What's with this FPS issue?

no, i7 = 4 cores, and 4 threads (or 2 threads, if its a 6 core i7, which is actually more common than an 8 core)

 

An i7 is two threads per core, meaning it IS 8 threads.

 

have you tried a simple restart and reinstall?

I know it sounds dumb but it works so often

 

I have a core i7 920 on the pc i play beamng with, the cpu handles it just find in most cases, im sure it wouldn't be happy with more then 3-4 cars on screen.

I'm getting a new gfx card because I originally built this pc for audio processing, so i had a 4850 ati card which surprisingly is bring me 40+ fps in most situations with max settings but lower resolution,

I want to know if anyone is using a GTX 580 , GTX 760, GTX 680 , R9 270 etc and what they think?

My budget is about $200 or less for a video card, once upon a time I didn't have cars and other hobbies so u used to buy the latest and greatest but definitely not these days.

 

The hd7790/r9260x (same silicon) runs the game all medium at a solid 50fps. The r9270/270x can max the game at >30fps. A gtx 680/770 can max the game 100% except for on a select few maps. The gtx 670/760 does well too.

Sillicon matchup.
680/770
7970/280x
760/670
7870/270/270x

 

Thanks for your post, it seems like the best bang for my buck would probably be the 760 as i could find them on ebay for ~ $200, its funny the older but same 670 can't be touched used for less than $300.


Anyone have experience with GTX 580 ? I only consider because one is for sale locally and I might be able to grab it for $100-$140 after haggling

 

It's fast, but power hungry and lacks VRAM. I recommend either the r9 270 (non-x) or gtx 760.

 

Thanks for your reply, i had to go with the 580 because it was cheaper and local.

Wasn't too concerned with power because I run a 1300watt psu from years ago when I built my core 2 extreme setup.

Very happy with the performance with the card in BeamNG so far, it seems that cpu is the bottlekneck which is what I was hoping for.

I'll upgrade cpu ram mobo and get a SSD later this year, for now, totally fine as is.