HELP! Im really stuck about what to do

[Shrigers-1326999]

Hi, im having a massive problem with which way to go toward upgrading. my specs are:
AMD Phenom II x4 965 @4.1Ghz
R9 280X Direct CU2
8gb ram
600w Psu
Corsair H60 Water cooler
ASUS M5A99X motherboard

at the start i had my cpu set to srtock clocks (3.4) but i was experiencing bottlenecking due to my gpu so i overclocked my cpu after some research on how to stop it, the overclocking worked but 4.1 is my maximum as when i go over i get the blue screen of death. im no expert and dont know what this means so i just took it down to the most stable setting and kept it there (4.1) as i still haver a slight bottleneck i was about to buy the FX-8350 to stop it but i was stopped after finding people saying it was a good upgrade and some saying it wasn't. so i looked for alternatives. i came up with the idea of getting a new cooler (h80i) and psu to stop the BSOD but i wasnt sure if this would be the best option for my gaming performance.

thank you for anybody who replies

 

[JuX]

It doesn't have to be that your CPU isn't cool enough, it just may not be able to overclock over 4.1 GHz..

And with that overclock you won't see any bottlenecking with a R9 280x.

I think your build is actually pretty good. Would be just a waste of money if you upgrade to something for just a little increase in performance.

But if you really want, you could get an i5 3570K and experience a nice boost. If you don't want to change the motherboard you can go with FX-8350.

 

[Shrigers-1326999]

I only recently upgraded my GPU from the 6870, in games like battlefield 4 i do experience frame drops but i'm not sure if that's the game itself as iv heard a lot of people experiencing frame drops. also in assassins creed blackflag i get weird Fps but again it is one of those games. im just confused really, i would of thought that the Fx-8350 woould make a big difference as its 'supposed' to be compared with an intel 3570K.

 

[JuX]

FX-8350 would make a big difference in games that utilize 6/8 cores of the CPU:

Of course, the 3570k is even better. I don't know your budget, but if you are aiming to the top CPU's you are looking at FX-9590.

 

[Shrigers-1326999]

I did look at the FX-9590 but currently don't have the money as i would have to upgrade my PSU also as it takes a hefty 250w in full load. i could wait but would it be worth it?

 

[JuX]

It's up to you.

For example, I'm happy with my i3 530 and I just love it

 

[Shrigers-1326999]

Ok, thank you for helping me decide! if you want to know im sure of going for the 8350 now! thank you again.