mega Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I am using P3D v4.5. CPU is an i7 9700K, 16Gb RAM DDR4 @ 3600 and a M.2 drive. Currently using an old GTX 1060 with 6 GB video ram. What is the best matching video card to use to avoid any bottle-necking? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Your bottleneck right now is actually your CPU! Overclock that to the other side of 4.5 GHz, then consider a 2080 or better as your budget allows. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Your bottleneck right now is actually your CPU! Overclock that to the other side of 4.5 GHz, then consider a 2080 or better as your budget allows. Jorgen Concur. Your GPU is NOT the limiting factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Concur. Your GPU is NOT the limiting factor. Please explain. Are you saying I need a better CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wblackret Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 My specs are similar, the i7 9700K is oc’d to 4.9, 32 GB Ram and a 2070 Super. I run P3D 4.5 and MSFS at 4K on a Samsung 55†QLED and the system works great. Jetline GT2, 32 GB RAM, RTX 2070 Super, liquid cooled i7 9700K, 750 PSU, 2 TB SSD, MSFS 2020, P3D V4.5 and FSXSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Can someone pls give me an answer to my question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Please explain. Are you saying I need a better CPU? This question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 It depends on the resolution. I have a 9700K running at 5Ghz and a 1070 and I regularly max out the GPU at 2560x1440. I can't imagine what a 1060 would do in this situation. Cheers Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 You do not need a better CPU, the one you have is fine. What you need to do is to overclock it, so it runs at a clock rate above 4.5 GHz at least, instead of at 3.6 GHz. Your bottleneck is the 3.6 GHZ clock rate. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Why are people making suggestions in the absence of data? For all we know the GPU could be the limiting factor. 5 minutes with NVI or GPU-Z will let him know for sure. And if the GPU is at 95%+ then overclocking the CPU won't do much beyond consume more power. Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 This question I was, obviously, concurring with the first answer. Your Matching GPU will gain NOTHING from a GPU upgrade. Clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 You do not need a better CPU, the one you have is fine. What you need to do is to overclock it, so it runs at a clock rate above 4.5 GHz at least, instead of at 3.6 GHz. Your bottleneck is the 3.6 GHZ clock rate. Jorgen Thank you Jorgen:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 How many monitors are you using? And what is the resolution of those monitors? Also run GPU-Z and HWMonitor while P3D is running, and look at Max GPU use to see how heavily your GPU was used while playing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 One monitor at 1920x1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Why are people making suggestions in the absence of data? For all we know the GPU could be the limiting factor. 5 minutes with NVI or GPU-Z will let him know for sure. And if the GPU is at 95%+ then overclocking the CPU won't do much beyond consume more power. Cheers! Luke You don't need data to know that the CPU is the primary limiting factor. Intel 10700K @ 5.0 Ghz, Asus Maxumus XII Hero MB, Noctua NH-U12A Cooler, Corsair Vengence Pro 32GB 3200Mhz, Geforce RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, and other good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 You don't need data to know that the CPU is the primary limiting factor. I have the same CPU and am GPU limited with a 1070. It's amazing how long people stumble around when they cannot do the basic data collection required to do proper troubleshooting. Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhariano Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I do know my rig (i5-8300H@3.4 GHz laptop, GTX1050) is CPU limited, because its usage is frequently pegged at 100% (I can see this using MSI Afterburner). However, how do I know how much should I overclock (or which CPU should I purchase) in order to balance usages? Best regards, Luis Hernández Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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