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Hi there

I'm thinking of upgrading my PC for gaming purposes, here are some specs:
 

CPU: FX4350 (w. CM Hyper 212 evo CPU cooler)
Ram: 16 GB 1866MHz

MoBo: MSI 760gma p34 (fx)

GPU: 1060 6gb mini

 

I would like to upgrade for some better performance in games. None of the very newest, so I don't need the ultra-max-extreme treatment. Just some smoother gameplay. 

As of now, I can either afford to upgrade MoBo, RAM and CPU. Or I can afford to buy a GTX 1070
My question is, what would be most efficient? 
I am aware that I can sell my old GPU for some of the cost of the 1070, it's only about a month old and have never been above 60c. But I'm gonna have to buy the other three parts in combo and won't be able to afford the GPU upgrade, even minus the takings from the old GPU. Which will not be a viable option when upgrading the combo, since that is veeeeery old :)

The combo that I'm looking into is: 
Ryzen 2600X (only about 10 dollars more than non-x variant) 
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3000MHz
MSI B350 PC Mate

Or an upgrade to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3



As I'm very new to PC-building, but I find it interesting, I would appreaciate all the feedback I can get. But on choice of upgrades - brands and items. But especially to which one of the two I should buy (first, maybe) 

I'm living in DK, so prices in your region might not be comparable, but I would also welcome suggestions of what to look into, if you have other suggestions of roughly equal prices. 


Also, I'm looking into AIO water cooling my - new - CPU, if I get that. Not immediately, but over time. So any advice of which to buy for my CPU of choice would also be welcomed :)

Thanks in advance

- Kasper

 

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Upgrade your CPU first.

 

I would go Ryzen if you can afford it.

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I would definitely go for the new CPU/Memory/Board combo but just check reviews on wherever you buy the board from to make sure it's got the latest BIOS to support the 2600X out of the box.

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You wouldn't see a performance increase with switching to the 1070 because of heavy cpu bottleneck. Your current gpu is actually quite good and should be able to play at 1080p very well you just need a good cpu to pair with it. Upgrade your cpu first. 

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