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Should I upgrade my GPU or my CPU?

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March 9, 2014 10:59:06 AM

Should I upgrade my GPU or my CPU, I like to play DayZ Standalone and Arma 3 and I would like to get a bit better performance out of both of them but I'm not sure if I should upgrade my GPU or CPU first I have an AMD FX-8320 8-core processor 3.5GHz, 8gbs of DDR3 RAM and for my video card I have a GTX 660 2gbs.

So which should I upgrade CPU or GPU?

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March 9, 2014 11:04:26 AM

Upgrade your GPU. Also you can overclock your CPU massively if you have an aftermarket cooler like Hyper EVO 212 or even a water cooler (More expensive). As for your GPU, upgrade it to a GTX 770 or even 760 Ti if the 770 is too expensive for you.

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March 9, 2014 11:06:37 AM

deffo upgrade the gpu first, the cpu is nice and powerful, id say depending on budget swap the 660 for a 760/770.... or if you have a big budget grab a 290x / 780 ti
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March 9, 2014 11:49:52 AM

alannm37 said:
Upgrade your GPU. Also you can overclock your CPU massively if you have an aftermarket cooler like Hyper EVO 212 or even a water cooler (More expensive). As for your GPU, upgrade it to a GTX 770 or even 760 Ti if the 770 is too expensive for you.

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Alright thanks for the answer I was thinking that it would be GPU.
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March 9, 2014 12:09:35 PM

TheOhBuddy said:
alannm37 said:
Upgrade your GPU. Also you can overclock your CPU massively if you have an aftermarket cooler like Hyper EVO 212 or even a water cooler (More expensive). As for your GPU, upgrade it to a GTX 770 or even 760 Ti if the 770 is too expensive for you.

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Alright thanks for the answer I was thinking that it would be GPU.


You re welcome :)  Glad I could help.

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March 9, 2014 12:20:16 PM

Yep, I'll just throw my opinion in here with everyone else's - your AMD FX is going to be a great CPU for quite a few years to come, and has more than enough power for any single-GPU setup you could possibly buy. I'll second buying a GeForce 760/70/80 depending on what your budget allows.
Enjoy your setup!
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