Advice on upgrading my Gaming PC for 144Hrtz

[koppriley1]

Howdy,

I built my current PC a few years ago and am looking for advice on which components to upgrade to drive my new 1080p 144hrtz monitor. specs are:

i5 4460 (1150)
El cheapo motherboard
8gb of ram
1050ti

i primarily play esports games like cs go and overwatch, but i am finding that i cant maintain stable high frame rates, even with lowered settings. i am on a budget, so i am looking for the biggest performance swing. I live in Australia.

i understand that the 1050ti is meant to be an excellent entry level GPU, so am i being held back by my CPU? Would i get more stable FPS with a new GPU?

Would i be better off upgrading to an i5 8400 with 16gb of ram? Also there is a cheap used 4790(non K) near me, would that be a better option?

Thanks for reading, sorry for any formatting and grammar errors, Im bad at forums and English

 

[camieabz]

1060 6GB for good 1080p gaming at 50-60FPS and higher, depending on games and settings. However that GPU will be a little held back by your current CPU. At present the CPU and GPU are pretty well matched.

http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Counter-Strike--Global-Offensive/3680/153864.0.Max.1080p.0

And yes, going to 16GB of RAM wouldn't hurt, but you'll need a new motherboard for an i5 8400 (which will get the most from the 1060).

To be honest you shouldn't have any problem with CSGO or Overwatch. Perhaps there are some game-specific settings to consider.

Overwatch FPS benches - http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Overwatch/3789/188434.10022.Max.1080p.0
CSGO - http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Counter-Strike--Global-Offensive/3680/188434.10022.Max.1080p.0

That last one is all over the place, which might be that some users have a lot going on in the background while gaming, or that their game settings or drivers could be better.