Should I Upgrade My CPU or GPU for CS:GO?

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I currently have a Asus Geforce GTX 760 and a AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor.
CS:GO already runs very well, but I'm just looking for that next upgrade.
 
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If you are looking to do a graphics card and CPU, NVIDIA and Intel are the way to go. AMD CPU tech is going on 3 years old and their graphics processors are getting old as well, and the 390's seem to be in limbo right now, so for the best upgrades it's NVIDIA and Intel. If you are looking for longevity (will last a long time tech-wise) go Core i7 and GTX 9-series (960, 970, or 98). Game technology is still behind hardware, and most all games can't fully utilize hyper threading (yet), but that's around the corner in the next year or two. The new graphics processors from NVIDIA are truly remarkable. The respectable 280X isn't as good in games as the new 960, and the 290 falls behind the 970, and even the 290x is matched or beaten by the...
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If you are looking to do a graphics card and CPU, NVIDIA and Intel are the way to go. AMD CPU tech is going on 3 years old and their graphics processors are getting old as well, and the 390's seem to be in limbo right now, so for the best upgrades it's NVIDIA and Intel. If you are looking for longevity (will last a long time tech-wise) go Core i7 and GTX 9-series (960, 970, or 98). Game technology is still behind hardware, and most all games can't fully utilize hyper threading (yet), but that's around the corner in the next year or two. The new graphics processors from NVIDIA are truly remarkable. The respectable 280X isn't as good in games as the new 960, and the 290 falls behind the 970, and even the 290x is matched or beaten by the 970. Forget about anything from AMD coming close to the 980, except a CrossFireX array of R9's.
 
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