New CPU or GPU

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So I currently have a 'GTX 650 1GB' GPU and a 'AMD FX 4300 Quad Core @3.8ghz'.
My birthday is tomorrow and I was going to get a new CPU 'AMD FX 8370' and i thought that I might want to get a new GPU since mine isnt the greatest. I wanted to get better frames on games like 'DayZ' and 'Arma 3'

Budget is around $200

[yourdad165]

If the price doesn't matter then the GPU is the way to go. However if it has to be within a price range then get the CPU.

[KamiKatze]

So I currently have a 'GTX 650 1GB' GPU and a 'AMD FX 4300 Quad Core @3.8ghz'.

My birthday is tomorrow and I was going to get a new CPU 'AMD FX 8370' and i thought that I might want to get a new GPU since mine isnt the greatest. I wanted to get better frames on games like 'DayZ' and 'Arma 3'

 

Welcome to the forum! You need to Quote people so they get notifications. And please, use the "standard" font for easier readability.

 

To your concern: what's your budget for the upgrade? I see that it is a birthday present but still, what price range are we talking about? Also, what motherboard do you have? What Power Supply and what resolution do you play on?

[alphabeta]

**inner thoughts

 

If I upgrade the CPU it's won't effect my games performance and if I upgrade The GPU the CPU will bottleneck it a little bit but I will notice some performance improvement until I save some money and Upgrade my CPU

 

P.S. I never played those games so I dunno whether they are CPU intensive of not

[dizmo]

A budget generally helps.

[XCalinX]

the 4300 is ok for gaming, but you cant do much in the background without fps impact

get a new gpu, no matter what your budget is

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Welcome to the forum! You need to Quote people so they get notifications. And please, use the "standard" font for easier readability.

 

To your concern: what's your budget for the upgrade? I see that it is a birthday present but still, what price range are we talking about? Also, what motherboard do you have? What Power Supply and what resolution do you play on?

Board:msi 760GM-P34(FX)

500w

1600x1050 im pretty sure

budget is around $200-230

[pomaranc]

Most simulators need a very good CPU and don't relay much on GPU.

 

Recomended requrements for A3

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better

[s3ns3]

Board:msi 760GM-P34(FX)

500w

1600x1050 im pretty sure

budget is around $200-230

you can`t put an FX 8 core on that mobo,it will blow up.and it wont really matter for the games you play.intel is better especially for those

so get a new gpu but what brand is the psu?

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you can`t put an FX 8 core on that mobo,it will blow up.and it wont really matter for the games you play.intel is better especially for those

so get a new gpu but what brand is the psu?

thanks glad i did my research instead of taking my friend's word lol

[Rangelov]

I have been in this position and trust me when I say, get the GPU. When the biggest reason you use your PC for gaming it is always best to get a new GPU and then a new CPU and or Motherboard.

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I have been in this position and trust me when I say, get the GPU. When the biggest reason you use your PC for gaming it is always best to get a new GPU and then a new CPU and or Motherboard.

yeh im going to go with the gpu considering i would have to get a new mobo and most likely a new psu too just to get  a new cpu so im not going to cheap out on that when i get them and really i just want to get playable fps on arma and standalone so like the minimum of 30 in cities vs the 20 i get now witch i think i will be able to get with the 760