so i ordered a msi gtx 970 and i was just wondering how that would work with i5 4690k? will i be able to play game on really good settings and be able to record them at the same time? i upgrading from a geforce gt 610
gtx 970
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Yes you should be fine i have the 4690k i5 OC to 4.0ghz from 3.5 and i run asus nvidia gtx 960strix 2gb oc graphics and i have no problems i can run most games either ultra or high 
and record
and record
it will be night and day, I have the GTX 960 and I can max out everything while recording in 1080P
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The GTX 970 is the second best performance per dollar card on the market (next to the R9 390).
The card will work excellently with your i5-4690K on stock or overclocked. Be sure to run some benchmarks to check whether or not you're actually using all of your CPU or GPU while recording.
The card will work excellently with your i5-4690K on stock or overclocked. Be sure to run some benchmarks to check whether or not you're actually using all of your CPU or GPU while recording.
I'm not the kind of guy to ask about benchmarking, I'm diagnostics.
I would recommend googling "How to benchmark a PC" and you'll get tons of results.
I use a 970 and it's amazing for recording with shadowplay etc, although the max GB is 3.5 not 4.
im a benchmark guy!
benchmarks are tests that are run using a configuration of hardware to determine how a particular application performs. this is then compared to a bunch of other tests done with different hardware using the same application. this gives people a way of judging the performance of hardware without referencing the specs of the hardware, which can often be misleading especially when trying to compare AMD graphics cards to Nvidia.
you can use any game to benchmark hardware or you can use a specially designed application like 3D Mark. when using a game, if it doesnt include a benchmark as many games these days do, you typically find a run near the beginning of the game that showcases a lot of different effects. you then calculate the average frames per second using another piece of software like MSI afterburner. a program like 3D Mark is an artificial load on your GPU so it wont represent real world performance, but its so ubiquitous that many gamers, like myself, understand the score and judge the performance of the hardware based on that. if you want a free benchmarking tool, the demo for 3D Mark can be found here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/ just click download demo, run, and in about 5 minutes, youll have a score.
benchmarks are tests that are run using a configuration of hardware to determine how a particular application performs. this is then compared to a bunch of other tests done with different hardware using the same application. this gives people a way of judging the performance of hardware without referencing the specs of the hardware, which can often be misleading especially when trying to compare AMD graphics cards to Nvidia.
you can use any game to benchmark hardware or you can use a specially designed application like 3D Mark. when using a game, if it doesnt include a benchmark as many games these days do, you typically find a run near the beginning of the game that showcases a lot of different effects. you then calculate the average frames per second using another piece of software like MSI afterburner. a program like 3D Mark is an artificial load on your GPU so it wont represent real world performance, but its so ubiquitous that many gamers, like myself, understand the score and judge the performance of the hardware based on that. if you want a free benchmarking tool, the demo for 3D Mark can be found here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/ just click download demo, run, and in about 5 minutes, youll have a score.