troop129

Thanks for your suggestions, but let me clear up a few things. The real limiting factor is not really the budget or anything, but the pc itself. It is SMOL. And the power supply is only 330 watts. So the best card i could run is prob a 1660ti. But the size is limiting there, so the best card is 1660s. I am using the iGPU (UHD 630) in the 8400 rn. Everywhere I look, there is a split between gpu or cpu upgrade, and my choices are either upgrade cpu now, and maybe ram, and sit for like a few years. Or, I can upgrade the GPU now, wait like a month or two to get more $$, then another 8gb ram.

Budget (including currency): $250 Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Inventor, Fusion 360 I have an i5-8400 (6 cores 6 threads) with 8gb ram, 16gb optane accelerating a 1tb hard drive. I have 250 dollars to upgrade this machine to either 1) i7-8700 + 16gb ram or 2) Just buy a 1660s. Which one would give me better performance in After Effects, better CPU+RAM but no GPU or not as good CPU with a GPU? Thanks!