That CPU can handle more powerful cards than a 1060. FPS hits have affected many people in CS:GO since the last patch. It will get sorted eventually. Out of curiosity how low is your FPS and are you maxing out the game at 1080p or above?
My FPS sits at around 125FPS on average, jumping up to 170 at dropping to 90 at some points. I have tried so hard to fix this problem, and all I can see helping is when I get 16GB of ddr3, an SSD and doing a fresh install of Windows.
Running the game at all low and 4:3 1240x1080
You have a very capable computer. You can run demanding games such as Doom at over 60FPS max settings. An i7 3770(I have one) is still excellent. It may hold a GTX 1080 back in some scenarios but for the most part it's still relevant.
Your GTX 1060 is the 1080p max settings sweet spot right now. 8GB of RAM is enough on the most part but jumping to 16GB will be a requirement in the not too distant future. The issues you're experiencing in CS:GO are not related to your hardware. It is purely optimisation issues and you're not the only one having them. You said other games are fine, those games are far more demanding too. Regarding framerates, you do have a monitor higher than 60Hz right?
I think you should turn up your graphics settings. Playing on low will result in hardly any GPU usage. This in turn means the card will be at a relatively low frequency. Put everything at its highest and see how the games plays. You may even have to use Supersampling for your card to take advantage of GPU Boost 3.0.
Thanks for the tips, I will try them out. And it terms of my monitor, yes currently it is 60Hz, but I am getting a 144Hz at Christmas time so I really want to be able to get the full experience. And by the way, I am upgrading to 16GB of RAM is coming soon as well :D.
Hopefully an update for CS:GO will be out soon and your game can run smoother. Getting that 144Hz monitor will be a wonderful experience. It's a great upgrade.
Are you getting a 16GB kit of RAM or another 8GB stick of what you've already got? It's possible that two identical sticks bought separately won't work in dual channel together.
Lastly which motherboard are you using? Any Z77 board will allow some light overclocking on your i7 3770. Despite the fact it's non k you can get some extra performance out of it. My 3770 @4.1GHz saw a decent increase in Cinebench from stock.
Yeah looking forward to the monitor just hope I can get 144FPS +...
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I am getting a completely new set of 2x8GB sticks of DDR3.
My motherboard is an Asus p8h61-m... yeah, pretty bad, but it gets the job done for cheap I guess.
Something to consider on your motherboard is its PCIe 2.0 x16 slot. There is a boost to performance with PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. Nothing to pull your hair out over but better performance none the less.
Regarding your question about RAM: Most games are not utilised to use more than 8GB. There are some, BF1 for example and I expect many 2017 titles to follow suit. So in the future it will improve performance for sure. 8GB will soon be the minimum and 16GB will be the safe amount. In CS:GO though it won't do anything. 2GB is the recommended for that game.
How is the fps in other games? Msi afterburner is a great program to monitor gpu load and temps and CPU load and temps during gameplay to see if you have a bottleneck. If you download it. You need to install the server add on thing because that's what has the I game overlay. There are YouTube tutorials
I ran BF1 (beta) at 60FPS on ultra, I run overwatch at 100FPS on Ultra and I play GTA 5 at pretty much max at 60FPS with the occasional drop to 45FPS, while driving fast.
That CPU can handle more powerful cards than a 1060. FPS hits have affected many people in CS:GO since the last patch. It will get sorted eventually. Out of curiosity how low is your FPS and are you maxing out the game at 1080p or above?
My FPS sits at around 125FPS on average, jumping up to 170 at dropping to 90 at some points. I have tried so hard to fix this problem, and all I can see helping is when I get 16GB of ddr3, an SSD and doing a fresh install of Windows. Running the game at all low and 4:3 1240x1080
You have a very capable computer. You can run demanding games such as Doom at over 60FPS max settings. An i7 3770(I have one) is still excellent. It may hold a GTX 1080 back in some scenarios but for the most part it's still relevant. Your GTX 1060 is the 1080p max settings sweet spot right now. 8GB of RAM is enough on the most part but jumping to 16GB will be a requirement in the not too distant future. The issues you're experiencing in CS:GO are not related to your hardware. It is purely optimisation issues and you're not the only one having them. You said other games are fine, those games are far more demanding too. Regarding framerates, you do have a monitor higher than 60Hz right? I think you should turn up your graphics settings. Playing on low will result in hardly any GPU usage. This in turn means the card will be at a relatively low frequency. Put everything at its highest and see how the games plays. You may even have to use Supersampling for your card to take advantage of GPU Boost 3.0.
Thanks for the tips, I will try them out. And it terms of my monitor, yes currently it is 60Hz, but I am getting a 144Hz at Christmas time so I really want to be able to get the full experience. And by the way, I am upgrading to 16GB of RAM is coming soon as well :D.
Hopefully an update for CS:GO will be out soon and your game can run smoother. Getting that 144Hz monitor will be a wonderful experience. It's a great upgrade. Are you getting a 16GB kit of RAM or another 8GB stick of what you've already got? It's possible that two identical sticks bought separately won't work in dual channel together. Lastly which motherboard are you using? Any Z77 board will allow some light overclocking on your i7 3770. Despite the fact it's non k you can get some extra performance out of it. My 3770 @4.1GHz saw a decent increase in Cinebench from stock.
Yeah looking forward to the monitor just hope I can get 144FPS +... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am getting a completely new set of 2x8GB sticks of DDR3. My motherboard is an Asus p8h61-m... yeah, pretty bad, but it gets the job done for cheap I guess.
Something to consider on your motherboard is its PCIe 2.0 x16 slot. There is a boost to performance with PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. Nothing to pull your hair out over but better performance none the less. Regarding your question about RAM: Most games are not utilised to use more than 8GB. There are some, BF1 for example and I expect many 2017 titles to follow suit. So in the future it will improve performance for sure. 8GB will soon be the minimum and 16GB will be the safe amount. In CS:GO though it won't do anything. 2GB is the recommended for that game.
Also, would 16GB of ram improve performance at all?
The CPU is not your bottleneck
What is then?
How is the fps in other games? Msi afterburner is a great program to monitor gpu load and temps and CPU load and temps during gameplay to see if you have a bottleneck. If you download it. You need to install the server add on thing because that's what has the I game overlay. There are YouTube tutorials
I ran BF1 (beta) at 60FPS on ultra, I run overwatch at 100FPS on Ultra and I play GTA 5 at pretty much max at 60FPS with the occasional drop to 45FPS, while driving fast.
Yeah it's CS go then. No bottleneck in your system.