*PC Problems* Upgrading my rig yo

[thatasianjay]

Hi,

This is my first post on this subreddit so if I cross any rules(have read them) then please point me out on them. Now then. My build specs are: GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 (Black and White edition) CPU: Intel Core i5-4690k 3.50GHz RAM:8GB (for further info just ask)

My rig is about 1 and a half years old, but I feel like it's not keeping up on the latest games or it atleast has trouble running them lately. Games such as GTA V or Watch Dogs 2 etc. run good in the beginning, but after a little time just seem to go down hill. I'm talking about frame degradation or stutter so to say. The longer I play, the more the stutter and random fps drops. I have reinstalled windows 10 but that didn't seem to help a bunch either. I want to be able to run these type of games without any frame stutter or degradation capped at 60fps. So after this whole life story, my question is: Which part of my pc would be best to upgrade and where to upgrade to? or is this some kind of weird problem that can be fixed by a small wave of the wand.

Thank you for reading and thanks in regards for answering my question.

 

[raseclog]

After doing some research, your CPU isn't enough for 60 FPS Ultra settings in GTA (CPU-bound game). If you had to upgrade, go with upgrading your CPU to an i5-6600k or 7600k because your GPU isn't that bad at all. Just note, upgrading the CPU will require getting a new compatible mobo as well as compatible (DDR4) memory to along with that motherboard. So, simply said, it won't be a cheap upgrade, but you could definitely keep your GPU. For the time being, you could tune down your game settings while waiting to upgrade.