What should i upgrade first?

[KieranPCGamer]

Alright guys need a little help, what should i upgrade first My Cpu and Mobo Or Gpu?

here are my Pc Specs

Cpu- FX 8350 OC @4.3GHZ
Mobo - Asrock 990FX Fatal1ty Killer
Gpu - GTX 650 (i Know its Trash Only for a Display)
Ram - 8GB GSkill Ripjaw x @2133Mhz
SSD - Sandisk Ultra 2
HDD 2x 500GB Samsung

I was thinking buying A R9 390x For my GPU, And for the mobo a Z97 Board and i5 4690k

Let me kow what you think

thank you

 

[SkyNetRising]

CPU/mobo first. You will need to reinstall OS most probably.
Your old CPU may be too weak to handle new high end graphic card up to its potential anyway.

 

[Dan414]

GPU For Sure. What is your power supply? If strong, the 390x should be good, even with your OC. If not, Nvidia may be the way to go. If your PSU is junk, get a n ew one to protect those components.

Edit: what are you playing? That CPU should suffice for a while yet.

 

[Gingerbread]

GPU definitely, The CPU can hold its ground for the next 2-3 years, no problems, the gpu however is lready trash. If you however need the GPU only for display as you said, and you don't play games, then you should change the CPU and mobo, but better get skylake.

 

[KieranPCGamer]

I have a seasonic m12ii evo 850w Psu, and i will be gaming but i am in no rush so just thought i would ask what i should upgrade first, i was thinking my GPU but was thinking about a bottleneck? i will be playing Games like GTA, Fifa, CSGO, BF3 and games like that, and do you think i should get the i5 6600k and OC that? would it be fine with the r9 390x?

Thanks so much guys for your help

 

[Gingerbread]

The FX-8350 will be fine with every game, but the gtx 650 cant run anything. Just get a good gpu now and a new CPU in some time.

 

[KieranPCGamer]

Yeah i was thinking that and i am going to buy a R9 390x then later on upgrade my CPU mobo, and add a second r9 390x

 

[geofelt]

What is the pc used for?
What is your budget?
For gaming, it may well depend on the games you play.
Many games use only 2-3 threads and are highly dependent on the performance of the single master core.
sims, strategy and mmo type games are in this category.

Fast action shooters need good graphics.

Multiplayer games like many cores.

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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 core. 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 cores.

If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.

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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I might wait on a R9-390X upgrade; Pascal is looking to announce in April, and I would be surprised if amd did not have a response.
If you do upgrade graphics now, protect yourself with buying a EVGA card, they have a 90 day free trade up program.

Z97 and 4790K is a good combo.
But with skylake now available, I think I5-6600K and Z170 is a better long term choice.