What should I upgrade first?

thomaswilcoxadd · Aug 27, 2017

Looking to upgrade my system very shortly, as my frames are very unplayable right now, even on the lowest settings and resolution, such as on overwatch where I get roughly 20-30 fps on low, 720p. My system specs are as follows:

CPU: AMD A8-7650k
GPU: AMD R7 240
HDD: 1TB 7200 RPM Toshiba
SSD: None

I was thinking about getting a 1070 or 1080 first as I can't stand the framerate for another few months but what are your opinions?

clutchc · Aug 27, 2017

Both of those gfx cards are going to be bottlenecked by the APU. But yes, the gfx card is the weakest link right now. The GTX 1050 Ti would be great, especially at 720p.

geofelt · Aug 27, 2017

If you ever wanted to upgrade, the APU was an unfortunate choice.
You buy a APU for the excellent integrated graphics.
But, there are no real good upgrades, particularly for a gamer.
If you install a superior discrete graphics card, you will have thrown away the big advantage of the APU.
Then, you are left with a relatively weak cpu. Most games depend on only a few fast cores.

Bottom line.....
What you get with a APU is what you will live with forever.

Do you have the requisite 500w psu for a GTX1080?

If you have the budget for a $600 GTX1080, I suggest you start over.
Buy a modern kaby lake or ryzen processor in the $150-$200 range, spend $60 on 8gb of DDR4 and $100 for a motherboard.
That should leave you enough for a GTX1060

ohiou_grad_2006 · Aug 28, 2017

I agree, even if you started off with a ryzen 3 cpu, b350 board and 8 gb of ram, you could overclock the cpu, and still have enough for at least a gtx 1060 if your budget is 500 to 600.

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