Guild Wars 2

At 1080p and maxed out graphics settings on an Asus GTX 770, I’m getting fps around 20-40 most of the time. I know the GTX770 isn’t really considered a high end card but I thought it would be enough to max out GW2. This is my system’s configuration right now:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
Processor: AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor,3500Mhz, 3 cores, 6 logical processors
GPU: Asus Direct CU II OC GTX 770, 1111MHz, 2GB DDR5 VRAM

Now I am aware that this game isn’t optimized for AMD processors and am considering upgrading my CPU and motherboard(since I’ll have to) but I would like to know just how much of a performance gain I could expect if I replaced the 6300 with, say an i7 4770? Or is the GTX 770 not good enough to max out GW2 on 1080p regardless? If any of you out there run this game on a GTX 770 perhaps you could share your experience with me.

You would gain a massively gigantic gain in performance with an i7 4770 or 4770k/4790K over the FX-6300. I’m even going to go out on a limb and say your performance will double in most areas.

Conventional wisdom of PC video gaming, where the GPU is everything, doesn’t apply here. The game’s performance is bottlenecked by single core performance, not that it uses a single core but because there are only three threads with any significant CPU usage.

I have a 770 gtx and it runs very smooth 60 fps max… my processor is an i5-4670k

No need for an i7… Trust me

Roguefire.8174:

I have a 770 gtx and it runs very smooth 60 fps max… my processor is an i5-4670k

No need for an i7… Trust me

Yes, a strong i5 (you can even grab the i5 3570K for much cheaper than the above 4670K and, once OC’d, they are very close in terms of performance) is more than enough for gaming, and even GW2’s hilarious performance problems.

Have a 770 paired with a 2600K.

Very rarely get under 60FPS, only in massive world events and WvW battles. I can even run around with Supersampling on and still maintain 60FPS most of the time. The 770 is a high-end card, even if it’s at the bottom of that group.

To be honest, you shouldn’t be struggling that much in general play even with a 6300.

How is the GPU connected to the PSU? Did you use separate PCI-E cables?

I have a 680 (which is a 770, but with slower memory speeds), and a 3770K. I have everything maxed @1920x1080, and I only dip in FPS when a lot of stuff is going on, never below 30fps at that.

It’s your CPU.