what should i upgrade in my pc for better performance.

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camd89

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ok so im going to be upgrading my pc very soon and im just wondering what would be the best parts to upgrade first. here are the specs:

amd fx 8350 @ stock
corsair h50i liquid cooler
ASUS m5a78l-m/usb3 mobo
8 gb non branded 1333 mhz ddr3
nvidia gtx 660
750watt OCZ slipstream

now the reason i am upgrading is when i play games like bf4 etc i get fine fps but i get random fps drops to around 5-15 fps for a few seconds then back to the usual which leads me to believe that its throttling issues with my mobo not being a 990fx chipset etc but i dont know too much about computers so i was thinking should i upgrade my mobo to the asus sabertooth or should i upgrade elsewhere ie. graphics card or w/e please let me know as im kinda lost thanks.
 
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Should probably upgrade your graphics card if you want more fps. Your processor is fine, so is your RAM.

Bottlenecking doesn't cause fps drops either, what I know off the top of my head is temperature issues. When a component gets too hot, it ends up dropping its clock speed so it can mitigate some of the heat. Probably is happening to either your processor or GPU. Bottlenecking only causes you to have a potential limit. It's kind of like having a Radeon HD 7970 and a AMD Sempron. You won't be getting much frames despite a fast GPU because of the slow processor. The 7970 constantly has to wait on the Sempron to do its part. That's bottlenecking.

Hope I helped a bit in this long, drawn out explanation.
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Should probably upgrade your graphics card if you want more fps. Your processor is fine, so is your RAM.

Bottlenecking doesn't cause fps drops either, what I know off the top of my head is temperature issues. When a component gets too hot, it ends up dropping its clock speed so it can mitigate some of the heat. Probably is happening to either your processor or GPU. Bottlenecking only causes you to have a potential limit. It's kind of like having a Radeon HD 7970 and a AMD Sempron. You won't be getting much frames despite a fast GPU because of the slow processor. The 7970 constantly has to wait on the Sempron to do its part. That's bottlenecking.

Hope I helped a bit in this long, drawn out explanation.
 
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