[SOLVED] Upgrade CPU/GPU for CSGO First?

[Wirmaple73]

Hello everyone, after researching, I found CSGO (Source Engine Generally) is CPU Intensive.
So this is My PC:
Intel Pentium G2020
GTX 550 Ti 1GB DDR5
4GBs of RAM
and I wanna play CS:GO Mainly on my PC. I'm getting lag and low fps cuz of my CPU and GPU.
So I currently can upgrade one of these: CPU or GPU.
CPU to i5-2400 OR GTX 550 Ti to GTX 750 Ti
Because of Limited Budget, I can only upgrade one at the moment. (Source is CPU Intensive, But I heard GPU gives better performance in upgrading).
So, Which one Should I upgrade first to improve FPS in CSGO? CPU to i5-2400 OR GTX 550 Ti to GTX 750 Ti?

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hello everyone, after researching, I found CSGO (Source Engine Generally) is CPU Intensive.
So this is My PC:
Intel Pentium G2020
GTX 550 Ti 1GB DDR5
4GBs of RAM
and I wanna play CS:GO Mainly on my PC. I'm getting lag and low fps cuz of my CPU and GPU.
So I currently can upgrade one of these: CPU or GPU.
CPU to i5-2400 OR GTX 550 Ti to GTX 750 Ti
Because of Limited Budget, I can only upgrade one at the moment. (Source is CPU Intensive, But I heard GPU gives better performance in upgrading).
So, Which one Should I upgrade first to improve FPS in CSGO? CPU to i5-2400 OR GTX 550 Ti to GTX 750 Ti?

CS: GO Recommended System Requirements

• CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5700 3GHz / AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core
• RAM: 2 GB
• HDD: 15 GB of storage space
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 / AMD Radeon HD 6670
• OS: Windows 7
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Screen Resolution: 1080p
• Network: Broadband Internet Connection

The GPU you have is 50% faster than the recommended Radeon 6670. https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/613?vs=541
Your CPU is also far faster than the recommended as well. Going to an i5-2400 would be a big upgrade for multi-threaded applications, but only minor for single-threaded applications. What OS are you using? I have a feeling that a large problem is the 4GB RAM you have. Could you afford to go to 8GB RAM and a CPU upgrade? Since your CPU is Ivy-Bridge, could you afford an i5-3XXX?

 

[Wirmaple73]

CS: GO Recommended System Requirements

• CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5700 3GHz / AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core
• RAM: 2 GB
• HDD: 15 GB of storage space
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 / AMD Radeon HD 6670
• OS: Windows 7
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Screen Resolution: 1080p
• Network: Broadband Internet Connection

The GPU you have is 50% faster than the recommended Radeon 6670. https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/613?vs=541
Your CPU is also far faster than the recommended as well. Going to an i5-2400 would be a big upgrade for multi-threaded applications, but only minor for single-threaded applications. What OS are you using? I have a feeling that a large problem is the 4GB RAM you have. Could you afford to go to 8GB RAM and a CPU upgrade? Since your CPU is Ivy-Bridge, could you afford an i5-3XXX?

OS Windows 7 SP1
If Upgrading to i5-2XXX/i5-3XXX gives me noticeable performance boost in CSGO, I will upgrade cpu.

 

[jeremyj_83]

OS Windows 7 SP1
If Upgrading to i5-2XXX/i5-3XXX gives me noticeable performance boost in CSGO, I will upgrade cpu.

I think your best choice will be CPU & RAM. 4GB RAM isn't enough to do anything anymore. Even on Win 7 you are probably booting using 2GB. Bare minimum for any PC in my opinion is 8GB.

 

[j121]

if your on real tight budget even intel core i3 2120 would be a upgrade from g2020. you can get them real cheap on ebay or aliexpress.