CPU and smoothness in games

[elrasho]

I recently got a 1080 Ti and noticed even if I'm getting 100FPS+ in games sometimes it feels a little choppy, for like half a second or so. GSYNC is on too.

Could it be my i7 4790k being a bottleneck?

 

[elrasho]

Would having only 8Gb of ram have anything to do with it?

I don't think so, it has 2.3GB of RAM free when I'm gaming

 

[elrasho]

can't be other software in the background,I checked running processes and it was all OS stuff. I was playing Wolfenstein: The New Order on the highest possible settings (it loos amazing btw). I'll take a look at my RAM usage again tonight.

 

[elrasho]

Upgrade to 16gb of fast ddr3 and overclock to 4.5 if you can. There's very little need to replace that CPU currently if overclocked for gaming. Single core at 4.5 it's likely faster than a lot of ryzen setups including well cooled ones. I. E if you aren't regularly seeing 90-95%+ cpu useage it's a pointless upgrade.

I used to OC to 4.7Ghz and so no real improvement in FPS so have it running at stock now. If I upgrade the RAM does it have to be the same make and model as my current one? I currently have these: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...l-channel-kit-cmx8gx3m2a1600c9-my-290-cs.html

 

[elrasho]

Still shows 2.3GB of free RAM. Noticed it more in Seige than any other game, it's like when I used to play games on my old Samsung mechanical drives.

 

[elrasho]

Was playing Destinty 2 last night, after it took 3 days to download, runs buttery smooth with no stutter. Had everything maxed too. Played Wolfenstein which is on a mechanical drive and that too was buttery smooth.

I think what I've been experiencing has disappeared, it happens in Seige now and again but its bearable. Hopefully the 9 series Intel CPUs with be in a socket format that Intel will support for years to come, otherwise I'm getting a 2700X.