Stuck between cpu and monitor

[Michaelo_95]

So I have a tv right now and it's a 60hz. My build is gtx 1050ti g4560 1tb hdd 8gb ddr4 single channel. My problem is that I get choppy performance when fps is above 60 it looks all stuttery and feels bad but when I turn vsync on it fixes it but sometimes drops to lower frames in some games and I get input lag. So should I buy a better cpu to get better performance and still cap at 60 with vsync or buy a 144hz monitor so I won't have to cap the performance. Would I see much of a difference with a 144hz monitor or should I just buy a better cpu to ensure I get the best performace I can get. I was planning on getting the i5 7500 if I got a cpu. Thanks for any feedback

 

[Carnaxus]

Your problem is that you're running single-channel RAM. Do you have two sticks or one? If you've only got one, get another identical stick and put it in the correct slot; just doing that should speed everything up quite a bit.

 

[Michaelo_95]

I have a single stick of 8gb so single channel but do you think thats the issue? Can it cause fps issues?

 

[Carnaxus]

Yes, absolutely. Even if you had 8GB in 2x4GB sticks, it'd run faster than your single stick of 8GB RAM, because it could do multiple things at once. Single-channel means that it can only handle one thing at a time.

 

[Michaelo_95]

alright thanks for the answer and clearing things up!