Would I be better off upgrading my GPU or CPU

Zethrax · Dec 9, 2015

Build:
CPU :Amd Phenom II x4 965
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 550 ti
Ram: 8 Gigs
Motherboard: 970A-UD3P
PSU: 750 watt

Currently interested in upgrading my PC and im wondering which would be the best route, any help is appreciated, thanks!

Gam3r01 · Dec 9, 2015

Depends on your budget.
I would upgrade your GPU to a 380 and OC the 965 as much as possible. Though its old, it still holds its own.

rolli59 · Dec 9, 2015

GPU for now, R9 370 is what I would look at or GTX950. Anything stronger will be CPU bottlenecked even if you reach 4GHz which is like max those CPU's get.

Gam3r01 · Dec 9, 2015

You should be able to push a 960 on a 965, Im running a 760 without bottleneck and still have a little room to go. Clutch says hes running his 960 with a 965 fine as well.

Zethrax · Dec 9, 2015

Gam3r01 :

Okay! Also I didn't mention im a bit of a noob, what do you mean by OC?

Gam3r01 · Dec 9, 2015

Overclock, essentially you make the processor run faster than the factory intended. Every processor OCs a bit differently, some processors hit a limit (mine is 4.22) when others done. (I believe user Robert Cook hit 5GHz on his 965)

Zethrax · Dec 9, 2015

Nevermind I remember, overclock haha! Thanks for the help guys

theunliked · Dec 9, 2015

OC stands for overclock. Overclocking pushes the last bit of performance out of a compatible cpu. It will reduce its lifetime slightly and will run hotter. See this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254559-29-phenom-overclocking-help

Zethrax · Dec 14, 2015

Hey, so im thinking about upgrading to the gtx 760 now, ive oc'd my 965 up to 3.9 ghz so far, with the specs i've given could i upgrade to the 760 without a hitch?

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