Intrinsic said:
Raistline said:
This assumes that the game is CPU limited and not GPU limited. You can take a 5 year old CPU and GPU then upgrade only the GPU to the most modern verison and get more than double the performance in game. So yes, if the game is CPUlimited then it may not be possible for it double the FPS, however, from all my years of experience with PC's though this is rarely the case. Most games do not depend on the CPU much and rarely utilize more than 50% of the CPU. When you have a huge came with a lot of AI, massive maps and 64 players like MAG ( PS3) or any of the Battlefield games, they do become partially CPU limited but still see a massive increase in performance by only upgrading the GPU.
For examply, my current system has a now 5 year old CPU. When I had my GTX 870 I averaged between 45-70FPS on Battlefield 4. When I upgraded to a GTX980 I now get between 70-120 FPS and I never drop below 60. I did not change my CPU, RAM, or Motherboad, just the GPU.
It is very possible to acheive a massive FPS increase with a slight CPU overlcock and a new GPU.
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If and only if the game isnt alrewdy CPU limited or on the verge of maxing out the CPU.
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Sounds like we pretty much agree except for when it comes to the quantity of games that are CPU bound.
