Upgrade Video card or Cpu/Mobo?

[antecfan]

I am looking to upgrade my system, but the problem is that my motherboard is PCIe 2.0, I'm planning on waiting for the 660ti or even the 660, will there be a dramatic performance decrease? or should I go ahead and upgrade the cpu/mb. My budget for either case would be around $400 max, and I need to get the parts at Frys electronics, if you have any good links about reviews on pcie3.0 cards running on 2.0 please let me know, Thank you!!!

MSI Fuzion
AMD Phenom 955
8 Corsair Vengeance
Corsair HX630 Watts

 

[antecfan]

I am looking to upgrade my system, but the problem is that my motherboard is PCIe 2.0, I'm planning on waiting for the 660ti or even the 660, will there be a dramatic performance decrease? or should I go ahead and upgrade the cpu/mb. My budget for either case would be around $400 max, and I need to get the parts at Frys electronics, I am planning to use the rest of the parts like the memory and an SSD, if you have any good links about reviews on pcie3.0 cards running on 2.0 please let me know, Thank you!!!

MSI Fuzion
AMD Phenom 955
8 Corsair Vengeance
Corsair HX630 Watts

I forgot about the video card, its a geforce gtx 460se, this thing laggs too much in explosions.

 

[swifty_morgan]

even though you won't get a huge increase in actual FPS you will get much smoother game play. go for the card. in a couple of years you will have something to bring over to your next good build.

 

[coozie7]

What game/s?
What screen resolution?
Given your budget and setup you could easily get a significant FPS boost, if you're using a 1080 monitor.

 

[antecfan]

What game/s?
What screen resolution?
Given your budget and setup you could easily get a significant FPS boost, if you're using a 1080 monitor.

Samsung Syncmaster 2033SB, I play bf3, planning on plying Guild Wars 2, my max resolution right now is 1600x900 lol.

 

[coozie7]

Changing the CPU/mobo will help a bit with BF3, it likes fast, efficient, CPUs after all, but I think you'll get better value with a faster card, and you'll certainly be able to pick up something faster while staying well under $400.
Right now, I'd follow your plan and wait to see how the 660 series pans out before making a decision, though.

 

[antecfan]

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