upgrade Multi-use PC Upgrade in 2024?

Cherenkov · April 9

Budget (including currency): $300-600 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe Lightroom, Destiny 2, Overwatch 2, Helldivers 2, VRChat

Other details

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tcdJWt

I’m looking to upgrade either my CPU (Intel i7-9700K) and motherboard or my GPU (MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio) for an entirely optional performance boost in all categories. They all run pretty well (at 2k/144fps at medium-high settings) but VrChat really struggles keeping up and typically hovers around 60fps at low settings, which can be a real pain in VR, plus I have to close pretty much all background apps (Discord, Twitch, Music) if I want to keep my fps while playing typical games. It would just be really nice to have a bigger processing budget.

I’ve been out of the PC Build game for a couple of years now after the Great GPU Drought of 2020 and don’t really know what parts I can rely on and what I should avoid. Notably, I am near the Holy Land (MicroCenter), so I should be able to receive the Lord’s Blessing (Deals) there.

Thanks for any and all recommendations!