- Dec 25, 2015
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Title says it all. I don’t play many games, but mostly Arma 3, so I would like to upgrade the side that would give the best performance for that game (either GPU or CPU upgrade). I will eventually upgrade both my GPU and CPU however until then I can only afford to upgrade one side.
I am currently running an AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz for the processor, and an Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB graphics card.
I have made two lists, one for the CPU upgrade, and one for the GPU.
The CPU Upgrade would include:
-Intel i7 6700 3.4Ghz
-Asus Z170-AR Motherboard (Mainly choosing this for its white accents to go well with my case)
-Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8GB DDR4 2400Mhz
The GPU upgrade would include:
-Asus GTX 970 Strix 4GB
-Corsair CS650M Power Supply
(If any of you have any better upgrade recommendations within the same price range of what is stated above please let me know too)
I have done some research and found that Arma 3 is CPU Based, however on another thread I read that you can test whether you need a new GPU buy changing the video settings in the game and looking at the FPS difference. On Arma 3, there is a difference of about 60 FPS when changing from ALL LOW to ALL ULTRA/HIGH, which makes me think it it my GPU that needs upgrading, however that alongside the other threads saying the game is CPU based makes me confused and I don't know what to think.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am currently running an AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz for the processor, and an Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB graphics card.
I have made two lists, one for the CPU upgrade, and one for the GPU.
The CPU Upgrade would include:
-Intel i7 6700 3.4Ghz
-Asus Z170-AR Motherboard (Mainly choosing this for its white accents to go well with my case)
-Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8GB DDR4 2400Mhz
The GPU upgrade would include:
-Asus GTX 970 Strix 4GB
-Corsair CS650M Power Supply
(If any of you have any better upgrade recommendations within the same price range of what is stated above please let me know too)
I have done some research and found that Arma 3 is CPU Based, however on another thread I read that you can test whether you need a new GPU buy changing the video settings in the game and looking at the FPS difference. On Arma 3, there is a difference of about 60 FPS when changing from ALL LOW to ALL ULTRA/HIGH, which makes me think it it my GPU that needs upgrading, however that alongside the other threads saying the game is CPU based makes me confused and I don't know what to think.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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