upgrade my aging pc for gaming help..

[mikoleo]

Asus cg5270, Intel core 2 quad, q8300 2.5, 650 psu, gtx 560 gpu and 8gb ram usable, 1920x1080
I play crysis and bfbc2 and I need more fps and graphic.
I think this is a poor system for these games.
My ? Is can i invest a couple of hundred $ and improve this system till I do a build next year or is it maxed out now.
(What do u suggest to improve this pc?)
This system has very low hours on it and will be used even after my new build.
I plan to spend 1k +- next year on the new one.
Thanks for your valued input.

 

[giantbucket]

let's try that again... put the SHORT subject up top and the LONG explanation on the bottom. you gots it backwards.

 

[mcnumpty23]

lol,,,and not sure why your age is relevant either

 

[13thmonkey]

tricky. if you upgrade the GPU by much you'll be so bottlenecked by the CPU that you'll see no benefit. If you upgrade the CPU by much you'll use all of the budget and hit the limit of the GPU very quickly, this is peril of a non-bottlenecked system as yours is quite well balanced. I think it's all (cpu+mobo+ram+GPU, everything else can be reused (maybe the case if it is slimline or something) or nothing to be honest.

 

[mikoleo]

tricky. if you upgrade the GPU by much you'll be so bottlenecked by the CPU that you'll see no benefit. If you upgrade the CPU by much you'll use all of the budget and hit the limit of the GPU very quickly, this is peril of a non-bottlenecked system as yours is quite well balanced. I think it's all (cpu+mobo+ram+GPU, everything else can be reused (maybe the case if it is slimline or something) or nothing to be honest.

 

[mcnumpty23]

its wait till next year with that set up really

though if you have a decent cooler you can squeeze more out of that cpu by overclocking it

 

[mikoleo]

It's a large case and I have another even larger with quick detach drive slots.
Thanks for your advise , it seems very reasonable

 

[13thmonkey]

you might find a cpu/mobo/ram combo on offer in price range and a secondhand card. It's a shame as you in that difficult all or nothing point BUT when you do you only need cpu/mobo/ram/gpu, you can reuse case, drives, windows (if you are lucky), see how you budget matches on to that now, and you might be surprised at how little extra you have to spend. I3/i5 + 8GB + Gtx960 might be a nice place to end up.

 

[mikoleo]

Would a slight oc be worth messing with till I build.
I didn't know this cpu was able to be oc

 

[mcnumpty23]

havent had one of those for a long time but seem to remember those as really good overclockers--though may have been the q8500 i had--its a long time ago

 

[Ravyar Tahir]

you can upgrade your cpu about 50-70$ to q9450 or 9650 for 100$

 

[13thmonkey]

I think that would be 100$ down the drain personally.

 

[13thmonkey]

the OC will be very dependant on your mobo, and could kill it, I lost a very good mobo trying to OC an E6600 by a small amount. With the scarcity of those mobo's do you want to risk that?