GPU upgrade or CPU/Mobo upgrade?

[Soulstrife]

Hi all,

Currently I have a AMD 8320 (oc to 4.3), Asus M5A99FX Pro 2.0 and MSI 270x 4gb gpu.

Should I consider a new gpu to get better performance out of newer games or do a i5 / mobo combo and keep the 270x?

Budget is $400USD. This pc would have to last for another 2 to 3 years.

Thanks!

[Darth-Marius]

Read my signature, get a intel

[dappy10]

Cpu/Mobo, the 270x looks like a fine gpu

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9168261&Sku=M69-10170

[Mohenjo]

i would buy a used r9 290 (200) and get an i5 4460 and save up for a cheap h97 motherboard 

 

EDIT: if you plan to upgrade everything i would start with gpu, yes it would bottleneck but it will be your biggest performance gain 

[Senzelian]

In your case I would probably get a new GPU.
Something like an R9 390 would fit quite well. But I'm not sure how much of a bottleneck your overclocked 8320 is.

Maybe someone else can give you more details on that. I stay far away from AMD CPUs

[Aytex]

cpu a i5 4460 or a 4690k

[jimakos234]

this, or get a second r9 270x 4gb and crossfire or even better sell the r9 270x and get a r9 390

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $409.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-28 10:59 EDT-0400

[don_svetlio]

this, or get a second r9 270x 4gb and crossfire or even better sell the r9 270x and get a r9 390

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $409.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-28 10:59 EDT-0400

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[Soulstrife]

Alright, thank you for the suggestions! I have enough parts around to get my current cpu, mobo and gpu put together with different components apart from my current machine.

If I can sell that for some cash, add my current budget of 400, would this be a good combo?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NrCtYJ

[jimakos234]

Alright, thank you for the suggestions! I have enough parts around to get my current cpu, mobo and gpu put together with different components apart from my current machine.

If I can sell that for some cash, add my current budget of 400, would this be a good combo?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NrCtYJ

yes