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GTX 680 4gb: Not impressed with performance. Why?
**UPDATE** Its has been suggested that my CPU may be bottlenecking my GPU. If this is true, please make a CPU recommendation. From my research, evidently AMD sucks and I should get a new MOBO and CPU to get the most performance from my new GPU.
I recently upgraded to a 680 4gb from a GTX 560 Ti 1gb. I'm not really impressed by the difference in these two cards. I thought a GTX 680 would be a huge upgrade; however, games like Sniper Elite V2, Sleeping Dogs, Max Payne 3 only benchmark at an average 30 fps on the highest (Ultra or Extreme) settings. Sure on the next to highest settings (High) the game will run at 80-115 fps, but whats the point with 60hz monitors? My 560 Ti ran those games on high at 60fps anyway. Doesn't really do much for me.
Is something wrong with my other system specs or a windows setting that may be holding my new GTX 680 back from it's true potential? Why am I only getting 30 FPS on Sniper Elite V2, Max Payne 3, and Sleeping Dogs on the highest settings? For nearly $600 I would expect 60FPS on the highest settings for all new games.
You cant get much better than a GTX 680 right? It was to my understanding that a GTX 690, although better than a 680, was not better by much and practically overkill.
SYSTEM SPECS:
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
MOBO: ASUS Crosshair V Formula
CPU: AMD X4 820 2.81 GHz
RAM: GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 4x4GB = 16GB
GPU: EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4gb
HD: Western Digital 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 6Gb/s
PSU: 850W
CASE: Cooler Master HAF 932 ADV BLUE ED
MONITOR: ASUS 27'' and Gateway 19'' (old flat screen hand-me-down)
MORE INFO
NEWEGG LINKS:
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131735
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103824
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231314
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130798
HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171048
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171048
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119213
MONITOR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236101
Thanks!