Need help on deciding GPU or CPU upgrade

[NoCster]

Having a problem on deciding if I should upgrade my old GPU from a 750 ti to a 1050 ti. Or upgrading my fx 6300 to a better CPU before dropping money on a new GPU.

 

Specs v

 

AMD Fx 6300 OC 3.76
EVGA 750ti SC
12gb ram DDR3
120gb Sandisk SSD

1TB WD Black HDD

MSI 970A-G43
Thermaltake TR2 600W

 

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

10 hours ago, NoCster said:

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Well the thing is that there isn't really any CPU I would see as worth upgrading to on the FX platform. A 6350 wouldn't make much of a difference and I wouldn't even consider putting an 8350 in that board. So realistically it's either a GPU upgrade or a entire platform upgrade which would also include RAM if you're choosing anything new from AMD or Intel. And that's going to get expensive.

[NoCster]

4 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Well the thing is that there isn't really any CPU I would see as worth upgrading to on the FX platform. A 6350 wouldn't make much of a difference and I wouldn't even consider putting an 8350 in that board. So realistically it's either a GPU upgrade or a entire platform upgrade which would also include RAM if you're choosing anything new from AMD or Intel. And that's going to get eexpensive.

If I do a GPU upgrade my first concern would be how bad the fx 6300 could potentially bottleneck the 1050 ti. My second concern is would I even see a performance boost at all in games that would be more CPU intensive. 

[keskparane]

I would run GPUz and see what the 750 is doing atm. I expect you could gain performance largely due to the extra ram on the 1050. I don't play many different games so don't have a lot of experience but can say that civ is the only one I've seen really benefit from cpu upgrade.

[Streetguru]

39 minutes ago, NoCster said:

 

You can't even buy GPUs right now anyways

 

What's your monitor set up? If it's only 1080p 60hz you're mostly fine

 

What you could do is get an R5 2400G and sell the 750ti, while you don't get any extra GPU performance really, you do get a bit of spare cash. Though RAM pricing sucks right now

[NoCster]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You can't even buy GPUs right now anyways

 

What's your monitor set up? If it's only 1080p 60hz you're mostly fine

 

What you could do is get an R5 2400G and sell the 750ti, while you don't get any extra GPU performance really, you do get a bit of spare cash. Though RAM pricing sucks right now

I primarily game at 1080p 75hz

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, NoCster said:

I primarily game at 1080p 75hz

Is it free-sync?

But ya I'd maybe get the APU and sell the 750ti for $60+ easy.

This is just for showing an OC on the 2200G, would recommend any other 4 heat pipe 120mm cooler

 

[NoCster]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Is it free-sync?

But ya I'd maybe get the APU and sell the 750ti for $60+ easy.

This is just for showing an OC on the 2200G, would recommend any other 4 heat pipe 120mm cooler

 

So getting a Ryzen 3 2200G along with a compatible mobo with ddr4 ram would be a better option?

[Streetguru]

Just now, NoCster said:

So getting a Ryzen 3 2200G along with a compatible mobo with ddr4 ram would be a better option?

You would get a better overall CPU for gaming, but your GPU performance wouldn't change for the most part, which means you could sell the 750ti with the FX 6300 to make that sale easier maybe

[whoisit1118]

4 minutes ago, NoCster said:

So getting a Ryzen 3 2200G along with a compatible mobo with ddr4 ram would be a better option?

No, just don't upgrade atm if you are going that route, I am almost sure that that would be a side grade, not a upgrade in terms of game fps.

RAM/GPU is extremely inflated at the moment, so unless you really have to upgrade that GPU or CPU at the moment, I would hold off until prices start dropping.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, whoisit1118 said:

No, just don't upgrade atm if you are going that route, I am almost sure that that would be a side grade, not a upgrade in terms of game fps.

The Ryzen chip is certainly more capible for gaming in general
 

 

5 minutes ago, NoCster said:

So getting a Ryzen 3 2200G along with a compatible mobo with ddr4 ram would be a better option?

but unless you want to switch to an ITX system without a GPU or something like that, just keep saving and hope RAM prices go down, then maybe switch to a newer platform

[whoisit1118]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

The Ryzen chip is certainly more capible for gaming in general
 

 

but unless you want to switch to an ITX system without a GPU or something like that, just keep saving and hope RAM prices go down, then maybe switch to a newer platform

I know that the CPU is better, but the Vega 8 inside the 2200G or the Vega 11 inside the 2400G is not better than the 750ti. What I wanted to emphasize was that he would have to upgrade his RAM to DDR4 if he does upgrade to a Ryzen, and RAM prices are not too great at the moment, and is therefore not worth the upgrade for the price you need to pay.

[NoCster]

Maybe what I need to be saying is if I were to get a 1050 ti would I be completely wasting my money.

[whoisit1118]

2 minutes ago, NoCster said:

Maybe what I need to be saying is if I were to get a 1050 ti would I be completely wasting my money.

If you get it for a good price, no you would not be wasting your money, but problem is 1050ti is also $100 over the MSRP atm. And there are new Nvidia GPUs right around the corner.

[NoCster]

Just now, whoisit1118 said:

If you get it for a good price, no you would not be wasting your money, but problem is 1050ti is also $100 over the MSRP atm.

Alright, what would be the minimum price you would pay for a 1050 ti currently?

[Mackelt]

1 hour ago, NoCster said:

Having a problem on deciding if I should upgrade my old GPU from a 750 ti to a 1050 ti. Or upgrading my fx 6300 to a better CPU before dropping money on a new GPU.

 

Specs v

 

AMD Fx 6300 OC 3.76
EVGA 750ti SC
12gb ram DDR3
120gb Sandisk SSD

1TB WD Black HDD

MSI 970A-G43
Thermaltake TR2 600W

 

 

If you really want to upgrade something right now, then upgrade your CPU. There are great deals on CPU/motherboard combos right now, and the graphics card market is awful

[Streetguru]

9 hours ago, NoCster said:

Maybe what I need to be saying is if I were to get a 1050 ti would I be completely wasting my money.

If you're paying current prices it's a waste of money, the 1050ti was worth about $150 or less

 

If you're looking to buy something at MSRP the RX 570 makes a lot more sense as it was faster than the 1050ti for not much more money generally.

of course new GPUs are coming soonish, should probably just save your money and wait for better GPUs and RAM pricing to do anything.

Your CPU is mostly fine for 60hz gaming

 

[NoCster]

Yeah I'll probably just save until GPU/RAM pricing becomes more reasonable, thanks guys!