Where's the bottleneck?

Apocsol

Apocsol

Apocsol

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It's Black Friday week, and I want to upgrade my gaming PC. However, I have no idea how to find the bottleneck that needs improving. Can you wise souls tell me how to do this, or simply point out my hardware's weak spots?

(Apologies if I've put this in the wrong place or am breaking etiquette rules. I'll learn from my mistakes.)

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 56 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8H77-I (LGA1155) 28 °C
Graphics
XB270HU (2560x1440@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Gigabyte) 27 °C
Storage
238GB Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 ATA Device (SSD) 24 °C
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SI ATA Device (SATA) 17 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB ATA Device
Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio


Many thanks!
 
Try looking around for a Z77 chipset motherboard and decent aftermarket cooler and overclock the hell out of that 3570K. If you're struggling graphically take a look at the GTX 1070.
 
Thank you so much! I was looking at the Asus Prime Z370-P, would that do it? Or...should I be looking at Z77 something something.

Also, how do I become wise like you, so I don't have to bother the good people of this forum so often?
 
With your CPU , you need the z77 which would be a second hand job. A good cooler and as above overclock it, or let the board do it if you can't (some do and not by slot )

Next step up as mentioned would be with your GPU, in theory this will give you more gains then CPU as higher the Res, less work the CPU doesnt- still if it's slow it's not going to help etc etc
 
I don't think there is a bottleneck as such, and the 3570K is a very capable CPU. Now I know others will disagree with me here, but I think overclocking is the last thing you should do. The gain really won't be that much compared to the grief you could end up suffering with the second hand market. The problem is static. You have no guarantee how second-hand components have been handled, and static does not just destroy electronics, it can damage them so they still work just fine but have a drastically reduced lifetime. Personally I think second-hand components should only be used on a PC you don't care about. If it's your number one PC though, then stay away from them. Besides, the performance increase would be pretty small compared to replacing the 970. I would replace that 970 with a 1070 as a first stop. It will make a huge difference. It will either run you games much faster, or if you are already running them fast enough then it will run them silently. Second I would consider buying a new CPU, Motherboard and RAM. Definitely the graphics card first though.
 
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