[SOLVED] Should I upgrade my system to get a better gaming experience?

[vemixbusinessinquiries]

Hello, I have had this pc for over 3 years and it has been doing me well! I want to upgrade my computer to be able to play games like Escape from Tarkov or Arma 3 at a High/Ultra 1080p. I noticed that with my current build I can't do that and just kind of have to run these games at a low/medium settings. Could anyone be able to take a look at my build and tell me what is the issue? I figured it was my CPU bottlenecking and holding back my GPU performance but I want to hear what your thought is. I do want to upgrade in the future but just don't know what the ideal gaming pc is.



CPU- Intel - Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler- Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard- MSI - B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory- Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Storage- Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card- EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card

Power Supply- EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[tennis2]

Arma 3 LOVES fast RAM. You've got slow RAM and only 1 stick. Unfortunately your B series mobo is going to limit you to 2133MHz, but you could buy this 2x8GB DDR4-3000 kit to at least try dual channel. If it doesn't work, you can use that in a new build.

 

[vemixbusinessinquiries]

Arma 3 LOVES fast RAM. You've got slow RAM and only 1 stick.

Yes, I plan on getting another stick soon. I am thinking of getting a new RAM set since I think my Motherboard has Dual Memory channel.

 

[tennis2]

Yes it does, that's why 2 slots are white and 2 are black