Question Upgrade suggestions and advice!

[Probic Josh]

Been awhile since I've used this forum, anyways I had upgraded my pc awhile back and got this setup for a decent price, right now I wanna do some upgrades with this current system and I need some help

SPECS
Intel i5 9400F
32GB DDR4 HYPERX 2666
NVIDIA RTX2060 6GB

Reason for this just cause I've been having stuttering issues and sometimes lag spikes in certain games, especially osu! and Discord has been using up most of my cpu
I have updated drivers and even reinstalled Windows, same issue. Deciding to upgrade. Doesn't need to be a big upgrade but an improvement upgrade.

Thanks
Josh

 

[Lutfij]

SPECS
Intel i5 9400F
32GB DDR4 HYPERX 2666
NVIDIA RTX2060 6GB
Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time, so we know what you currently have to work with.

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[Probic Josh]

CPU: Intel i5 9400F
CPU cooler: Stock Intel Cooler
Motherboard: GIGABYTE H310M S2 2.0 (rev. 1.0)
Ram: 32GB 16X2 DDR4 HYPERX 2666
SSD/HDD: KINGSTON SA400S37480G
GPU: NVIDIA RTX2060 6GB
PSU: 1st Player Black Sir 500W 80+ White Gaming PSU
Chassis: 1st Player FireRose F4 Tempered Glass ATX
OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
Monitor: BENQ GW2480

Age of the PSU is unknown as this was a prebuilt pc that I bought last year September 2024, BIOS should be ver F12.

 

[geofelt]

Do you have a budget?

Stuttering is likely because of insufficient cpu capability.
Run this simple test:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
If you are cpu limited, you have limited upgrade possibilities with your motherboard:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-S2-20-rev-10/support#support-cpu
I7-9700K represents about a 25% improvement, and goes for about $100 on ebay.

More than that and you also need a new motherboard.

If you are graphics limited, you may also need to change out your PSU.