanks to a powerful overclocked GTX 1660.

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OliBeauchamp
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03-31-2019, 12:43 PM
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The screen operates at 144Hz, but I didn’t note that detail earlier.
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OliBeauchamp
03-31-2019, 12:43 PM #3

The screen operates at 144Hz, but I didn’t note that detail earlier.

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03-31-2019, 02:36 PM
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If you're satisfied with your results, maintain them; otherwise, consider upgrading. This depends on CPU activity during gameplay. It's acceptable as long as usage stays under 87%.
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Madlock_
03-31-2019, 02:36 PM #4

If you're satisfied with your results, maintain them; otherwise, consider upgrading. This depends on CPU activity during gameplay. It's acceptable as long as usage stays under 87%.

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