What should I upgrade?

[Joblaska]

I'm looking to make an upgrade on my rig...but I'm not sure where I should start. Ideally I'd like to stay under $300 USD. I game at 1080p 60 fps (when I can) and don't have any plans of touching 4K or VR. The games are mostly World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Civ 6, Dishonored 2, and Hitman.

 

Important specs -

MOBO: Asus Sabertooth X58

CPU: Intel Core i7-950

Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660

8 GB RAM

[Fungal]

Just upgrade your gpu to a 6gb 1060 or an rx 470 if you'd like to spend a bit less

[Guest]

gtx 1060 or rx 480, and a new ram if possible

What RAM is it? 1x8 or 2x4?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($244.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $290.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-17 21:39 EST-0500

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

i think you need a new GPU; however your list of games indicate you dont need to upgrade.

Just build a new computer when a game comes out that you want to play like GTA or battlefield.

[Joblaska]

Thanks for the input y'all!

[Quaker]

13 hours ago, Joblaska said:

I'm looking to make an upgrade on my rig...but I'm not sure where I should start.

Well, you need a new CPU and graphics card, so where to start is tricky.

 

To make an decent upgrade to the CPU would require a new i5 or i7 CPU plus motherboard, and perhaps new RAM as well. That would cost over $300. (i5 + b150/H170 motherboard + 8-16Gigs DDR4 RAM)

 

An AMD RX 480 or nVidia GTX-1060 could be gotten for under $300 though, but you'll will then find that the CPU becomes a limiting factor.

 

If you find that your performance in WoW is not as good as you want, you probably need to upgrade the CPU more than the graphics.