Yup, waiting on the next generation of Navi. If they can realize gains with their new architecture similar to how they've done with Ryzen, the next iteration of Navi is going to be solid.
Long story short: It was the PSU.
After taking the CPU back to factory settings, unplugging and re-plugging all connections, testing all memory sticks independently, & sighing a lot... I replaced my Corsair HX850 w/ a Corsair AX860, now i'm back to regular operation with my original CPU OC.
I'm back to thinking it's the PSU.
System only drops when both CPU and GPU are being strained. Lately I've been playing FarCry3 and Prey, downsampled from 2880x1600 @ 60fps.... Both run flawlessly until its lights out.
Guess I'll have to pull the Amiga out of the closet and boot up Shadow...
Its not the CPU/OC. I've rolled back performance significantly and am still getting crashes. Prime95 was stable for 2 hours, max CPU temp 62c. MemTest86, after 8 passes, found zero errors. I've taken out my audio card, reinstalled majority of drivers, performed a clean boot with all...
After the memory test is complete, In an effort continue isolating what might be causing the crash, I assume stress testing the CPU with Prime95 (or similar software) would be a good way to rule out the CPU...
Perhaps I can replicate the crash by running Unigine Heaven to stress both the CPU...
Its been a while.
Still running the same system in the OP aside from having replaced graphics cards several times (currently MSI GTX 1080), increased ram to 16GB (same RAM as listed in OP, just twice as much), and added several SSD's.
I've gotta say, the i7 2600K has really gone the distance...
Seems to me the best option is to stick with 1080 and downsample if you've got the GPU headroom... 4K is incredibly demanding and I'd hate to be in a situation where I needed to start turning off graphic options to get solid performance.
I'm looking forward to seeing specs for some of the more exotic non-reference designs. Still tapping my toes in anticipation of the Lightning (Duo Frozr?), through an article today on Guru 3D seems to indicate it's 2 months out. Any chance these halo cards (Lightning, HoF, Kingpin) will have...
I've been downsampling Deus Ex: HR the last few days at 4k. The aesthetic really holds up well 4 years later, especially with the super crisp image at a locked 60.
Setting your own custom downsampling res seems to provide better image quality than using the build in Nvidia DSR tech...
CPU bottleneck in what games? The only CPU limited game i've played is Crysis 1. I suppose some strategy games (Supreme Commander, etc) might be CPU bound... but I don't think that's the case for most games.
It is also a function of resolution, and once you start tinkering the Nvidia DSR...
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