what is a better upgrade for Gaming?

[Feletan1]

I got a low end gaming computer and not a ton of money.
My PC specs are.
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2Gb
CPU: Intel I5-3470 3.2Ghz
16Gb's Corsair Vengeance Ram
Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Motherboard

Trying to run Mass effect 4, having problems Even on the lowest Settings i still get Stutters and FPS drops Often. I'm just not sure what needs to be upgraded to keep the Game stable, minimum Requirements my CPU does not even pass, not really sure wtf to upgrade and wtf to upgrade to? GPU or CPU first?

 

[geofelt]

Your pc is really not bad.

A perennial question.
Here is my stock approach:
Some games are graphics limited like fast action shooters.
Others are cpu core speed limited like strategy, sims, and mmo.
Multiplayer with many participants tend to like many threads.

You need to find out which.
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To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:

a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
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.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

You should also experiment with removing one or more cores. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option.
You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of processors to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many threads.
If you see little difference, your game does not need all the threads you have.



It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system,
and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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My guess is that you are relatively well balanced.

 

[elbert]

You are below the 720p requrements but the CPU requirements doesn't move much. The AMD FX-8350 meets the requirements for 1080p. Your CPU isn't to far off so I suggest upgrading to the Nvidia 1060 6G and you already have the 16GB RAM requirement for 1080p. I suggest on the CPU holding off for cannon lake this fall/winter.
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