Dual CPU motherboard upgrade, good or bad?

[Pew]

Thanks for the feedback and opinions so far. I think maybe i just bite the bullet and buy brand new modern mobo, cpu and ram and just have a decent gaming pc for few years from now on. Not gonna lie, dual cpu did sounded like a good idea but seems like i`m wrong about that one...

Yea as much as current computer hardware prices suck right now, it would be much smarter to use the $200 towards something newer.

On the bright side, you can just reuse your case, PSU, GPU, and SSDs and get a new mobo/cpu/ram for now. That alone will net you way smoother performance all around, even in games (minimum fps should be higher and more stable.)

 

[kebabaluba]

Yea as much as current computer hardware prices suck right now, it would be much smarter to use the $200 towards something newer.

On the bright side, you can just reuse your case, PSU, GPU, and SSDs and get a new mobo/cpu/ram for now. That alone will net you way smoother performance all around, even in games (minimum fps should be higher and more stable.)

That was the plan all along, buying only 3 things: mobo, cpu and ram. Mobo and cpu are not that expensive but RAM chips cost dope money...

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

That was the plan all along, buying only 3 things: mobo, cpu and ram. Mobo and cpu are not that expensive but RAM chips cost dope money...

Quantity of RAM unfortunately doesn’t overcome speed of said RAM. That said, since you’re focused almost solely on gaming performance… you get a small window of opportunity.

Keep the proc, mobo & RAM. Put every penny into the highest-level GPU your budget allows. Nothing in your price range will saturate a PCI-E 3.0x16… if you’re not doing AI, the RX 6700 XT on the used market is a smoking deal for <$200…

 

[kebabaluba]

Quantity of RAM unfortunately doesn’t overcome speed of said RAM. That said, since you’re focused almost solely on gaming performance… you get a small window of opportunity.

Keep the proc, mobo & RAM. Put every penny into the highest-level GPU your budget allows. Nothing in your price range will saturate a PCI-E 3.0x16… if you’re not doing AI, the RX 6700 XT on the used market is a smoking deal for <$200…

Judging by the screenshot of the game i`ve played, is this a clear sign of GPU bottleneck? The game is Metal Gear Solid 4 Delta, one of the most demanding titles i have on my gaming rig. This game is played on 1080p 144Hz monitor, graphics are set to "High" (Ultra is highest) and the DLSS is set to "Balanced". MSI Afterburner performance data shows massive load difference between GPU and CPU, CPU are the one with lowest load. Now the load difference you might see on the pic varies throughout the game but GPU have always at least 10% more load than the CPU and 30-35% is the highest difference at some points in the game. So is 3060 with 12gb of VRAM mind you are that bad that it`s the bottleneck in my gaming rig?

 

[rijndael]

I would get GPU-Z and watch your utilizations at times when you see artifacts. It could be the GPU, it could be the VRAM, or something else.

How many fps do you usually see in the game when you see it?

 

[kebabaluba]

I would get GPU-Z and watch your utilizations at times when you see artifacts. It could be the GPU, it could be the VRAM, or something else.

How many fps do you usually see in the game when you see it?

Does that program show similar values on screen like Afterburner does?

 

[rijndael]

 

[kebabaluba]

So i`ve downloaded this program now, should i fire up the game and monitor parameters with this program? What am i looking for?

 

[rijndael]

should i fire up the game and monitor parameters with this program? What am i looking for?

Yes, duplicate the problem and post up the stats.

 

[kebabaluba]

Yes, duplicate the problem and post up the stats.

Ok i see. There is no "problem" though, i just have much more gpu load contra cpu load playing this game and FPS are bit all over the place...

 

[kebabaluba]

Yes, duplicate the problem and post up the stats.

 

[kebabaluba]

I had to put the game in "windowed mode" but i think we have something...

 

[rijndael]

Can you do it again, but enlarge the window on GPUZ so I can see all of the fields without the scroll bar?

 

[kebabaluba]

Can you do it again, but enlarge the window on GPUZ so I can see all of the fields without the scroll bar?

 

[Brons2]

Thanks for the feedback and opinions so far. I think maybe i just bite the bullet and buy brand new modern mobo, cpu and ram and just have a decent gaming pc for few years from now on. Not gonna lie, dual cpu did sounded like a good idea but seems like i`m wrong about that one...

send me your dual socket X99! I need to run 10 or 15 more VMs

 

[Rand]

cpu usually has to do with irregular lag. and poor performance randomness.

GPU is usually more constantly slow frame rates.

however this can vary based on the game optimization and drivers.

I'd say you could still benefit from a modern system.

The game Metal Gear Solid 4 Delta which I am not familiar with

uses UE5 which has issues with stuttering when loading (traversal stutter)
which a modern SSD can help with.
its also quite demanding on the CPU and GPU.

So if you do upgrade budget for a NVME SSD as well.

you can also install mods on pc version such as
https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsoliddeltasnakeeater/mods/222

which attempts to fix the lagging/frame rate drops from the UE5 niagra particle system.

 

[ripcord]

send me your dual socket X99! I need to run 10 or 15 more VMs

I know you're joking, but if someone really need 15 VMs for their workload, they prolly should be using container technology of some kind instead.

 

[kebabaluba]

send me your dual socket X99! I need to run 10 or 15 more VMs

I don`t own a X99 dual socket mate...

 

[kebabaluba]

cpu usually has to do with irregular lag. and poor performance randomness.

GPU is usually more constantly slow frame rates.

however this can vary based on the game optimization and drivers.

I'd say you could still benefit from a modern system.

The game Metal Gear Solid 4 Delta which I am not familiar with

uses UE5 which has issues with stuttering when loading (traversal stutter)
which a modern SSD can help with.
its also quite demanding on the CPU and GPU.

So if you do upgrade budget for a NVME SSD as well.

you can also install mods on pc version such as
https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsoliddeltasnakeeater/mods/222

which attempts to fix the lagging/frame rate drops from the UE5 niagra particle system.

I have SSD for Windows OS (LTCS) and second SSD for newer games that require SSD to work. Biggest HDD (3rd) is 4tB one that houses other stuff and older games that don`t need SSD to work. UE5 is is quite ****e but still judging by the MSI values the GPU is the one working hardest. RTX 5060 is at same price as new mobo and cpu i wanted (no ram) so therefore i ask if i`m blinded by poor gpu card as load parameters dictate...

 

[Rand]

I would upgrade system now then budget for new video card in future.
a new video card on your old system would have improvement but IMO new system is bigger overall improvement.
you can always set some graphics to medium.. you cant make game use less CPU or load with less stutter

I upgraded from a i7-6700k with a 2060.. a 3060 with your processor and running at 1080p is leaning towards needing more cpu for reliable constant performance.

Also your x99 is pci 3 at best.