Should I upgrade my gpu or cpu first?

[trevor9900]

I just built my first pc a while ago and I'm looking to upgrade the cpu and gpu in the coming months but can ONLY do one at a time because of financial reasons. I got a core i3 7100, gtx 1050 ti, 500w psu, 16gb ram. I'm looking to get a gtx 1070 or 1060 6gb and an i7 7700(non k). Should I go for the gpu or cpu upgrade first for the best gaming results?

 

[nitinvaid20]

you should get the CPU 1st the GTX 1050ti is okay for now but if you buy the GTX 1070 then the CPU gonna bottleneck it soo much if its possible for you to sell your current GPU and CPU and get the New CPU atleast I5 and the GTX 1060 will be good

 

[King_V]

What resolution do you run at, and what refresh?

 

[envy14tpe]

Yeah, resolution matters. But since you have a decent cpu and want to improve gaming...go GPU. Then if you still aren't satisfied sell the cpu and get that i7.

 

[trevor9900]

What resolution do you run at, and what refresh?

1080p max, and 60 I think?

 

[King_V]

What resolution do you run at, and what refresh?

1080p max, and 60 I think?

If you run vsync (I am obsessive and always do, because I hate tearing), then the 1050Ti might already be sufficient, but the 1060 will definitely be more than enough.

But, this also leads me to ask, is anything currently falling short? Do you need to upgrade at all?

 

[trevor9900]

What resolution do you run at, and what refresh?

1080p max, and 60 I think?

If you run vsync (I am obsessive and always do, because I hate tearing), then the 1050Ti might already be sufficient, but the 1060 will definitely be more than enough.

But, this also leads me to ask, is anything currently falling short? Do you need to upgrade at all?

Well I want to be able to run battlefront 2 at high setting 60fps at 1080p

 

[King_V]

I believe a 1060 6gb should be more than up to the task for 1080p at 60fps - at least in terms of video cards.

Battlefront 2 lists the 1060 3gb as the Recommended level of video card, though I'd still go for the 6gb. For CPU on the Intel side the page I'm looking at says i5-6600k as minimum, and i7-6700 as recommended.

Given that, specifically for this game, it seems like upgrading the CPU first is the way to go - your 1050Ti comes in between their recommended and their minimum requirements.

I'll leave it to people who've got a bit more experience with that game in particular to confirm or not, as I'm sort of relying on a little guesswork here.