Pc Upgrade Help

Your GTX980ti can run three monitors nicely assuming the new monitors can support the connectors on the GTX980ti.
Side monitors do not impact gaming performance since they are mostly static.
It is nice to have email and performance monitors active on a side monitor.

For better fps, it will depend on the nature of the games you play.
Here is my stock approach to this perennial question:

Some games are graphics limited like fast action shooters.
Others are cpu core speed limited like strategy, sims, and mmo.
Multiplayer tends to like many threads.

You need to find out which.
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To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:

a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

You should also experiment with removing one or more cores/threads. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option.
You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of threads to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many threads.
If you see little difference, your game does not need all the threads you have.



It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system,
and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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If you need a stronger graphics card, I would look at a GTX1080ti which seems to be unduly battered down in price because of the upcoming RTX cards.

If you need a stronger gaming processor, look today for a 8th gen K suffix processor.
Pick the number of threads you need. I3-8350K with 4, i5-8600K with6 or i7-8700K with 12.
All will OC to the 5.0 level. You will need a z370 based motherboard and ddr4 ram.

If you can, wait for the rumored release of the 9th gen processors.
I am guessing that the i7-9700K with 8 cores will be the gamer's processor of choice.