Help me get to 60fps in PC games

[scypheroth]

help me get 60FPS smooth game play in games...what am i missing? how do i get it? HALP!
below is what my PC specs are as of now:
-ASUS Maximus 4 gene-z/gen 3 MOBO
-i5-3570k processor with corsair watercooling
-8G DDR3 RAM
-128G SSD HDD and a 1TB 7200RPM HDD
-550W Ultra power supply
-Geforce GTX 760 video card
-Monitor is a LG Flatron E2711 connected via DVI

Download speed is 100MBp and Upload is 5MBp


if u need more info pls ask....

 

[Kenmitch]

Maybe you should list the games your trying to play at 60fps.

I'm leaning towards gpu being too weak.

 

[scypheroth]

tom clancy ghost recon is the main one....but games like the new wolfenstein game

 

[Rast]

Get a high end card, you got a mainstreamcard. Get a780 gtx or r9 290

 

[scypheroth]

and by 60fps i mean smooth game play like in this MGS5 video
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-watch-mgs5-at-60fps

 

[TeknoBug]

The 760 is your nemesis.

 

[daveybrat]

tom clancy ghost recon is the main one....but games like the new wolfenstein game

If you haven't tried them out yet, get the Nvidia Beta 337.50 drivers. They improved my gaming performance in Titanfall quite a bit.

The final WHQL certified drivers should be available any day now.

If that doesn't help, then it's time to upgrade the video card or add a secondary 760 card for SLI.

 

[bystander36]

3 things to consider:
1) Lower settings. You don't have to max out every game, compromise a few IQ settings for more FPS.
2) Some games are CPU bound, no matter what settings you use. OC the CPU can help, but not all games will allow 60 FPS at all times, no matter the settings used as the CPU is what is holding you back.
3) Upgrade your GPU so you can use higher settings and achieve high FPS.

 

[dn7309]

Get another 760 and SLi

 

[TeknoBug]

If you haven't tried them out yet, get the Nvidia Beta 337.50 drivers. They improved my gaming performance in Titanfall quite a bit.

The final WHQL certified drivers should be available any day now.

If that doesn't help, then it's time to upgrade the video card or add a secondary 760 card for SLI.

I have a 760, used 337.50 and 337.81, practically no difference from 335.23 or so for that card. Strange because I do see improvements with both the 750Ti and 770.

 

[Kenmitch]

I have a 760, used 337.50 and 337.81, practically no difference from 335.23 or so for that card. Strange because I do see improvements with both the 750Ti and 770.

The 750Ti is newer tech, 770 has more grunt, maybe 760 is tapped out?

 

[HeXen]

Pick whatever hardware you can afford. Lower in game settings until you get 60fps.
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[Attic]

Enable v-sync, overclock your CPU to 4.2ghz+, and get an R9 290 or GTX780.

Then if you aren't getting 60fps, drop graphics settings one by one from Ultra/Max until you are locked to 60fps.


Locked to 60fps with vsync is bliss, but it takes a very beefy system and you likely won't be able to have every setting Maxxed out because some settings are intended to be like land mines for frame rates.



Alternative to the above GPU upgrade, lower settings to Medium.

 

[Kenmitch]

Enable v-sync, overclock your CPU to 4.2ghz+, and get an R9 290 or GTX780.

Then if you aren't getting 60fps, drop graphics settings one by one from Ultra/Max until you are locked to 60fps.


Locked to 60fps with vsync is bliss, but it takes a very beefy system and you likely won't be able to have every setting Maxxed out because some settings are intended to be like land mines for frame rates.



Alternative to the above GPU upgrade, lower settings to Medium.

Yep....Looks like the OP needs more gpu power to me also.

I'm not a huge gamer nor do I own a lot of games so I wouldn't know about most of them as far as performance requirements.

My go to game when I need a quick fix is Dirt3 which is old but fun to me at least. My 290 shreds the game 100% maxed out at 1080p at stock speeds. Guess it's to be expected considering the age of the game. I can see the desire for fluid movie like performance based on my Dirt3 experience is why I brought it up.

 

[Zardnok]

Either add another 760 for SLI or pick up a used 290 cheap from a miner desperate to recoup some sunk costs.

If you resell your 760, you may even be able to get the upgrade done for $100ish as used 290 prices are cheap.

 

[mistersprinkles]

I like the idea of a single high end GPU more than multiple mid range GPUs because you eliminate micro-stutter, and also, some games just plain don't support SLI.

I suggest you sell your 760 and pick up a 780. Ideally the 6GB version which can be had for about $600. That will give you awesome performance at 1080P. Remember though, that there will always be some game that pushes the limits of the current hardware when it is released. You won't run "everything" at 60+FPS on a 780 but 99.9% of things, yes.

Examples of games that ran like crapp on current gen hardware when they came out:
Flight Simulator X
Crysis
Crysis 2
Crysis 3
Far cry 3
Metro 2033
Metro Last Light
GTA4