so, I've been considering upgrading my gaming desktop lately but I'm not sure what would be the best way, getting a new CPU or a GPU.
my specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
both are really old, I should probably just upgrade both, but still I'd like to know which would make the biggest difference, for an initial upgrade.
below are graphs showing CPU and GPU usage in Dark Souls and in Tribes Ascend
I'm not really sure what to make out the first one, both CPU and GPU are not on full load, and yet I get low FPS...
as for the second one, I guess they are pretty much equal, with minor bottlenecking?
my specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
both are really old, I should probably just upgrade both, but still I'd like to know which would make the biggest difference, for an initial upgrade.
below are graphs showing CPU and GPU usage in Dark Souls and in Tribes Ascend
I'm not really sure what to make out the first one, both CPU and GPU are not on full load, and yet I get low FPS...
as for the second one, I guess they are pretty much equal, with minor bottlenecking?