6 minutes ago, jsanford82 said:

It’s tough to say what difference the gaming monitor made vs the card.  The reality is I upgraded them at the same time so I changed two variables and didn’t control for them.  My gut says it was the card that made the difference and the monitor just makes it look better.  

thanks for getting back to me.

13 hours ago, Darcy said:

Would I see a big difference if I upgraded my GTX 970 to RTX 2070 or 2080?  I have a I7 4790 cpu @ 4.00 ghz 3.60 ghz.  16 gb of Ram 2560x1440 benq monitor (60hz).  Medium settings.

The 4790k is still a decent CPU. You need to check how well both the CPU and GPU are performing to try and work out which may be the limiting factor (and I'd guess it's the GPU). Get MSI Afterburner and set it to monitor the GPU load and the load on ALL of the individual CPU cores. It'll let you look at about 10 minutes of data. If none of the CPU cores is running at 100% but the GPU is, upgrading the GPU would make a difference. That said, the latest, greatest GPU will not deliver its maximum potential without a fast, modern CPU. However, if you do decide to upgrade the GPU now, it's not money wasted. Look at it as an investment for the future - part one of a full system upgrade.

Edited March 8, 20197 yr by vortex681

8 minutes ago, vortex681 said:

The 4790k is still a decent CPU. You need to check how well both the CPU and GPU are performing to try and work out which may be the limiting factor (and I'd guess it's the GPU). Get MSI Afterburner and set it to monitor the GPU load and the load on ALL of the individual CPU cores. It'll let you look at about 10 minutes of data. If none of the CPU cores is running at 100% but the GPU is, upgrading the GPU would make a difference. That said, the latest, greatest GPU will not deliver its maximum potential without a fast, modern CPU. However, if you do decide to upgrade the GPU now, it's not money wasted. Look at it as an investment for the future - part one of a full system upgrade.

Thanks for the advice.  I could update the card and see how it goes and then break the news to my wife that I may need a new system :).

 

Darcy

3 minutes ago, Darcy said:

Thanks for the advice.  I could update the card and see how it goes and then break the news to my wife that I may need a new system :).

Sounds like a plan! Overclocking your CPU would also give you a free performance boost (assuming you have a suitable cooler).

Edited March 8, 20197 yr by vortex681