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Hello guys, I wanted some help as I'm still having trouble deciding. Next summer (January, I live in Argentina) I'll be getting around 300-400 usd (6000 pesos give or take) and I am looking to upgrade either my GPU or CPU and MOBO. Either option will eat my budget so its either GPU or CPU.

My complete specs are:
-AMD FX 6300 Black Edition @stock (going to buy an aftermarket cooler soon).
-Asrock 960gm vgs.
-EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW.
-(x2) Gskill 1600mhz 4gb ram.
-XFX Pro 550w ts550 80+Bronze.
-Sentey Ds4640 (case).

I was looking at these GPUs:
-EVGA GTX 960 4GB.
-ATI R9 380 4GB.
-ATI R9 370 4GB.

As regards CPU and MOBO I was looking at these:
-Intel i5 4570 with gigabyte b85m.
-Intel i5 4690k with Asus B85m-g.

Should i upgrade my CPU and MOBO or only my GPU?
If CPU, which of the 2 should I get?
If GPU, which of the 3 should I get?

Thank you! :D
 
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There are also Shader Units and other stuff that influence many games. So in total the 380 gets a few more fps out of games. In terms of raw performance it's: 380 > 960 > 370
I think its best not to compare the cards itself but to just take a look at some benchmarks. :)
And OC for the 750: I would OC it as far as you can without increasing the voltage. These are normally only needed on really heavy overclocking in GPUs while it's normal to increase it on CPUs.
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For gaming it's: GPU > CPU
Id pick the GTX960 out of these three.
If you plan on upgrading your CPU too in the near future id choose the 4690k easily. Very good CPU and good overclocking potential. (or maybe something new)
Your PSU is capable of running both upgrades.
 
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Is the 750 FTW that bad? I bought it cause I was told it was the best GPU with performance/price in the category. Also, should I OC the CPU? To what frequency (with an aftermarket cooler)? Thanks
 
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960 should me almost twice as fast. And good performace/price doesnt mean good raw performance. :p
You should make some research on overclocking and if you're new to all that leave the voltages alone and only play around with the frequenzy until you made some research and are sure what you're doing. :)
 
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I know basics for OC, I have my gtx 750 to FTW to +12 volts, +115 on core clock and +55 on memory clock. I wanted to know if I can push it any further, and how much should I increase the voltages and what's the max voltage it takes.
 
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Im not sure about GPU overclocking though. I oc'd mine +124 on core clock without increasing voltage and let the memory clock alone. So im not sure how much safe volts you can take to get even more frequenzy.
But a 960 will be a very noticable performance increase which you cant come close to with just ocing a 750ti.
 
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How about OCing the 960 or 380? I saw the 960 has faster core and memory speeds but people still say the 380 is better, anyone could explain why? As regards my 750, I want to OC it to use it that way till I replace it with either the 960 or 380, not as a substitute.
 
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There are also Shader Units and other stuff that influence many games. So in total the 380 gets a few more fps out of games. In terms of raw performance it's: 380 > 960 > 370
I think its best not to compare the cards itself but to just take a look at some benchmarks. :)
And OC for the 750: I would OC it as far as you can without increasing the voltage. These are normally only needed on really heavy overclocking in GPUs while it's normal to increase it on CPUs.
You could probably go like +100 to +150 MHz but im not sure about the maximum OCs.
 
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