Upgrade Help from fx-6350 and Strix 960

[jakejake2115]

So here's my current build:

 

fx-6350 with stock cooler

asus strix gtx 960 2gb

8gb vengeance ram

120gb ssd

1tb 7200rpm hdd

asus am3+ mobo

corsair spec-03 case

corsair 750w psu

25" 1080p monitor

 

It works nice now other than the cpu fan being loud as balls, but for christmas this year i wanted to upgrade to 1440p gaming,

my budget is probably around $500 for hardware, what upgrades would be most worth it? a 970 and an i5? or would the 6350 be fine

for now? 

 

Thanks and any help is appreciated

[MattLantis]

If you can spend a little more, I'd say go for an i5 4690k and a 390

[OAcesync]

So here's my current build:

 

fx-6350 with stock cooler

asus strix gtx 960 2gb

8gb vengeance ram

120gb ssd

1tb 7200rpm hdd

asus am3+ mobo

corsair spec-03 case

corsair 750w psu

25" 1080p monitor

 

It works nice now other than the cpu fan being loud as balls, but for christmas this year i wanted to upgrade to 1440p gaming,

my budget is probably around $500 for hardware, what upgrades would be most worth it? a 970 and an i5? or would the 6350 be fine

for now? 

 

Thanks and any help is appreciated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $549.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 17:27 EST-0500

 

A bit over budget but it's worth it but push come to shove and you can't afford, you could probably get away with a FX for 1440p

[GalacticRuler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $505.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 17:29 EST-0500

[jakejake2115]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $549.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 17:27 EST-0500

 

A bit over budget but it's worth it but push come to shove and you can't afford, you could probably get away with a FX for 1440p

 

Is the 390 going to be better fps per dollar because of the 8gb of vram? and do you know if they run hot? 

and If I were to upgrade to an i5 right now from my fx and keep the 960 would i have fps increase? thanks

[Searinex]

 

Is the 390 going to be better fps per dollar because of the 8gb of vram? and do you know if they run hot? 

and If I were to upgrade to an i5 right now from my fx and keep the 960 would i have fps increase? thanks

If you use more then 3.5GBs of VRAM then yes. Games like GTA 5 and shadow of morder use a lot of VRAM.

Yes the 390 runs hot, it's a AMD card. As long as your case breathes it will be fine. 

Yes, i5 will have a higher and more stable FPS because intel CPUs have higher IPS then AMD. Provided that the GTX 960 is not the bottleneck.

[don_svetlio]

Is the 390 going to be better fps per dollar because of the 8gb of vram? and do you know if they run hot? 

and If I were to upgrade to an i5 right now from my fx and keep the 960 would i have fps increase? thanks

Depends on the cooler - a Sapphire Nitro 390 runs cooler than 70*C - Ask @App4that

A Asus 390 runs at 90*C