Question Should I upgrade?

[Noix1]

Hi all,
Ive had my pc for a while now, and never really know if I should upgrade parts or not, with everything getting upgraded all the time. Been playing a lot of games lately (warzone, gta etc) and was also thinking of getting a 144hz monitor. Will the 1060 be able to handle 144hz and a 4k monitor or should I upgrade to something newer? I was also considering another ram stick but then I don't know if it's even necessary.
Any advice would be much appreciated.

Current Specs:
Amd Ryzen 5 1600x
Gtx 1060 6gb
2 x 8gb Ram
Asus Prime b350 Plus

 

[Metal Messiah.]

No. The GTX 1060 is kind of weak for a 4K 144hz screen.

 

[Nemesia]

Does that mean you're only having 1 RAM stick right now? If so then you're running in single channel memory instead of dual channel. If you do have 1 stick you should buy a 2x8GB RAM Kit. Running in single channel with 1 stick instead of 2 sticks in dual channel is not a small performance difference. It can be as high as ~30% fps increase in some titles.

 

[Noix1]

No. The GTX 1060 is kind of weak for a 4K 144hz screen.

I would be adding a 144hz 1920 x 1080 monitor, not 4k 144hz. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Noix1]

Does that mean you're only having 1 RAM stick right now? If so then you're running in single channel memory instead of dual channel. If you do have 1 stick you should buy a 2x8GB RAM Kit. Running in single channel with 1 stick instead of 2 sticks in dual channel is not a small performance difference. It can be as high as ~30% fps increase in some titles.

The GTX 1060 is not a 4K card. To be quite honest here to run 144HZ 4K you will need the best GPU on the market and even that card can't run the games at 144 FPS 4K stable.

Its 2 x 8gb ddr4 sticks

 

[Metal Messiah.]

I would be adding a 144hz 1920 x 1080 monitor, not 4k 144hz. Sorry for the confusion.

Okay. But the performance will still actually depend on the game being played, if you want to push it to 144hz, and also on the type of settings applied (low/medium/high/ultra) etc.