Is my CPU bottlenecking my PC /g/? Is it time for an upgrate?
yes
upgrade to windows 7 or gnu/linux
>i5 bottlenecking
can this /v/ meme term just die
should I just buy more RAM and a 4k monitor then? Which one do you guys recommend?
>>55353028
you need another 1080 and 4GB more RAM.
>>55353028
How do you even have 12GB of ram? I didn't know that they make 3/6GB modules.
>>55353435
by using 3 4gb modules?
OP has dual channel though so it's probably 4+4+2+2
>>55352876
I would personally recommend an Intel i7 Processor™ with the new Z170-chipset™.
>>55353466
I don't understand though
Using 3 4GB modules would mean that one channel has two modules and another only has one.
>>55353503
read the second line of my post
>>55353510
But that means that one channel has less memory than the other channel
>>55353510
You only need 2 modules to take advantage of dual channel. But if you put more memory storage in one channel, applications will be mapping more memory to that channel, meaning memory read is slower. You should always make sure that each memory channel is the same size, and that the memory in each channel are the same product
Only an idiot from /v/ would actually do this.
>>55352876
Yes, unfortunately, it is.
Here's my Firestrike result at 1080P.
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/8934537
Notice, I got the achievement "Brawn". That's because the CPU isn't able to send draw calls as fast as the GPU can render them.
Compare that to my 4K result
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/12647350
No such issue because there's more work for the GPU.
If I was in your position i'd upgrade my monitors and overclock my CPU.
