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MSI 1080 ti - i5 2500k 4.5 ghz runs Amazing
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Do a little more research before jumping onto a new platform, may be just a little tweaking needed.
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Can a full of SSD cause these issues ? I just installed a few new games some on my SSD and some on my HD and I only have like 1GB of space left , Its just very odd that it can go from such high FPS and then suddenly drop
Rainbow Six Bench mark for example at ultra settings 1440p 2.5k HIGH FPS = 135 Low = 35 FPS.
Black Flag ultra settings HIGH = 100 FPS low = 30 FPS.
I'll play around with it tonight , its got pretty warm in my room over the past 2 days I guess heat doesn't help,
Sounds a bit strange this thread @op.. As I had a 980ti with a 2600k @4.8Ghz and it started to bottle-neck the 980ti in a lot of games (especially the newer titles at the time), so a 1080ti is for sure being underused unless you are playing none CPU demanding games at 4K. 
The 2500k has had its time mate with anything above a GTX 980Ti. One of the reason I upgraded from the 2600k to the 5930k was the clear signs of the GPU being underused while the CPU was spiking highly. Grab a AMD Ryzen 1700 or a Intel 7700k to get the best use out of that 1080ti. You will notice your Average frame rate increase and more importantly the Low FPS will be higher and create a more smooth experience, as it will not be shooting up and down a lot when the CPU gets taxed in parts of the game.
The 2500k has had its time mate with anything above a GTX 980Ti. One of the reason I upgraded from the 2600k to the 5930k was the clear signs of the GPU being underused while the CPU was spiking highly. Grab a AMD Ryzen 1700 or a Intel 7700k to get the best use out of that 1080ti. You will notice your Average frame rate increase and more importantly the Low FPS will be higher and create a more smooth experience, as it will not be shooting up and down a lot when the CPU gets taxed in parts of the game.
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This. Saying a 2500k will be fine full stop is not right. In heavily CPU dependent games it WILL matter. Destiny 2 is said to use every core available as well so that will show what I'm saying but even WOW or Blizzard games will want more power than that will provide.
In short...a 2500k will bottleneck a 1080ti for sure.
If you're using a 2500k you're probably using slow memory along the lines of 1800mhz or so? That's not going to cut the mustard for a lot of modern games.
Newer CPUs use 2666mhz and beyond.
Here's a video showing the exact same CPU and GPU with different memory speeds; the difference memory speed can make is dramatic.
At one point during Farcry 4 gameplay, the memory speed can make the FPS nearly 50% faster (86fps versus 124)
I really should get new memory for the i7 3770k as it is 8GB 1600 that I've had since 2010.
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Well I cleaned my PC out today and made more room again and its running super fast again , put it this way I have PUGB on ultra settings at 2.5k and get a constant 60 FPS. so I don't see any reason to upgrade just yet as I don't plan to get 4K monitor until they bring out a single one that does ultra settings and gives you over 60 FPS
in some games your 1080ti will be performing like a 1070 or less due to the cpu bottleneck
my 2500k @ 4.6 bottlenecked my regular 980 when I still had it in games like deus ex, battlefield 1, total war warhammer etc. replaced with ryzen 1600 and its much better, minimums in bf1 went from like 45-50 to 90+
hell even on prey at 120hz it would stutter because the 2500k was at 100% usage, had to DSR from 1440p and cap to 75fps to stop the stutter and reduce some cpu load
my 2500k @ 4.6 bottlenecked my regular 980 when I still had it in games like deus ex, battlefield 1, total war warhammer etc. replaced with ryzen 1600 and its much better, minimums in bf1 went from like 45-50 to 90+
hell even on prey at 120hz it would stutter because the 2500k was at 100% usage, had to DSR from 1440p and cap to 75fps to stop the stutter and reduce some cpu load
Which I find strange as all these articles and Youtube videos suggest how little the CPU's have evolved. :s
That video is now a year old and things have changed. Same channel has this to say about the i5 to i7 difference.
Now we have higher single thread performance with the 7700K and games showing improvements when going for 4c8t to 6c12t (see ryzen 1400 and 1600 reviews).
The i5 2500K was a very good CPU but to pretend that it's still running with the big boys in 2017 is madness.
It is true to a good extent. The pace of progress for CPUs is much slower than the rest of the hardware industry. It's about a 10% upgrade per 'generation' as opposed to the massive doubling of speeds and performance everytime a new round of graphics cards and memory sticks comes around.
2500ks from 2011 are competing adequately with 7600ks from 2017, which is unheard of. You try comparing GPUs from 2011 to GPUs from 2017 (for example GTX 580 vs the GTX 1080), it is absolutely insane how much of a difference it is. A lot of it is due to stagnating CPU progress. With Ryzen showing up, everything has been turned inside out and we're about to see huge gains once more.
CPU has nothing to do with resolution. If you can run constant 60fps now you will be able to run 4K just as well as long as you have enough GPU power.
But as stated before 2500K is too weak these days and will see big fps drops in some games. I was runnung mine at 4.8Ghz with 1866 memory and it was bottlenecking my 980ti at times (dropping below 60fps).
As I'm using high refresh rate monitor going to [email protected] with 3000 mem was a huge ipmprovement.
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Well I'd expect at least that from a 1080ti, though you are setting the bar too low. The 1080ti can just about do most games at 4k at 60fps, in a few you may have to turn down settings though. I'd be very worried if you are getting less than 60fps at 1440p maxed with a 1080ti. Even a 1070/980ti can mostly manage the same (60 fps at 1440p).
It could potentially be a CPU limitation, but honestly it all just depends on the game. Some games like GTA5, a shiny new graphics card isn't quite a big boost, since they are more CPU-dependent. But others like Doom scale much better with a better GPU and of course, GPU benchmarks like Heaven are the best case scenario, since they are designed to primarily test the GPU.
Anyhow, I'd try running a few of the better optimised games at 4k mate, even if you don't have a 4k screen. You can turn on Nvidia Dynamic Super Resolution and it works similarly to a form of Anti-aliasing called super sampling. In which case you can actually just turn off the AA in your games if you are running at 4k on a 1440p or below screen.
Also goes to show how terrible Intel's CPU advances have been in recent years. The best they can do is an 'extreme' i9 and price it at £1000? Nah, you're good with your i5 mate. I'd wait a year or few before picking up an AMD Ryzen for a CPU upgrade, at least you get good performance for your money, where CPU usage counts.
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I have a 2500K and it's stock. I don't want to fiddle with voltages and prime testing, etc for days on end.
is there a safe enough overclock anyone can do?
Just read through this thread with interest as I have just paired 1080ti with a 3570k clocked at 4.4
I game at 1440p 60hz will I see any kind of bottlenecking?
So far it's been the upgrade I'd hoped for with a large fps increase across the board on the games I play, it's just rise of the tomb raider with all the bells and whistles that has dropped below 60fps.......
I game at 1440p 60hz will I see any kind of bottlenecking?
So far it's been the upgrade I'd hoped for with a large fps increase across the board on the games I play, it's just rise of the tomb raider with all the bells and whistles that has dropped below 60fps.......
If I were to buy a 1080 ti how long would it be till I have to lower settings at 1080p with an i5 2500k at 4.5?
I’m looking to replacing my r9 290, can’t play watch dogs 2, wildlands and andromeda at 60ish FPS with out looking like I’m playing console.
£700 for gpu or razen setup
I’m looking to replacing my r9 290, can’t play watch dogs 2, wildlands and andromeda at 60ish FPS with out looking like I’m playing console.
£700 for gpu or razen setup
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