Hello, I currently have system that I use for gaming that I would like to upgrade.
Specs are as follows:
Mobo: Asus M4N68T-M V2
CPU: AMD Athlon X3 450
RAM: 8 gigs of Kingston ram @ 1333Mhz
Video Card: Nvidia 550Ti
So, to clear even more more up; The CPU is running stock, and unlocking the 4th core does not work. Instant freeze. I can overclock it to 3.8 but it is very unstable, so I just leave it at 3.2 stock.
The video card is overclocked to 1012 Core, stock memory at 4100, and stock voltage.
I want to upgrade both CPU and GPU but can only afford one or the other. With a budget of just under 400, I am having a hard time deciding. At one point I had decided to get a new motherboard and just go SLI with two 550'Ti's, but I'd rather not do that with a low end card. Currently, I play BF3 at Medium settings at 1900x1080 with frames anywhere from 30-60 (Vsync on). In addition to BF3 I play a lot of other games. Company of Heroes, Stalker: SoC, Mass Effect 1/2 and GTA 4. I play all of them games, except GTA 4 and BF3, on highest settings. I'm an eye candy whore, but not at the expense of performance.
So, on to the question! Which would you find more important to upgrade, given what I have said, CPU or GPU?
Specs are as follows:
Mobo: Asus M4N68T-M V2
CPU: AMD Athlon X3 450
RAM: 8 gigs of Kingston ram @ 1333Mhz
Video Card: Nvidia 550Ti
So, to clear even more more up; The CPU is running stock, and unlocking the 4th core does not work. Instant freeze. I can overclock it to 3.8 but it is very unstable, so I just leave it at 3.2 stock.
The video card is overclocked to 1012 Core, stock memory at 4100, and stock voltage.
I want to upgrade both CPU and GPU but can only afford one or the other. With a budget of just under 400, I am having a hard time deciding. At one point I had decided to get a new motherboard and just go SLI with two 550'Ti's, but I'd rather not do that with a low end card. Currently, I play BF3 at Medium settings at 1900x1080 with frames anywhere from 30-60 (Vsync on). In addition to BF3 I play a lot of other games. Company of Heroes, Stalker: SoC, Mass Effect 1/2 and GTA 4. I play all of them games, except GTA 4 and BF3, on highest settings. I'm an eye candy whore, but not at the expense of performance.
So, on to the question! Which would you find more important to upgrade, given what I have said, CPU or GPU?