Built advice for upgrade

[sebasti_av7]

I want to upgrade my current pc but I'm kinda lost as to what needs upgrades my pc current hardware is:

AMD fx 8350 black edition
gtx 960 4gb
8 gb ddr3 ram revengance corsaire
750w thermaltake power supply
asus M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard

my budget Right now is around $400 and my goal would be to be able to run future games like star citizen or triple A games in 60 fps 1080p . Help would be appreciated

 

[bmockeg]

You aren't gonna do much with that budget besides get a GTX 1070.

 

[Captaingadget]

Yep, get a GTX1070 if you want to play AAA titles for the next few years.

 

[geofelt]

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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