CPU or GPU upgrade?

[vanadium_man]

I am considering upgrading my CPU or gpu, but am unsure about which one. What would give the biggest boost to FPS? Currently my cpu and gpu are:
Core i3 7100
Gtx 1050 ti

I am open to any suggestions on which cpu/gpu would be a good upgrade option for me. Any help appreciated.

 

[vapour]

CPU can handle more than 1050 ti, you may go for 1 1060 6gb+ GPU and the boost should be on par or better than this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukoc9cIMDHQ

 

[herrwizo]

Depends on the games you play the most, specifically, whether they are more CPU-intensive or GPU-intensive. So, what do you play and at what resolution/details?

 

[constantine_99]

biggest FPS boost imo always leaning toward the GPU upgrade [unless there's a bottleneck happening] but even with the bottleneck, a GPU upgrade usually still gives u more fps than the previous GPU...

honestly though, upgrading from the 1050ti to a 1060 is not too worthy... + the cost for that GPU is still unstable at some areas... [at my region it can cost about 300$ish for a used 1060 6GB.... YES, USED!]

i dunno what games u r playing that makes u feel u need more fps, as from what i know, and my experience, 1050ti can handle most game just fine on med-high settings...

 

[vanadium_man]

Mainly open world titles such as fallout, Skyrim, just cause and Assassin’s creed on medium-high settings at 1050p as I am still to get a better monitor.

 

[constantine_99]

Mainly open world titles such as fallout, Skyrim, just cause and Assassin’s creed on medium-high settings at 1050p as I am still to get a better monitor.

i had 100++ mods on skyrim [4k texture, Skyrim HD, CBBE :v, ENB, and more], played on the highest setting possible but unfortunately, on 768p instead, my fps are about 50-70 hovering around there
as for fallout, i don't have the 4th one so i can't say, but the system can run the older ones just fine imo XD, also, i seen some benchmarks where the 1050ti can hold the fps steady at 50~ on ultra preset@1080p
just cause 3? bad optimization, so no wonder if it's bad
Assassin creed? which one man? there's a lot out there XD

my system is an old i5 2400 + 1050ti, and i can run most older games + e-sport titles on max settings, while the newer one i can play it on med-high XD so, unless u're going on a 1440p monitor after this, might as well stick with the 1050ti first

and if u're really opting for a 1440p monitor, might want to upgrade both CPU and GPU too XD

 

[vanadium_man]

Thanks for the help man,
Yeah just cause 3 is badly optimised, but am mainly just having some FPS drops in AC 4 Black flag and Fallout 4. But have read that they aren’t well optimised either. Think I’ll stick with 1050 ti for now (or until I can fork out $300)

 

[constantine_99]

Thanks for the help man,
Yeah just cause 3 is badly optimised, but am mainly just having some FPS drops in AC 4 Black flag and Fallout 4. But have read that they aren’t well optimised either. Think I’ll stick with 1050 ti for now (or until I can fork out $300)

the fallout are pretty optimized imo, there are benchmarks showing 1050ti can get decent performance on vanilla fallout 4 with high-ultra settings
can't say about the black flag XD

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/3639vs3649
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-review

although the improvement is nice, leaping 1 tier is not good enough imo XD especially on that price tag, if the 1060 still stays on 300$ it's not worth it XD better wait for the price to go down / just plainly skip it

better get something like GTX1070 / RX Vega 56 although both would require a better CPU too