better gpu or better cpu/mobo

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momo eric

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CPU- AMD fx 4100 (3.6ghz)
PSU- c0rsair cx600w
MOBO - GA-78LMT-S2P (rev. 3.1) bios ver.- F3
GPU - sapphire R7 250x 1gb ddr5
RAM - 8 gb
HDD - 500gb WD green .

so should i keep the cpu/mobo and buy a better card like r9 280 or
keep the gpu and buy fx 8320 and mobo .
will there be any change in the gaming experience by doing so ? or will it be same
thank you
 
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If you are after instant gaming satisfaction, your existing CPU/platform can easily keep up with a faster gfx card. Which one you get would depend on your budget and the make/model of your PSU.

That motherboard doesn't have a very good CPU upgrade path: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3833
Moving to a different platform would be best for the future. But changing the board and CPU won't change your gaming w/o a faster card.
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If you are after instant gaming satisfaction, your existing CPU/platform can easily keep up with a faster gfx card. Which one you get would depend on your budget and the make/model of your PSU.

That motherboard doesn't have a very good CPU upgrade path: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3833
Moving to a different platform would be best for the future. But changing the board and CPU won't change your gaming w/o a faster card.
 
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That will work, but your FX-4100 will present a bit of bottle neck to the card at times. No problem... just that you may not always get full performance from the gfx card due to CPU bottle neck. The R9-270/270X would be a better match, unless you plan on also upgrading the CPU in the future.
 
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It will help. Can't say if it will eliminate the bottleneck, but it may. The main problem with that line of processors is its poor IPC (instructions per clock cycle). But you may not get the FX-4100 to reach 4.2GHz and remain stable.
 
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