Upgrade CPU or GPU?

[Kevin McCutcheon]

Currently rocking the i5-4430 and the gtx 650ti 1gb

Would it be more beneficial for me to upgrade my gpu or cpu?

This is my gaming computer.

Will having a high end gpu bottleneck this cpu?

 

[airplanegeek]

i would upgrade gpu since the cpu is haswell. whats your budget for gpu?

 

[Kevin McCutcheon]

200-300

Nvidia only

Unless this setup will run BF4 at 1080p on med settings.

 

[airplanegeek]

it will run medium at 35 ish fps. but with a GTX 760 you can run ultra at 35ish fps

 

[Kevin McCutcheon]

damn 35 wouldnt be too enjoyable would it? I am used to 60 atm. hmm okay thanks

 

[griptwister]

Dude! If you're willing to shell out the money, go for a

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949

But after MANTLE hits, for BF4, you'd get more performance from this...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150692

Both cards can Run a High/Ultra settings.

 

[ohyes247]

Nvida:
250:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127744
300: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125494
The second is probably the BEST cooling for any 760 out there due to the large 3 fan configuration, Should also run quieter too if thats a concern.

AMD:
200: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131532
245: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202047

I know that battlefield 4 supports Mantle which only the AMD cards have .. But im not sure how much of a benefit it will provide if you would like i can find benchmarks or videos to show FPS difference vs the Competing Nvidia Cards.

FPS Videos:
270X @ 1080p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO1w1c0_K74
760 @ 1080p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXyX8J0pRrg

 

[airplanegeek]

you can run the high preset on BF4 at over 60 fps. But mantle won`t be useful in any other games. Also, 3 fans does not mean better cooling. the Asus cards offer the same cooling, noise level with 2 fans. hmmm, maybe if you are lucky during boxing day you can find a gtx 770 for $300

 

[ohyes247]

you can run the high preset on BF4 at over 60 fps. But mantle won`t be useful in any other games. Also, 3 fans does not mean better cooling. the Asus cards offer the same cooling, noise level with 2 fans. hmmm, maybe if you are lucky during boxing day you can find a gtx 770 for $300

Simply put more fans equal quieter and cooler.

 

[airplanegeek]

no, the design of the fans and heatsink are even more important. not always more is better

 

[ohyes247]

Yeah and Gigabytes windforce cooler is among the best if not the best out there for any graphics card. Look it up i also said probably, not that it IS the best.

 

[airplanegeek]

i acknowledge that the windforce is one of the best, but it is not the best, i would consider Asus to have the best design. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,3655-5.html