Best way to increase my game performance

[patrick.underwood19]

So last year I built my very own computer. It was a budget computer that I wanted to get up and running. My PC specs are listed down below. If someone can let me know, with my current setup what would be the best component to upgrade to improve game performance. It plays most games well, however, some games, such as Battlefield 1 and far cry 5, keep dropping below 60 fps. If some one could help that would be great. Please reply if you need any more information

Specs:
GPU - GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX 12 2GB 128 bit
CPU - Intel Pentium G4560 Kaby Lake Dual-Core 3.5 GHz
Ram - 8 gb
Power Supply - EVGA - 80 PLUS 500W ATX 12V/EPS 12V
Mother Board - MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110
Hard Drive - WD Blue 1tb Hard Drive
Montitor - LG 27MP58VQ-P 27" Full HD Monitor

 

[polis_putrus]

You don't have to listen to me OP but if you go from your new Pentium G4560 processor to something like an i3 as the others originally recommended, you will be disappointed. To get the best performance by going to 7700K, you will be spending a lot more money.

You are very right but Im very sure that the CPU is being used WAY more than the GPU meaning the CPU is causing the lag.

 

[stdragon]

While most games are multi-threaded, not excessively so. Many of the calculations are sequential and can only be improved with raw speed in IPC / clock rate (frequency).

Clocked the same, an i7 will be better than an i5. However, for the grand majority of games, a fast clocked i5 would be the superior choice compared to a slower clocked i7.

Essentially, best value is for the fastest clocked i5 you can get, then upgrade your GPU to a 1070 or better.