Need help with upgrades

[Admiaczking]

Hi LTT it's been a while, and I need a bit of advice. I'm getting either a new GPU or CPU for black friday but I'm not sure which is a better choice. I MIGHT get an Intel processor or I might just get an 8370E because my computer's performance with Windows has been increasingly poor, but I also need a new GPU. Is it worth it to get a new FX (or MAYBE an i5-4440) or should I get a Sapphire Radeon 290 Tri-X?

[Octavialicious]

I'd go for a 290, if you overclock the 8120 it should be a good combo

[Admiaczking]

I'd go for a 290, if you overclock the 8120 it should be a good combo

I have my 8120 at 4.0GHz and it's hardly noticeable anymore

[Mao_Zedong]

Getting a 290 will be a much bigger upgrade than getting another amd cpu, but gettin an intel cpu would help quite a bit as well.

[Octavialicious]

I have my 8120 at 4.0GHz and it's hardly noticeable anymore

Nice! with that being said, go for the GPU upgrade

[Admiaczking]

Nice! with that being said, go for the GPU upgrade

Any advice on how I can get my PC up to speed again? I'll be getting an SSD soon enough but anything I can do until then?

[Octavialicious]

Any advice on how I can get my PC up to speed again? I'll be getting an SSD soon enough but anything I can do until then?

Every once in a while I reinstall windows, it helps a lot

[Admiaczking]

Every once in a while I reinstall windows, it helps a lot

Might as well just wait until I get an SSD to do that then

[Octavialicious]

Might as well just wait until I get an SSD to do that then

Good idea, good luck with the upgrade!