Upgrade decision help

[hewesy]

need help deciding whats next to upgrade for my pc my current build is:

i7 960 @3.8ghz cooled by a cooler master v8
asus rampage extreme 2 mobo
2x4gb corsair vengeance ram
r9 270x 4gb
1050w power cool psu
all in a cosmos s case.

my monitor is only 1080p wont be able to upgrade that for a while but would like to run gta v on max settings whats the weakest part of my system and what would you reccomend as a replacement? i have a max of £400 for upgrades for now.

thank you in advance for your help

 

[disturbed force]

I would grab a 970 right now and upgrade your cpu and mobo next time.

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £272.20

 

[sora]

I would personally grab a GTX 970 like disturbed force mentioned.

 

[hewesy]

thank you for the answers its really appreciated, when it comes to cpu and mobo upgrade would i be better with an overclocked 4790k on a z97 ( like this one
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-013-AS )

or should i go for a ddr4 setup?

thanks again in advance!

 

[disturbed force]

I would not waste money on a i7 if gaming is the only purpose, definitely would not get a 2011 v3 rig for gaming some games show diminishing fps with the lower clocks and more cores.

The 4690k is the best for gaming right now if you look at the gaming benchmarks there is next to no differance between the i7 and i5 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1260?vs=1261 and also the 2011 v3 rig http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1320?vs=1261.

 

[hewesy]

you have just saved me money! i only use my pc for gaming but i want to play them at max settings, would this be a good set up for me (alongside my gtx 970) :

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-030-OG

thank you

 

[disturbed force]

Ya, that will give you top notch performance at 1080p, and you are very welcome.