What should I upgrade first

[pEksi91]

Hello,
I have i5-6600k, 8GB 3200MHz ram and XFX RX460.
If I want more fps, should I upgrade my gpu or ram first? Playing games like bf1, cod infinite warfare, black ops3 etc. Thinking of Asus ROG STRIX rx480 8gb because I can get it for 280€(finland) and normal price is 360€. GTX 1060's are +300€.

Thanks

 

[xFeaRDom]

Not really a major upgrade here for you, upgrading the RAM to 16GB may help in games such as BF1, most games merely need 8GB at recommended, but most barely reach 4GB usage.

You could upgrade the RX460, but the only reasonable upgrade you would see is upgrading to is shown 3 tiers higher on this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

As you said the RX480 is a good upgrade, but there are better for only a little bit of extra money, although as long as you're playing on 1080p, the RX480 would be a good upgrade to go from the settings you're at currently, to maximum settings, or close to being so.

 

[madmatt30]

Absolutely definite GPU first mate ,the 480 is close to twice as powerful as the 460.

 

[pEksi91]

Not really a major upgrade here for you, upgrading the RAM to 16GB may help in games such as BF1, most games merely need 8GB at recommended, but most barely reach 4GB usage.

You could upgrade the RX460, but the only reasonable upgrade you would see is upgrading to is shown 3 tiers higher on this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

As you said the RX480 is a good upgrade, but there are better for only a little bit of extra money, although as long as you're playing on 1080p, the RX480 would be a good upgrade to go from the settings you're at currently, to maximum settings, or close to being so.

What GPU are you recommending then? Like GTX 1070 is +550$ here.

 

[xFeaRDom]

Not really a major upgrade here for you, upgrading the RAM to 16GB may help in games such as BF1, most games merely need 8GB at recommended, but most barely reach 4GB usage.

You could upgrade the RX460, but the only reasonable upgrade you would see is upgrading to is shown 3 tiers higher on this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

As you said the RX480 is a good upgrade, but there are better for only a little bit of extra money, although as long as you're playing on 1080p, the RX480 would be a good upgrade to go from the settings you're at currently, to maximum settings, or close to being so.

What GPU are you recommending then? Like GTX 1070 is +550$ here.

A GTX 1060 6GB and or a GTX 1070 would be a great upgrade.

Looked at the tier list again, the RX480 is 3 tiers up, so it would be a pretty good upgrade, and with that money off, you most likely cannot say no. I think you've got your heart set on that RX480, and because it's an Asus STRIX, it is a really good card, if I ever upgrade my GPU again, I'll probs go towards the Asus STRIX series again, as my card is a lot better than I imagined

So yeah, go for that RX480 that you've seen.

 

[pEksi91]

Not really a major upgrade here for you, upgrading the RAM to 16GB may help in games such as BF1, most games merely need 8GB at recommended, but most barely reach 4GB usage.

You could upgrade the RX460, but the only reasonable upgrade you would see is upgrading to is shown 3 tiers higher on this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

As you said the RX480 is a good upgrade, but there are better for only a little bit of extra money, although as long as you're playing on 1080p, the RX480 would be a good upgrade to go from the settings you're at currently, to maximum settings, or close to being so.

What GPU are you recommending then? Like GTX 1070 is +550$ here.

A GTX 1060 6GB and or a GTX 1070 would be a great upgrade.

Looked at the tier list again, the RX480 is 3 tiers up, so it would be a pretty good upgrade, and with that money off, you most likely cannot say no. I think you've got your heart set on that RX480, and because it's an Asus STRIX, it is a really good card, if I ever upgrade my GPU again, I'll probs go towards the Asus STRIX series again, as my card is a lot better than I imagined

So yeah, go for that RX480 that you've seen.

Okay, thanks