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Upgrading my PC! Could use help.

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Hello guys I'm finally gonna start upgrading my PC and I would love if anyone here could give sound advice on the topic. I mainly play Overwatch and I would love to prioritize my build to maximize performance as I upgrade my PC.

right now I experience big frame drops to the low 90s/high 80s even when the PC pushes above 140 70% of the time, I get 80-90% CPU usage while the gpu barely gets past 45%

current system (low end):

i3 7100, Gtx 1050 ti, 8gb ddr4 @2133mhz single channel

 

Im planning on upgrading to an i5 7500, a Gtx 1060 6gb and another ram stick.

 

my question ,since I plan on upgrading as time goes by and I get paid, would be: what should I upgrade first? What could give me the best immediate performance boost? I heard running dual chan ram makes a huge difference in framerate, but I wonder if it's best to upgrade the CPU or gpu first?

 

any and all suggestions are welcome. (I'm a beginner on the topic)

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Cpu first, the i3 is holding the system back.  I'd upgrade the platform and keep the gpu, maybe a i5 8400 some ram and new motherboard if you have $300 to spend.

Try using the PSU Tier List! 

How to reset the bios/clear the cmos

 

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5 minutes ago, JamieV said:

current system (low end):

i3 7100, Gtx 1050 ti, 8gb ddr4 @2133mhz single channel

you should probably post other system specs such as Motherboard, PSU, and if you have an SSD / HDD.

 

normally the first recommended upgrade would be to switch to an SSD. but if you already have it, then the CPU and the GPU are next up.

The GPU upgrade is tricky. The 1060 is one of the miner's favorite cheap cards so you'll either find it out of stock or double-triple the MSRP.

I suggest you stick with the 1050Ti (for now) and go with a CPU upgrade (or better yet, platform upgrade) first.

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If you want the easiest(and cheapest) upgrade, just swap out that 7100 for a 7600 or even 7700.

 

With the current price of GPU's, and assuming you're only playing 1080p, the small difference going from a 1050ti to a 1060 isn't worth the cost at the moment.

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Thanks guys CPU is it, I already have a 120gb ssd which I use for Win10 and OW exclusively and a 2tb HDD 

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