M5a97 LE R2.0 And My Geforce gtx 1070

[Criensh]

Should I upgrade my motherboard or my cpu.? because I have a m5a97 LE r2.0 and a AMD FX 6300 and A GPU that is GEFORCE 1070 which should I upgrade.? the cpu or the motherboard or both.? and please let me know what cpu should I buy that is compatible and isn't bottlenecking the GPU I can only buy cpu for 200$ not higher than 300$-400$

 

[maxalge]

Should I upgrade my motherboard or my cpu.? because I have a m5a97 LE r2.0 and a AMD FX 6300 and A GPU that is GEFORCE 1070 which should I upgrade.? the cpu or the motherboard or both.? and please let me know what cpu should I buy that is compatible and isn't bottlenecking the GPU I can only buy cpu for 200$ not higher than 300$-400$

both, no amd cpu can keep up with a gtx 1070



PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $344.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 04:18 EDT-0400

 

[Criensh]

Should I upgrade my motherboard or my cpu.? because I have a m5a97 LE r2.0 and a AMD FX 6300 and A GPU that is GEFORCE 1070 which should I upgrade.? the cpu or the motherboard or both.? and please let me know what cpu should I buy that is compatible and isn't bottlenecking the GPU I can only buy cpu for 200$ not higher than 300$-400$

both, no amd cpu can keep up with a gtx 1070



PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $344.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 04:18 EDT-0400

I already have a hyper X 16 gb ram is that okay.?

 

[maxalge]

Should I upgrade my motherboard or my cpu.? because I have a m5a97 LE r2.0 and a AMD FX 6300 and A GPU that is GEFORCE 1070 which should I upgrade.? the cpu or the motherboard or both.? and please let me know what cpu should I buy that is compatible and isn't bottlenecking the GPU I can only buy cpu for 200$ not higher than 300$-400$

both, no amd cpu can keep up with a gtx 1070



PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/h2mMVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $344.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 04:18 EDT-0400

I already have a hyper X 16 gb ram is that okay.?

if it's ddr3 and if you want to re-use your current ram, then this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2pVVXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2pVVXL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $358.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 05:11 EDT-0400