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Fellas, is it time to throw it in the garbage? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Can't even achieve stable 60 fps anymore. What a hunk of junk. /s

Since this isn't really Linux-specific....EDIT: [I use] Debian btw?

Look, I'm not about to suggest the 4790K is the best CPU for the money today, but if you bought one way back in '14 and upgraded around it over time, you're still doing alright. This is still at stock clock. Been meaning to OC it. I previously ran an R9 290 until my wife surprised me with the 4070 for my birthday a couple years ago.

Great CPU then. Still pretty good today. Maybe I'll still give it a few years before I upgrade.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago

Your framerate is capped at 60fps, which means that the average can only be lower than that.

Based on the 58fps average, I would expect this to be totally playable.

The occasional dip as low as 48fps probably isn’t great, but could be a heck of a lot worse.

If you’re CPU bound, consider increasing the resolution scaling to shift more work to the GPU.

While your CPU is probably a bottleneck for that GPU, as long as you get a playable experience that’s not really as big of an issue as the internet would make you think. You’re leaving performance on the table. Reframe: you’re saving some performance headroom so that when you do inevitably upgrade to a newer CPU, that upgrade will feel even more impactful.

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