Playing on a 1440p monitor at 1080p resolution

[Desolate Eden]

is it bad? I kinda upgraded to 1440p but this game is impossible to run half decently at 1440p while retaining any smoothness with a gtx 1080 and a i7 4790k, i think my option is only to downscale, what are your thoughts on playing downscaled to 1080p?

[Viper]

Your most likely CPU bottlenecked. Not a good pairing with a GTX 1080. Your CPU will hold that GPU back in most games.

[Viper]

However I play the game at 1440P with an I7 8700K and a GTX 1080ti and always get at least 60 FPS and generally a lot more.

[RubyCante]

gtx 1080 can run it just fine on 1440p..
its your cpu thats killing it..
sure you can run 1080 on a 1440p monitor,but its going to be a bit blurry..
like running a 720p on a 1080p monitor

[randir14]

The only downside is the image will be blurrier

[Android Poetry]

I'd rather have clarity than size, just play it in a window.

[Desolate Eden]

whats a good pairing for a gtx 1080 then because i dont have the budget to upgrade both cpu and gpu? what would be a good cpu to upgrade to currently?

[Desolate Eden]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-BX80684I79700K-I7-9700K-3-60GHZ-SKT1151-Noir/dp/B07HHN6KBZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=I7+8700K&qid=1590853299&sr=8-1

would this be decent?

[dulany67]

You need to make sure it will fit in your mobo's socket. If not you would need a new mobo and possibly ram.

[Desolate Eden]

eh thats like £200 for mobo and £360 for cpu, pretty pricey and i cant find cheaper alternatives :/

[dulany67]

Well, TW games are tough because of all the little guys running around. On other games you should do pretty well. If it were me, I might just deal with it for now and start saving cash for upgrades over the next year.