Upgrading CPU and Mobo

[Daeice]

Ive been playing a lot of DayZ and Arma 3 lately and I have noticed that the fps hasn't been that great. I asked someone and they told me it was because of my cpu so I want to upgrade. I was thinking a i7 4770k or a i7 4670k. I will need a new motherboard and I need it to be from an Australian site.

 

Current CPU and Mobo-

AMD FX-8320 8 Core Black Edition Processor

Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P MotherBoard

 

I want to spend around $500-600.

 

Thanks,

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Why would you want to upgrade from that? That's a pretty good CPU.
What is your GPU?

[Daeice]

Why would you want to upgrade from that? That's a pretty good CPU.

What is your GPU?

When I play DayZ and Arma 3 I get less than 30fps on low settings, I want to run on medium settings above 30fps.

GPU-XFX Double Dissipation HD 7970 3gb

[Ryan_Stein]

have you tried oc'ing

[Daeice]

have you tried oc'ing

Well, I'm scared to OC because I have no idea how to do it.

[Ryan_Stein]

It's safer than you think and would really help. I have a 8350 and a 280x(7970) and I can play DayZ maxed out at about 60fps. granted I have a steep overclock. but even a little overclock would help you.

[Daeice]

It's safer than you think and would really help. I have a 8350 and a 280x(7970) and I can play DayZ maxed out at about 60fps. granted I have a steep overclock. but even a little overclock would help you.

The thing is I have the money to upgrade and I heard the 4770k and the 4670k are very good.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

When I play DayZ and Arma 3 I get less than 30fps on low settings, I want to run on medium settings above 30fps.

GPU-XFX Double Dissipation HD 7970 3gb

 

As far as I know DayZ is shit for optimization. But, if you must upgrade.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($409.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($219.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Total: $628.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Well, I'm scared to OC because I have no idea how to do it.

 

 You're gonna have to get a better cooler for the CPU if you really wanna overclock.

[Ryan_Stein]

The thing is I have the money to upgrade and I heard the 4770k and the 4670k are very good.

if you have the money then by all means do, but I just think you'd benefit(not in dayz because it's not supported) more from a good psu and a second gfx card with a good oc on your processor but if you want to go for the intel rig I recommend a z97 board and the new devils canyon 4970k

[Ryan_Stein]

 You're gonna have to get a better cooler for the CPU if you really wanna overclock.

His Evo could probably get him to 4.2-4.5 if he has good airflow and a decent chip.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

His Evo could probably get him to 4.2-4.5 if he has good airflow and a decent chip.

 

Didn't know he had an Evo

[Ryan_Stein]

Yeah I checked his account