4790K + 3060ti/3070

[jaguara5]

My setup is i7 4790K  , 32gb ddr3 , gtx 1070, 4k monitor, trackir. dcs and w10 are on separate  ssd's. 90% of dcs flying  are  1 v 1 bfm mp fights  ion private servers (hosting simple bfm  mission with a friend)  sometimes fights on fogfight servers with few other playets online. I don't  play campaigns or sp /mp missions with dozens of other ai units / players participating. Until  the new clouds patch i could play with 50+ frames on caucasus/ nevada map,4k most settings high (slider selecte options were mostly to the left) no aa msa etc.with the new clouds i get around 33 frames (even when i chose no clouds in the wathher option) which doesn't feel good to my eyes.would a gpu upgrade 3060ti/3070) give  me 60 frames with the same or better settings or would   that be a  waste of money due to cpu botleneck? Thx!

Edited July 31, 2021 by jaguara5

[Thinder]

Your i7 4790K and DDR3 RAM make your system too slow with a CPU bottleneck of nearly 10%, it's 9.24% at 1080P and slightly better at 4K with 2.32% but this means that your GPU is also in the weak side.

 

The whole system is under requiered specs for 4K play anyway, a simple upgrade of GPU isn't going to be enough.

 

First your CPU controller is limited in terms of RAM speed and number of ranks, if you can get a faster CPU, capable of handling DDR4 3200 MHz and make sure you bound your RAM to it with a maximum of (combined) 4 ranks it will get better and will be able to handle a faster GPU.

 

 

[xoxen]

Hi jaguara5

I had the same CPU until end of April. I do not run 4k but 3x 27" (7680x1440). I checked with MSI Afterburner what my limitation is. If your GPU is running at 99-100%, it is definitely the bottleneck. I switched the CPU to a 5800X with not additional FPS. Then I switched from a 1080Ti to a RX 6800 XT and also this did not bring me a major boost. My recommendation is to check the utilization of the GPU and CPU and then take your decision. Upgrading from a GTX 1070 to 1080Ti brought me appr. 25% more FPS at that times, but this was before 2.7. A RTX 3060 is similar to the 1080Ti speed wise.

I hope this helps.

Xoxen

Edited July 31, 2021 by xoxen

[jaguara5]

3060ti installed. The performance gain was big.  In my favourite mssion (with heavy ovrrcast) i went from 33 -38 fps to 50 -70 (most of the time around 60 -64) at 4k. Edit - After some more testing (beyond the usual missions i fly as stated above) i can seen frame drops above dense forest areas. 

Edited August 18, 2021 by jaguara5

[Hector45]

13 hours ago, jaguara5 said:

3060ti installed. The performance gain was big.  In my favourite mssion (with heavy ovrrcast) i went from 33 -38 fps to 50 -70 (most of the time around 60 -64) at 4k. Edit - After some more testing (beyond the usual missions i fly as stated above) i can seen frame drops above dense forest areas. 

 

Awesome gains, how'd you nab a 3060Ti, they are quite hard to find!