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So the other day I won a 500$ Amazon gift card. I was considering upgrading either my mobo+processor or my graphics card.

 

If I were to go for the mobo+processor combo I would grab the Maximus VII formula + 4790k for about $640+tax. If I go for the graphics card I would probably get a GTX 980 for about $550 (depending on version I decide to get.

 

Here are my current specs:

 

Mobo: Asus P8Z68 M-Pro (a budget board...)

Processor: i5 2500k (@4.5GHz)

Graphics Card: EVGA Superclocked GTX 680

 

My question to you is which do you think would be better to upgrade? If it's the processor and mobo combo I don't mind putting out the extra 200, because I know they will last a while. I've already got adequate cooling for that combo (H80i). Unfortunately the 980ti is slightly out of my price bracket.

 

I should probably clarify I'm not really looking for better gaming performance. I wish I could upgrade the mobo without having to upgrade the processor. I know I can get a Z77 board, but I'd rather not but old chipset just to support my processor, which is already a few years old. That's why I'm opting for the Z97 chipset

 

Thanks in advance!

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personally i would save up for a 980ti and overclock that cpu even tho it is out of your reach it would be well worth it also try considering the fury x  

 

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I'd say GPU. A GPU upgrade would have more effect on performance than the CPU+Motherboard Upgrade.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 Motherboard: ASUS Z97I-Plus Mini ITX. Video Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC Video Card

 

Memory: 8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ripjaw X Series DDR3-1600 Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB SSD + 2x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB OS: Windows 10 64bit

 

 

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W Case: Corsiar 250D

 

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DON't waste money on a maximus buy one for around 100$ and buy a ssd or more ram. something that acutally effects your preformance

 

I've already got 2 256gb SSDs and 16GB corsair vengance.

 

I should probably clarify I'm not really looking for better gaming performance. I wish I could upgrade the mobo without having to upgrade the processor. I know I can get a Z77 board, but I'd rather not but old chipset just to support my processor, which is already a few years old. That's why I'm opting for the Z97 chipset

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can read binary and those who can't.

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can read hexadecimal and F the rest.

~Fletch

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I would go for the mobo+cpu upgrade, that cpu will bottleneck a 980 to hell!

 

I don't think the 2500k would bottleneck a 980. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2431927/2500k-5ghz-bottlenecking-gtx-980.html

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There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can read hexadecimal and F the rest.

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