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Ya, this might be the way to go. And the rumors are that the 14th gen cpus will be using a new socket as well. So by the time I get a 4090 my motherboard will be outdated. No, honestly my performance is great. I just really have that itch to upgrade and the only thing really worth upgrading...

Thanks partner, so I'd only be looking at around a 10% increase in performance?

Right, but I'm not paying $2000 for a 4090 right now. I do plan on getting one once the prices come down but I'm wondering if I would notice a performance increase, with my current 3080 ti, going from a 10900 to a 13900.

Hey fellas, and ladies, been out of the hardware game for about 2 years now and I'm really getting the itch to upgrade. My current system is a z490, 10900k, and 3080 ti. I'm thinking about upgrading to a z690, 13900k, and a 4090 down the line. My question is whether or not the I will see a...

Hey guys, I hope you can give me some recommendations. So I currently have a creative ae9 sound card, which I love, but it’s having some issues and I think it’s time to replace it. Im using the philips fidelio x3 which I’m also very happy with. I also had the sound blasterx g6 years ago, which...

I will try that when I get home and report back, thank you. I listed my exact specs here. - Nvidia FE 3080 TI with EKWB FE waterblock - EVGA dark z490 motherboard - Intel i9 10900kf - Viper 16gb 3200mhz (two 8gb sticks) - Two 1tb samsung evo plus (not pros, sorry put pro in the original post) -...

I really hopes it's not the card itself, but I would also think I wouldn't get a good score on 3dmark either if it was damaged. I just really don't know what it could be, I am running out of ideas and things to try. I don't think reinstalling any drivers will help. I just did a clean install of...

Temps are in the screen shots, never see it go above 50C. Cpu usually around 60C.

I do not use gpuz but I do use msi afterburner. Thank you for understanding that this card is not functioning as it should. I very worried that I got a dud, and at this point I don't think NVidia will do a RMA because I installed an aftermarket waterblock. I am currently at work but I will...

So I found this video on youtube, fast forward to 2:00 for 1440p gameplay. You can see that his card never goes below 90% usage and he is getting a pretty much steady 180fps. This is how a card is supposed to perform. My card literally goes from 60% to 99% and anywhere in between constantly, its...

This is also true lol. Are there any benchmark or tools I can use to determine if the cpu is bottle necking the card?

As I explained in the original post, its annoying because the drops in usage cause a drop in fps which in turn causes stuttering. My 2080ti does not do this, it pretty much stays at 99% usage at all times providing smooth gameplay. When gpu usage goes from 98% to 69%, it is very noticeable and...

This is my thought, but I can't fathom that a 10900k is bottlenecking a 3080 ti. My only upgrade path would be an 11900k as I don't want to spend the money to get a z690 board, new ram, and new cpu.

Diablo 2 resurrected is actually pretty demanding. Yes I am running uncapped, I always have. Gsync is on, but there is no reason for vsync to also be enabled. My monitor is 240hz, so there is no reason to set an fps cap since most games won't reach 240fps. The issue is that my gpu usage should...

Going to add a couple more notes to the original post. I have prefer maximum performance on in control panel and in windows. I also have a waterblock on so the only software I use is afterburner for monitoring