Upgrade Processor + Motherboard or Get another 770

[CRUT0]

Hey there,

My Specs are:
AMD FX6300
Asrock 970 Pro 3 R2.0
8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz ram
Corsair VS 650
Geforce GTX 770

I'm sort of new to this whole PC Building thing, and when I first built my pc about a year ago I went for the cheap options.

Im not getting the framerates I'd like, so I was wondering if I should upgrade my Processor + Mobo or just get another 770 to SLI. Which would give me better fps in games like DayZ, Battlefield, Nosgoth, Minecraft, LoL etc.

 

[MasterDell]

Hands down a mobo and CPU upgrade. The 770 is pretty powerful right now and the thing that is limiting you is definitely your CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $259.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 22:07 EST-0500


Or less expensive option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($171.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $223.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 22:08 EST-0500

 

[CRUT0]

Hey, thanks so much for the quick response!

Do you think the first option will get me 60FPS stable in most games?

 

[Gagan sarpanch]

Yes ofcourse.. intel i5 4440 is a 4th gen . Processor . If you go with asus z97-a mobo. Its really a very good combination

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440 ( $171.98 NCIX US )

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a ( $132.99 SUPERBIIZ )

Total = 304.97
GUARNTEE FOR 60FPS

 

[MasterDell]

Yes ofcourse.. intel i5 4440 is a 4th gen . Processor . If you go with asus z97-a mobo. Its really a very good combination

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ( $171.98 NCIX US )

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a ( $132.99 SUPERBIIZ )

Total = 304.97

No they are not a very good comination. There is no reason to have a Z97 board with a CPU that cannot overclock.



CRU0, yes you would definitely get a stable FPS. Especially if you went with the 4460.

 

[CRUT0]

Yes ofcourse.. intel i5 4440 is a 4th gen . Processor . If you go with asus z97-a mobo. Its really a very good combination

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ( $171.98 NCIX US )

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a ( $132.99 SUPERBIIZ )

Total = 304.97

No they are not a very good comination. There is no reason to have a Z97 board with a CPU that cannot overclock.



CRU0, yes you would definitely get a stable FPS. Especially if you went with the 4460.

My current FX6300 is currently OC'z to 4.5Ghz, would the 4460 still outperform it?

 

[MasterDell]

Yes ofcourse.. intel i5 4440 is a 4th gen . Processor . If you go with asus z97-a mobo. Its really a very good combination

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ( $171.98 NCIX US )

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a ( $132.99 SUPERBIIZ )

Total = 304.97

No they are not a very good comination. There is no reason to have a Z97 board with a CPU that cannot overclock.



CRU0, yes you would definitely get a stable FPS. Especially if you went with the 4460.

My current FX6300 is currently OC'z to 4.5Ghz, would the 4460 still outperform it?

The 4460 would knock its socks off.

 

[Gagan sarpanch]

Okk if you can't go for overclocking then go with

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97d3h
84.99 $ from superbiiz