What is bottlenecking my computer?

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

I built my new pc around 6 months ago. Recently I have been noticing some major fps issues in most games (including minecraft) It thought my pc would be decent enough to run most games but it seems not. I think its my graphics card although I want to be sure before I go and spend £250 on a new one. Here are my specs

OS: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
CPU: AMD FX 8120 (Eight Core) 3.1GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon 6670
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3
RAM: 8GBs

My GPU load usually max's out to 95-99% when having a game open but want to be completely sure this is actually bottlenecking it.

I would also like to get a good, quiet fan for my cpu as sometimes the temp is higher than I would like it to be and the fan is noisy.

Anyone who can help me out will get a free copy of Dota 2 to say thanks.

Keir

[reveilleun]

I'm thinking it's the GPU. That CPU deserves a better counterpart, perhaps a 7850?

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Robowski

I'm thinking it's the GPU. That CPU deserves a better counterpart, perhaps a 7850?

Was thinking a 7950, do you think that would perform decently with the CPU? Sorry I'm a programmer, not a hardware guy :P

[Rale]

yeah its your gpu

7850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004

CM 212 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

[reveilleun]

Автор сообщения: iKeirNez

Автор сообщения: Robowski

I'm thinking it's the GPU. That CPU deserves a better counterpart, perhaps a 7850?

Was thinking a 7950, do you think that would perform decently with the CPU? Sorry I'm a programmer, not a hardware guy :P

I think for the moment, the 7850 is enough. If you're still unhappy, then defo try the 7950

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Robowski

Автор сообщения: iKeirNez

Was thinking a 7950, do you think that would perform decently with the CPU? Sorry I'm a programmer, not a hardware guy :P

I think for the moment, the 7850 is enough. If you're still unhappy, then defo try the 7950

I wanna future proof my pc, and being my 3rd gfx card already with this pc I want to make sure its the right one. Thanks for helping me out though and I'll be sure to send you a copy of Dota 2.

[reveilleun]

Автор сообщения: iKeirNez

Автор сообщения: Robowski

I think for the moment, the 7850 is enough. If you're still unhappy, then defo try the 7950

I wanna future proof my pc, and being my 3rd gfx card already with this pc I want to make sure its the right one. Thanks for helping me out though and I'll be sure to send you a copy of Dota 2.

Thank you, and good luck!

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Twitch

yeah its your gpu

7850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004

CM 212 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Thanks for confirming, will send a copy of Dota 2 your way shortly.

[Rale]

Автор сообщения: iKeirNez

Автор сообщения: Twitch

yeah its your gpu

7850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004

CM 212 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Thanks for confirming, will send a copy of Dota 2 your way shortly.

No thats ok, but ty for the offer.

[Rove]

I'd recommend the HD 7950 Boost Edition or 900Mhz OC edition, it's like 80% better than the HD 7850.

Make sure your PSU can handle it. You need 500w continuoous, not maximum to be able to properly.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1dyjS

300~ GBP. You can overclock that viedo card nicely I bet. I wager 1000Mhz without changing the voltage or anything else except clock speed.

If you get this instead I do not want DOTA2 so just give it to the other guy anyways.

This is a real nice solid Copper and Nickle cooler unlike the standard Aluminum and Copper ones.

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Rove

I'd recommend the HD 7950 Boost Edition or 900Mhz OC edition, it's like 80% better than the HD 7850.

Make sure your PSU can handle it. You need 500w continuoous, not maximum to be able to properly.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1dyjS

300~ GBP. You can overclock that viedo card nicely I bet. I wager 1000Mhz without changing the voltage or anything else except clock speed.

If you get this instead I do not want DOTA2 so just give it to the other guy anyways.

This is a real nice solid Copper and Nickle cooler unlike the standard Aluminum and Copper ones.

Thanks, that was the video card I was thinking of getting before you posted, makes me more confident about buying it now. The fan looks pretty good too. I don't mind giving everyone a copy of it because for some reason steam gave me 30 copies of it for free. Let me know if you want one or not.

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Twitch

Автор сообщения: iKeirNez

Thanks for confirming, will send a copy of Dota 2 your way shortly.

No thats ok, but ty for the offer.

You sure? Steam gave me 30 copies for free xD

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: Rove

I'd recommend the HD 7950 Boost Edition or 900Mhz OC edition, it's like 80% better than the HD 7850.

Make sure your PSU can handle it. You need 500w continuoous, not maximum to be able to properly.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1dyjS

300~ GBP. You can overclock that viedo card nicely I bet. I wager 1000Mhz without changing the voltage or anything else except clock speed.

If you get this instead I do not want DOTA2 so just give it to the other guy anyways.

This is a real nice solid Copper and Nickle cooler unlike the standard Aluminum and Copper ones.

Just bought the 7950, thanks again

[Coffee]

Not a big fan of AMD cards for various reason, including some problems with new releases.


But you'll be sure to not getting bottleneck with that for now!

[Divide by Zero [iKeirNez]]

Автор сообщения: 😺₁₃₃₇ εvαηεϟcεηcε ₁₃₃₇😺🏁

Not a big fan of AMD cards for various reason, including some problems with new releases.


But you'll be sure to not getting bottleneck with that for now!

Okay, thanks!

[bb puggez]

Hey guys, I need some guidance. I have a decent gaming rig running two AMD Radeon 7750's crossfire, 12 GB of DDR3 RAM and an Intel Core i5-3750K @ 3.40 GHz. A lot of the time, I wish my gaming experience was smoother. I notice it most in games like Far Cry 3 for example. I know there is a lot of issues with crossfire and I've read recently that they're about to release an update that claims to fix a lot of the issues, however; with my current set up could a bottleneck be happening somewhere? If so, what's causing it? What should I overclock/upgrade?