Upgrade advice: gpu vs monitor

[Kryptkeeper]

My system:
4790k
2x4gb 1866mhz
gtx 760 2gb
evga supernova g2 750w

I can upgrade 1 thing, my gpu or my monitor (1360x768 stretched out over a glorious 32")
Do I go with a more powerful gpu to handle demanding games with higher AA to make up for lack of resolution or do I upgrade the monitor?
£250 budget

 

[Gingerbread]

You have to give us full pc specs and budget for upgrade.

 

[Kryptkeeper]

You have to give us full pc specs and budget for upgrade.

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[Kryptkeeper]

was thinking i could get the monitor now and upgrade gpu later once amd and nvidias new gpus are out?

 

[unksol]

I would save your money until you are ready to do the GPU and monitor st the same time. After the new ones come out. And probably get something with freesync(or gsync, but probably too much cash) which will be cheaper by then.

If you really want to do it now I'd go monitor

 

[Gallarian]

That monitor spec literally made me recoil back into my chair!

This is kinda how I look at your situation right now; its like having a choice between upgrading your car to go faster (GPU) or upgrading the road surface you drive on (Monitor).

In that situation, there is no point in putting a fast new engine inside your car when you can only drive on a mud track - it will make no difference to your drive experience as you cant drive fast on it anyway, and the ride comfort is terrible! So it makes more sense to me to first upgrade to a nice smooth tarmac road before you get a faster car, as even with a slow car you can benefit more from a good road..

You get what I mean? If you were to get a nice new GPU now, your monitor would be holding you back and you wouldnt really see too much of a benefit. But you can better your gaming experience a lot by getting a nice 1080p monitor and then grabbing a newer GPU when the new batch come out - even if you grab a 900 series or AMD equivalent, theyll have had their price cut.

 

[guanyu210379]

I vote also +1 for the monitor upgrade first and get the next generation GPU later this year.

 

[envy14tpe]

If you have a 760 then at minimum you should have 1920x1080. It'll max out a lot of games. Upgrade the monitor before anything else.