Looking to play fallout 4 on Max

[Explosivecough]

Looking to play fallout 4 on Max settings with mods and everything in the future. This is my current setup and I'm thinking about upgrading the gpu to a 960 and perhaps my cpu as well. My motherboard is a piece and my psu is iffy let me know if all of this will work and what I should look into getting.

Asrock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 micro atx motherboard
GTX 660 ti cpu
Core i5 3350p@ 3.1ghz
8 gigs of basic ram
550 watt psu
128gb ssd and a 500gb hard drive

Those are my core components, just wondering if you guys know what I will need for fallout 4 on Max. Will my motherboard support a 960 or 970? Should I get the 6th gen processors?

 

[logainofhades]

Your CPU isn't horrible. You would get more out of your system, with a GTX 970, vs a 960 and a CPU. Motherboard will support them. If you really want a new CPU, I wouldn't waste it on a 6th gen chip, as you would need new board, and possibly windows as well. A different i5 would be a waste asol. Your board can support a Xeon 1230v2, which is basically an i7 3770, without the integrated graphics. You already have a high enough bios revision level, for it, as your CPU required a newer bios than what the Xeon does.CPU support list, so you can see your options. I wouldn't bother with a 3770k, as you cannot overclock with H61. For the money, the Xeons are typically your best bet, for the money. http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H61M-DGS/?cat=CPU

If the PSU is not a quality unit, preferably tier 1, or tier 2, I would replace it asap. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[dudeman509]

You'll probably need a GTX 970 or 980 to run @ max. They recommend a R9 290X or GTX 780 for the game, which are pretty close to the GTX 970 in performance.

The 960 will run it, but probably at medium/some high settings @ 1080p.

Yes, put in a good PSU. I think your CPU will get by just fine.