[SOLVED] Should I upgrade cpu or ram?

[Parletxx23]

I’m looking to upgrade my gaming computers to have more stable FPS but I don’t which way to upgrade it. I have currently 2 options which is to get a better cpu or get more ram. here are my specs
Intel i7 930
Ddr3 12gb speed 1066
And my motherboard is a p6t deluxe v2.
im trying to get 24gb of ram or an Xeon x5690 . Which one is better?

 

[DavidBoopathi]

It really depends, i could like to recommend you to check the usage of the current CPU and RAM, and see which of them is close to the limit, and then replace that one.

 

[Parletxx23]

I’m looking to upgrade my gaming computers to have more stable FPS but I don’t which way to upgrade it. I have currently 2 options which is to get a better cpu or get more ram. here are my specs
Intel i7 930
Ddr3 12gb speed 1066
And my motherboard is a p6t deluxe v2.
im trying to get 24gb of ram or an Xeon x5690 . Which one is better?

It really depends, i could like to recommend you to check the usage of the current CPU and RAM, and see which of them is close to the limit, and then replace that one.

My cpu is usage is 100% while my ram is near 60%

 

[sizzling]

What are you aiming for? Are you wanting to play modern AAA games? If yes the upgrading to a 10 year old cpu is wasting money. At this point I would not sink any more money into this platform and start saving for a cpu/motherboard/RAM upgrade.

 

[SamirD]

My cpu is usage is 100% while my ram is near 60%

The x5690 would be the best way to improve performance as it would have more cores and faster single thread performance:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-930-vs-Intel-Xeon-X5690/835vs1314

But depending on how much a x5690 will cost, a route that would get you better performance overall would be to move to the lga1155 platform cpus--2500k, 2600k, 3770k as off lease systems can be had for well under $100 and your existing ram and other components could just move over too:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compar...600K-vs-Intel-i7-3770K/835vs1314vs804vs868vs2