Looking to upgrade my pc, want some input

[officialfocusgaming]

I have had my pc for about 4-5 years now and the only thing I have upgrading during that time was an i5 to an i7. Now I am planning to upgrade my GPU and add more RAM. As of now I have:

MSI GTX 760 OC 2GB

i7-4790k 4001 Mhz

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 2x4GB RAM

GXII 750W PSU

H87M Plus ASUS Motherboard

What I am planning on doing is adding another 2x4GB of RAM (same brand of course) and then replacing the 760 with a 1060. I am wondering if that sounds like a good idea and if so which 1060 (single fan/double fan, asus/evga/msi/other brands) should I buy? For reference I play games such as CS:GO, PUBG, LoL, GTA5, and varied single player games as they come out. Thanks for the help!

 

[Barty1884]

A GPU upgrade is probably all you need to be looking at, realistically.

A 760 to 1060 (6GB) upgrade would be very nice. Relative performance gains, you're looking at roughly +100% improvements (Although not necessarily +100% FPS).

I would upgrade the GPU alone, initially. Then monitor your resources in-game and see what quantity of system memory you're using.
If you're using <7-8GB total, then upgrading beyond that likely won't net you any gains.

As for specifics on a card....
Opt for the 6GB 1060 over the 3GB, there's more cut down that just the VRAM.
Opt for a dual fan design where possible. Modern cards clock speeds will drop, depending on temp conditions etc. Provided you have room for a dual fan design card, there's really no need to consider the single fan/mITX options.

 

[officialfocusgaming]

A GPU upgrade is probably all you need to be looking at, realistically.

A 760 to 1060 (6GB) upgrade would be very nice. Relative performance gains, you're looking at roughly +100% improvements (Although not necessarily +100% FPS).

I would upgrade the GPU alone, initially. Then monitor your resources in-game and see what quantity of system memory you're using.
If you're using <7-8GB total, then upgrading beyond that likely won't net you any gains.

As for specifics on a card....
Opt for the 6GB 1060 over the 3GB, there's more cut down that just the VRAM.
Opt for a dual fan design where possible. Modern cards clock speeds will drop, depending on temp conditions etc. Provided you have room for a dual fan design card, there's really no need to consider the single fan/mITX options.

I frequently am at max RAM usage when playing games causing me to stutter so that is why I am planning on upgrading my RAM. What brand would you recommend?

 

[Barty1884]

If you're maxing your memory out (and not the VRAM on the card?).... and it's only via critical processes; the base OS, the game in question and not a lot else.... then sure.

Brand of?

RAM? Ideally you should sell the 2x4GB kit and replace with a new, matched 2x8GB kit.
Alternatively, the closest you can possibly find to the same spec as your existing modules - most likely the same brand.

For GPU, it doesn't really matter a whole lot.
EVGA have the better customer support/RMA process..... but ultimately, it's the same GPU (1060 6GB) at their core. Base/Boost clock speeds will vary some, but they're not going to be night & day differences.

Today, in the US, I'd opt for this card for the money:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wz648d/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-d5-6g-video-card-gv-n1060d5-6gd

Simply because it's the cheapest dual-fan design.

But, I'd also be giving serious consideration to this 8GB RX580.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KQQRsY/gigabyte-radeon-rx-580-8gb-gaming-8g-video-card-gv-rx580gaming-8gd

Really depends on the titles you play (as I don't know how they all fare AMD vs Nvidia), as it trades blows back & forth with a 6GB 1060.