So I have a particular dilemma...
A while ago, I built on quite the budget, and ended up with parts like an AMD FX-6300 CPU and MSI R9 380 4gb GPU, as well as 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM.
Fast forward to now. It's cyber monday, and prices are cheap. But I'm stuck. I've got around $500 I can spend on an upgrade, but I'm not sure whether I should upgrade to a new graphics card first (the 1070) or whether I should upgrade to an i7-6700k CPU, along with a new mobo and 16gb of DDR4 RAM along with it.
Given that I mainly use the computer for gaming, programming, and some occasional photoshopping, which upgrade path should I take first? Is the 380 good enough to last me another year or so? Or is the FX-6300 and 8gb of RAM but a beastly 1070 the better choice? I'm at a loss.
Update
I've decided to go with the i7 route for the following reasons
-Removes 2 bottlenecks, esp with RAM (16gb >> 8gb)
-Decent MoBo upgrade from the $15 one I have now, maybe I can finally start OC'ing?
-i7-6700k is pretty great, despite Kaby Lake coming out soon
-R9 380 is still a decent 1080p gaming card by all means, meaning a GPU upgrade should probably be less prioritized compared to upgrading the FX-6300 which is...not very good.
A while ago, I built on quite the budget, and ended up with parts like an AMD FX-6300 CPU and MSI R9 380 4gb GPU, as well as 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM.
Fast forward to now. It's cyber monday, and prices are cheap. But I'm stuck. I've got around $500 I can spend on an upgrade, but I'm not sure whether I should upgrade to a new graphics card first (the 1070) or whether I should upgrade to an i7-6700k CPU, along with a new mobo and 16gb of DDR4 RAM along with it.
Given that I mainly use the computer for gaming, programming, and some occasional photoshopping, which upgrade path should I take first? Is the 380 good enough to last me another year or so? Or is the FX-6300 and 8gb of RAM but a beastly 1070 the better choice? I'm at a loss.
Update
I've decided to go with the i7 route for the following reasons
-Removes 2 bottlenecks, esp with RAM (16gb >> 8gb)
-Decent MoBo upgrade from the $15 one I have now, maybe I can finally start OC'ing?
-i7-6700k is pretty great, despite Kaby Lake coming out soon
-R9 380 is still a decent 1080p gaming card by all means, meaning a GPU upgrade should probably be less prioritized compared to upgrading the FX-6300 which is...not very good.
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