LGA 775 Or Upgrade To A New System For High End Gaming In 2017

[OCLover]

Hello, I have an old gaming PC with Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, Kingston DDR3 1333MHz 4GB ( KVR1333D3N9/4G ) RAM, GeForce GTX 660, Gibagyte GA-G41M-Combo motherboard.

I like to play games like GTA IV, GTA V, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Forza Motorsport Apex 6 and all other demanding games like those.

Currently I can get 25 - 80 FPS with GTA V on this PC, with High and Medium settings.

I have two options.

1. Stick with LGA 775 and replace motherboard with a P45 motherboard, buy a good aftermarket cooler and OC Q9550 processor.

2. Upgrade to a completely new motherboard and a processor.

But I have a medium budget.

What will be the best option for me?

 

[AnonymousAndy]

What is your budget in a dollar amount? "Medium budget" could be $150 to $3000
I wouldn't spend any money upgrading your current 775 system.
Time for a new platform.

 

[OCLover]

What is your budget in a dollar amount?

Here Medium budget means $150. I only needs to upgrade my motherboard, CPU and RAM, as I think.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Here Medium budget means $150. I only needs to upgrade my motherboard, CPU and RAM, as I think.

That's very low budget.
You could upgrade to Kaby Lake pentium system.
Intel Pentium G4560
B250 motherboard
8GB DDR4 ram

 

[OCLover]

Can I run above games in 30 FPS with above upgrades?

 

[The Paladin]

I would upgrade the video card to a 1050ti they run about 125-150$ and would improve a lot more in your fps gaming experience than upgrading from a Q9650 to a G4560

for the 150$ yes you can upgrade the cpu/mobo/ram, but since FPS is in great majority due to the GPU power not the cpu power. I suggest you get a 1050ti over a new CPU.

 

[OCLover]

I suggest you get a 1050ti over a new CPU.

Thanks for this suggestion!

Do you think every P45 Motherboard supports GTX 1050 Ti?
And GTX 1050 Ti + Q9550 OC? Isn't there a bottleneck?

 

[The Paladin]

googling your question, I see a lot of Q9650 system with 1050ti being a good match.