Upgrade GPU or CPU?

KingUnicorn · November 24, 2016

So I'm prepping my wishlist for Christmas and I'm wondering which part of my system to upgrade: my CPU or my GPU. I heard that my CPU is a bit of a bottleneck but I'm looking for pure fps. my CPU is an AMD FX-6300 and my YOU is GTX 750ti. I have no idea what I would upgrade the CPU to but I plan on getting the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti as a GPU replacement. I would also get a new psu for it. I want to stay at or below 200 USD but a little more can do. So which should I upgrade? And if I should upgrade the CPU, what should I upgrade it to? I don't want to get a new motherboard, so please don't suggest one with a different socket than AM3+. Thanks for the help

Xreldo · November 24, 2016

1050 ti 750 is way too old.

RS2007GOD · November 24, 2016

750ti is still a decent card for 1080p low-med settings but that but there really isn't much point throw money into a new am3+ cpu as let's face it there all pretty trash. I'd go with a rx480 4gb if you can stretch the budget and get a kabylake i3 or i5 later in the year or zen.

KingUnicorn · November 24, 2016

4 minutes ago, RS2007GOD said:

750ti is still a decent card for 1080p low-med settings but that but there really isn't much point throw money into a new am3+ cpu as let's face it there all pretty trash. I'd go with a rx480 4gb if you can stretch the budget and get a kabylake i3 or i5 later in the year or zen.

Can't really stretch beyond like $230 since I'm asking for money this Christmas and I want to be able to upgrade soon. So does this mean I just go with the 1050ti I found and new psu?

RS2007GOD · November 24, 2016

21 minutes ago, Potato_King said:

Can't really stretch beyond like $230 since I'm asking for money this Christmas and I want to be able to upgrade soon. So does this mean I just go with the 1050ti I found and new psu?

I guess so then yea. 470 out of your price range too? It supports crossfire which then if you wanted to in future to do you can which for me is a big bonus. 1050ti cant sli. Regardless 1050ti would do the job. Personaly I wouldnt upgrade my 750ti to a 1050ti for the farly small gain 10-20fps your going to get, but if its free then why not?