Can anyone point me in the right direction for CPU advice?

[Sutherby]

Currently wanting to improve my pc for gaming, I think my cpu is holding it back?
Currently I have the following
Intel i7 860 2.8 ghz
Geforce 750ti
6gb ram, ( the ram is not very good so is getting replaced)
What would be the best CPU to buy to get the most out of everything? Looking to spend under £300 Thanks for reading

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

You would be best to upgrade to a i5-4690k and a GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper mobo would work great. Your mobo socket is old so you should upgrade that.

Upgrade the GPU first however. Get a GTX970.

 

[mlga91]

The CPU is not holding the system back, is the GPU, replace it and you'll see a nice improvement, what PSU do you have?

 

[Sutherby]

Not entirely sure on what the PSU is, but when I check on can I run it, it says on a lot of new games that the processor is not enough? Like GTA 5, I'm not all that clued up on Pc it's the first one I have owned unfortunately it's a step learning curve 🙁

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

You should be fine on CPU power. But the recommendations that I listed are good. The GPU is holding you back more than the CPU is.

 

[daveios92]

Are you going to overlock your cpu? But i5 4690K wouldn't be bad choice..if you want i7 again right now for your rig it doesn't matter.

 

[mlga91]

Its the power supply, high end cards require more power than a GTX 750 TI, if you dont have a good psu, you can still get another one and a good GPU with that budget.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

A i7 with his budget is not possible unless he increases it about 100.

 

[Sutherby]

The GPU has thrown a spanner in the works