What to upgrade? FX-8320 OC'd to 4,1 gHz or a gtx 1050 ti?

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crazygunmanjoe

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My question is; what should I upgrade first?

My budget is kind of tight (250-300 €) and I was thinking of getting a gtx 1060 6gb to maximise my cpu's performance. If I were to settle for a new cpu, I'd need a new mobo, new cpu cooler aswell as new ram. Ryzen 3 looks kind of appealing to me aswell, not sure though. I'd like overclocking capabilities if I do upgrade my cpu combo. I feel like it would be 10x easier and better to upgrade gpu only, but benchmarks show that I really should get a new cpu instead. I use 2x1080p screens, 1 for gaming and the other for other tasks whilst gaming. I plan on doing 1080p gaming only, eventually 1440p in the future. I want to be able to max out games at 60 fps, 1080p without a problem.

System specs :

CPU + Cooler : FX-8320 4,1 gHz (Cooled by a Maelstrom Gamerstorm 120T)
GPU : Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti D5 4GB
Mobo : Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
Memory : Kingston HyperX Fury 1x8gb 1666 mHz
Boot Drive : 120gb Kingston SSDnow
Mass Storage : 1tb WD Blue 7200 rpm (not that I'd know why this would matter)
PSU : Chieftec 400W
Case : Deepcool Tesseract


 
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Barty1884

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An FX8320 (even at 4.1GHz) is likely to hold back a stronger GPU - but I wouldn't suggest upgrading from a 1050TI to a 1060. There's just not enough performance gains (IMO) to justify the outlay.

In addition to the CPU+Mobo+RAM upgrade, you should also be looking to upgrade that Chieftec [strike]doorstop[/strike] PSU.

That pushes you beyond 300EUR for everything you "should" be upgrading.

I'd hold off, use your 8320 + 1050TI for the time being, and upgrade only when the budget allows you to do it "right".
If you intend to move to 1440p, the 1060 looks less like the solution. I'd look to a 1070.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€114.79 @ ARLT)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€72.90 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€135.84 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card (€482.94 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€65.84 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €872.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-01 21:16 CEST+0200

Then, with that build, I'd question the Ryzen3 selection as there appears to be significant diminishing returns pairing a GPU >1060 with an R3 chip...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRXzR8D8kw
 
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crazygunmanjoe

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Or should I look into some old i5 / get a G4560 + cheap mobo + ram + psu with that? Then I could use the cooler I have and have a good upgrade path?

 
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Lucky_SLS

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Actually, the 8320 can do 60fps gaming. If you have 2 1080p 60hz monitor, the main driving force will be the gpu. And like Bart said, I would suggest a 1070 for dual 1080p setup. Even the 1070 is good for 2k 75hz if you are planning to keep ur 1070 for a while.
Of course, ur min fps in game might dip to 30s in some cases, but u should still be able to get 50fps which is more than enough for 60hz monitors.
 
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crazygunmanjoe

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So a new psu and gtx 1060 6gb / gtx 1070 would suffice for a year or two?
 
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