GPU or CPU upgrade

[Midson Alpha]

I am thinking about upgrading my system and I am not sure whether to upgrade my CPU or GPU first. I'm pretty sure my CPU is bottle-necking my GPU right now (from afterburner results) so i'm fairly confident that I should upgrade that first but was not 100% sure. What I am going for is whatever will give me the most difference in performance. Like would a better GPU give me more performance in games at 1080p even though my CPU will still be bottle-necking my GPU? 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgZzsY

[DimasRMDO]

It's up to you, but I'd upgrade the CPU to FX 6300 or FX 8320 if I were you.

[Atmos]

Upgrade that cpu. But to do so will be expensive, the 760 is fine atm, and should game at high 1080p no problems, but the 4130 is kinda poor, might consider an i5-4440, and cheap z77 board.

[Geekazoid]

I am thinking about upgrading my system and I am not sure whether to upgrade my CPU or GPU first. I'm pretty sure my CPU is bottle-necking my GPU right now (from afterburner results) so i'm fairly confident that I should upgrade that first but was not 100% sure. What I am going for is whatever will give me the most difference in performance. Like would a better GPU give me more performance in games at 1080p even though my CPU will still be bottle-necking my GPU?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgZzsY

I would personally say the CPU. Your GPU is pretty decent, being a GTX 760, upgrading the CPU would be my recommendation.

[DimasRMDO]

Upgrade that cpu. But to do so will be expensive, the 760 is fine atm, and should game at high 1080p no problems, but the 4130 is kinda poor, might consider an i5-4440, and cheap z77 board.

But switching to Intel might cost more, because the motherboard needs to be changed as well.

[Midson Alpha]

But switching to Intel might cost more, because the motherboard needs to be changed as well.

 

I agree, I'm thinking about the 8350 ( http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8350FRHKBOX-FX-8350-8-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425349622&sr=8-1&keywords=8350 )

 

BUT in the future when im not a poor college kid would it be worth it? Or should I go for cheap Mobo and i5 so I can get an i7? Or will intel have new stuff out so the cheap Mobo will be useless with the next gen of chips? Then if I stayed amd I would have to upgrade my mobo to a 990 board to be able to use the high end AMD chips.... So im feeling just the 8350 then once I have hella cash switch to intel and upgrade the gpu

[Atmos]

But switching to Intel might cost more, because the motherboard needs to be changed as well.

which is why i said, "to do so would be expensive"

[Midson Alpha]

Oh and its actually an FX-4100 chip btw but doesn't make much of a difference on the right decision

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Oh and its actually an FX-4100 chip btw but doesn't make much of a difference on the right decision

 

I'd suggest getting an intel cpu. Getting a FX 8350 wouldn't leave you much headroom

to upgrade your gpu since there have been cases where by the FX 8350 bottlenecks

the GTX 970. 

[Midson Alpha]

I'd suggest getting an intel cpu. Getting a FX 8350 wouldn't leave you much headroom

to upgrade your gpu since there have been cases where by the FX 8350 bottlenecks

the GTX 970. 

 

Thanks for the input, I will take that into consideration and start looking around for some cheap mobos for an Intel cpu as a possibility