Recommended upgrades for performance?

[Lepresean]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

 

[vapour]

What is your total budget? What model and how old is your PSU?

 

[aminebouhafs]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

Replace EVERY part. It's all outdated and besides, non-compatible with future upgrades.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

The best upgrade you can do is build a whole new system there are no processors that board supports that will be worth spending money on and will barely help you. The only parts worth saving from there is the cooler, GPU, hard drives, and maybe the PSU if its a good brand and model.

Share your budget and we can start from there.

 

[Lepresean]

What is your total budget? What model and how old is your PSU?

PSU is a Corsair VS550. Bought the PC a year and a half ago but otherwise not sure how old.

 

[Lepresean]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

The best upgrade you can do is build a whole new system there are no processors that board supports that will be worth spending money on and will barely help you. The only parts worth saving from there is the cooler, GPU, hard drives, and maybe the PSU if its a good brand and model.

Share your budget and we can start from there.

The PSU is a Corsair VS550. Could I not just replace the motherboard and cpu?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

The best upgrade you can do is build a whole new system there are no processors that board supports that will be worth spending money on and will barely help you. The only parts worth saving from there is the cooler, GPU, hard drives, and maybe the PSU if its a good brand and model.

Share your budget and we can start from there.

The PSU is a Corsair VS550. Could I not just replace the motherboard and cpu?

Yes, Motherboard, CPU and RAM are what you need the rest will work fine. PSU isn't the best quality but is serviceable with that GPU.

Whats your budget?

 

[Lepresean]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4
GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 1x 1TB, 1x 3TB
PSU: 550 Watt
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212x

I was fairly tight on a budget when I first bought my PC (Didn't build it myself). However I have upgraded the GPU, RAM, and HDD some time after. I have been told my CPU is possibly causing a bottleneck. However my PC is struggling to cope with some new games, for example it freezes when I get to a certain point in The Witcher 3.

The best upgrade you can do is build a whole new system there are no processors that board supports that will be worth spending money on and will barely help you. The only parts worth saving from there is the cooler, GPU, hard drives, and maybe the PSU if its a good brand and model.

Share your budget and we can start from there.

The PSU is a Corsair VS550. Could I not just replace the motherboard and cpu?

Yes, Motherboard, CPU and RAM are what you need the rest will work fine. PSU isn't the best quality but is serviceable with that GPU.

Whats your budget?

I'd say around £500-£700 Depending on weather I could sell old parts.

 

[vapour]

Get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£175.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£73.00)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£152.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card (£258.78 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.53 @ Box Limited)
Total: £708.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-13 14:37 GMT+0000

Remember to buy CPU+GPU here to get 2 AAA games for free: https://www.aria.co.uk/asus/ryzenreloaded

 

[vapour]

VS is not that reliable and I suggest a new PSU for your new components

 

[Rogue Leader]

I'd say around £500-£700 Depending on weather I could sell old parts.

You can sell them but they aren't worth a whole lot but hey money is money.

Despite what vapour incorrectly says above you don't need to replace that PSU, its not the best but as long as its not being driven hard its fine. I wouldn't drive a high powered system with a GTX 1080 with it, but what you have (or will have) is fine. This right here is a start

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£175.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£135.51 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £391.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-14 03:58 GMT+0000

Your GPU and other parts can be used with this. It seems you have enough in your budget for a better GPU as well, if so the GTX 1060 6gb or AMD RX 580 both pair well with this setup.