CPU Help

[Supergoal]

I'm currently using an i5 760 @2.8ghz. Been using it with a 570gtx and 8gb of ram.
However most of the games I play seem to lag and stutter a lot when playing at 1080 resolution. Popping up the task manager performance gauge shows my CPU is at 100% during those games.

Now I'm thinking, how can I help alleviate the stutter causer by the CPU bottlenecking, which I assume it is.
Should I buy a new cooler and overclock it? Will that give any noticeable gain? Or should I buy a new CPU that can fit in my current motherboard? Is there any better CPU for the 1156 slot mobo?

Help!

[Brad]

Not sure how much you can overclock a 760?
Also, despite your CPU being at 100% it might not actually be a bottleneck. Dragon Age Origins will max my CPU whether it's at stock 3.3ghz or overclocked to 5ghz. It's just some poor coding in there, a tight loop or something maybe. Which games?

[Supergoal]

Eve online, battlefield 4 multiplayer.

I'm getting lag spikes which could be due to cpu not keeping up with gfx?

[Brad]

Ok, for BF4 with that GPU then the CPU is likely the bottleneck. O/Cing to 3.5GHz should remove the bottleneck. I like the Corsair H60 integrated liquid cooler but just choose a new cooler, fit it and OC and you should be good to go. I'd wait for others to chime in as well though too validate what I've said.

[Supergoal]

Yeah that's what I thought. Apparently bf4 multiplayer is cpu intensive. Lim just running the stock intel cooler so definitely need a new one before overc locking.

[Brad]

My 2500K with the stock cooler wouldn't even OC by a few 100 MHz without overheating! Those stock coolers are pants. The H60 lets me go to 5.1Ghz and still keeps the temp to 70ish celcius. I hadn't appreciated how CPU intensive BF4 was. Til now only things like Arma and emulators have needed me to OC.

[Baseley09]

Can you unpark the cores on that CPU? Some people call bullsh!t on doing this, but I was BF4 stuttering on a 3570k and doing this alleviated it, the game is dodgy performance wise imo.

Few tings you can try to improve BF4 performance:

Run the DirectX.exe in the games own program folders.
Unpark Cores.
Use Windows 8.

These could all be lies, but since doing 1 & 2 my performance has been bareable.

[speedlolita]

I unparked my cores on my 3570k. Result was more consistent and higher frame rates in Tera.

As I understand it just prevents certain power saving options so all the cores are always on/visible.

Over clocking can help but honestly it's probably time for an upgrade.

[Supergoal]

Yeah I've unparked them. Eve online also struggles a lot during larger fleet battles. CPU always 100% but GFX card never seems to be too hot when that happens. I guess a new heatsink and overclock to see if it helps is in order.

[Supergoal]

OK I bought the http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...r212_evo/5.htm Cooler Master 212 Evo. Hoping that will allow me to bump it up a bit.

Will I get any noticeable benefits from going from 2.8 to say 3.8ghz?