Which card and CPU

[Snakkey]

I am building a new PC soon and I currently have an am3 mobo and 8 gigabytes of ddr3 ram. I was debating on whether I should upgrade my fx 6300 to a fx 8350 and get a 1070, or get a Gtx 1060 and a new mobo ram and a 6500?

[Aytex]

6500/1060

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, Snakkey said:

I am building a new PC soon and I currently have an am3 mobo and 8 gigabytes of ddr3 ram. I was debating on whether I should upgrade my fx 6300 to a fx 8350 and get a 1070, or get a Gtx 1060 and a new mobo ram and a 6500?

What monitor do you have and what games do you play?

[Snakkey]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

What monitor do you have and what games do you play?

 I play csgo and overwatch, and I need at least 225 frames on average for csgo at 1080p (I play on 16:10) and for overwatch I just want 90+ on decent settings.

[Masternji]

18 minutes ago, Snakkey said:

 I play csgo and overwatch, and I need at least 225 frames on average for csgo at 1080p (I play on 16:10) and for overwatch I just want 90+ on decent settings.

A 225 hz monitor?

[Energycore]

33 minutes ago, Snakkey said:

 I play csgo and overwatch, and I need at least 225 frames on average for csgo at 1080p (I play on 16:10) and for overwatch I just want 90+ on decent settings.

You could get a Haswell i5 and LGA 1150 mobo, it would allow you to reuse your RAM, and a GTX 1060 on top of that. That's what I'd do.

21 minutes ago, Masternji said:

A 225 hz monitor?

There's this belief among so called competitive CSGO players that higher framerates (as in, higher than monitor refresh) make gameplay smoother for games where precision matters. I think it's just a placebo tbh.

[Masternji]

20 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You could get a Haswell i5 and LGA 1150 mobo, it would allow you to reuse your RAM, and a GTX 1060 on top of that. That's what I'd do.

There's this belief among so called competitive CSGO players that higher framerates (as in, higher than monitor refresh) make gameplay smoother for games where precision matters. I think it's just a placebo tbh.

Yes but higher frame rates does not equal higher refresh rates if your monitor is only able to sipport 60hz, currently there might be none that support 225hz frames

[Energycore]

Just now, Masternji said:

Yes but higher frame rates does not equal higher refresh rates if your monitor is only able to sipport 60hz, currently there might be none that support 225hz frames

You're right. The belief is that higher framerates will help anyway.

 

I would say, to anyone who cares about CSGO, just get a 144Hz monitor, then run whatever settings works best for them.

[Festive]

CSGO is a game where higher refresh rates make a difference in smoothness and responsiveness. you run a 144hz monitor at 144fps in CS, sure thats great but 288 and even more beyond that increase smoothness, sure, there is a point of diminishing returns but for people who actually play the game a lot and are not just non believing spectators, there is a difference.  

 

Op, I would suggest you stick with the 6300 and get the 1070, then in a couple months you upgrade to something like an i7, new mobo/RAM. No point in buying the 8350 as it isnt nearly as good as an i7 would be for gaming, and the 6500 is good, but you can do better.

[Snakkey]

10 hours ago, Energycore said:

You could get a Haswell i5 and LGA 1150 mobo, it would allow you to reuse your RAM, and a GTX 1060 on top of that. That's what I'd do.

There's this belief among so called competitive CSGO players that higher framerates (as in, higher than monitor refresh) make gameplay smoother for games where precision matters. I think it's just a placebo tbh.

Lol it is true. It lets your monitor select the newest frame making the game smoother.

[Energycore]

12 hours ago, Snakkey said:

Lol it is true. It lets your monitor select the newest frame making the game smoother.

I'll wait for someone to make a test of actual intput lag with a high-fps camera