Time for a upgrade

EmbraceTheHate · Nov 24, 2015

Specs are in my signature. What should i upgrade first CPU or GPU? My rig is starting to struggle playing these AAA titles that are coming out. Id like to get the best bang for my buck.

The i5 4690k is $210 on newegg. A Gtx 970 is around $300-$320. Bit of a price difference but if the Cpu isnt going to help as much as a new GPU then i have no problem spending more money the first time around.

Mandrake4565 · Nov 24, 2015

EmbraceTheHate said:
Specs are in my signature. What should i upgrade first CPU or GPU? My rig is starting to struggle playing these AAA titles that are coming out. Id like to get the best bang for my buck.

The i5 4690k is $210 on newegg. A Gtx 970 is around $300-$320. Bit of a price difference but if the Cpu isnt going to help as much as a new GPU then i have no problem spending more money the first time around.

You answered your own question, for the majority of games you'll get more performance from a gpu upgrade.

EmbraceTheHate · Nov 24, 2015

Mandrake4565 said:
You answered your own question, for the majority of games you'll get more performance from a gpu upgrade.

I was a bit confused because since its a dual core cpu. Well i guess the gpu is the answer then. I really wanted to just make sure!

Mandrake4565 · Nov 24, 2015

EmbraceTheHate said:
I was a bit confused because since its a dual core cpu. Well i guess the gpu is the answer then. I really wanted to just make sure!

Well if it's one or the other the Gpu would be my purchase. What you could do is monitor both the cpu and gpu during gaming. If you're maxing out the Cpu then maybe that is the better choice.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 24, 2015

What's your budget right now for upgrades?

kommanderkodiak · Nov 27, 2015

Some of the newer games like far cry 4 and dragon age Inquisition wont run on anything short of a quad core. This can possibly be remedied with an .ini edit but perhaps there's something to those limits. Get both eventually but processors could be hard to come by at a reasonble/deal* pricewhen theyve stopped production where as a graphics card released in 2018 would still work in your pc right now (if you had a time machine). .02

ATMINSIDE · Nov 27, 2015

kommanderkodiak said:
but processors could be hard to come by at a reasonble/deal* pricewhen theyve stopped production

It's called used, it isn't hard to get a deal on old equipment.

kommanderkodiak · Nov 27, 2015

Not everyone wants to buy used.... Its your decision OP

ATMINSIDE · Nov 27, 2015

kommanderkodiak said:
Not everyone wants to buy used.... Its your decision OP

CPU's are one of, if not, the safest parts to buy used.
Also, where else do you propose to buy discontinued parts??

kommanderkodiak · Nov 27, 2015

ATMINSIDE said:
CPU's are one of, if not, the safest parts to buy used.
Also, where else do you propose to buy discontinued parts??

You misunderstood my post i was suggesting to the op to buy the cpu first so he wouldnt have to go to the secondary market. He could wait on the gpu and not worry about the next generation being incompatible. .02 at the end was short for "my two cents". If you need more clarification let me know

ATMINSIDE · Nov 27, 2015

kommanderkodiak said:
You misunderstood my post i was suggesting to the op to buy the cpu first so he wouldnt have to go to the secondary market. He could wait on the gpu and not worry about the next generation being incompatible. .02 at the end was short for "my two cents". If you need more clarification let me know

I was saying he can always get the CPU used, and to get the GPU now because it'll make a much larger difference for gaming than a CPU upgrade ever could.

kommanderkodiak · Nov 27, 2015

I knew exactly where you were coming from in your recommendation. You just dont understand mine. I was making the op aware since he said he didnt mind waiting to get one or the other, that in my opinion it would be better in the long run to get the cpu now so he wouldnt have to get one used if they were to be permanently out of stock where as any new gpu even one from 2 years in the future would still work with his pc. I wanted the OP to be fully informed before he made his decision.

I like to buy new for the warranty both the retailers and the manufacturers (every company isnt EVGA).

ATMINSIDE · Nov 27, 2015

I know what you're saying too, but the fact remains that a GPU upgrade trumps a CPU upgrade for gains in gaming performance.

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