What should my first upgrade priority be?

[Creepynerd]

I currently have a budget system that I use mostly for gaming, but I do some video editing as well, and am looking to do an upgrade in the near future.  I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts as to what component should be given top priority, as I'll only be able to afford to upgrade one component for the time being.

 

CURRENT SYSTEM SPECS

• CPU - Athlon x4 860k
• GPU - GTX 950 2GB
• RAM - 8GB DDR3 1600

[Matu20]

Your current system is well balanced. There isn't really anything that is a must upgrade.

 

What is your initial upgrade budget?

[RollinLower]

if you are also editing switching to a CPU with more cores might be a nice upgrade.

[Castdeath97]

CPU.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I would put in my lot for a new CPU, however that socket is a dead-end for anything worth while. You'd have to upgrade the motherboard and possibly RAM as well.

[Morgan MLGman]

The CPU doesn't limit your GPU at all, but the best GPU you can buy with this CPU is an R9 380 / RX 460 / GTX 1050 so that wouldn't be much of an upgrade, on the other hand upgrading the CPU won't give you any frames in games as the GPU will still be a limiting factor.

 

So bad news: To get any real FPS gain in games you'd need to upgrade your entire system.