[SOLVED] What should I upgrade my PC to? i7? 1080?

[Elliot Savage]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my PC as I'm really struggling to play my new favorite games.
Here are my specs:

i5-8400 2.8ghz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 ti
8GB RAM
1TB Hard Drive Disk

I want to upgrade my GPU and possibly my CPU soon after that. I want an SSD and another 8gb stick of RAM...

I'm running an i5 8400 2.8ghz which I used the bios to use the turbo mode to make it run at 3.78ghz all the time (according to task manager).
I have a 1050ti but it seems to suck... I'm massively into Apex Legends but I have to use dynamic resolution (so it looks awful sometimes) and I have to use 1080p quality which is blurry on my 1440p monitor as it's much much bigger. I use minimum settings and a custom config file to lower them even further... It's manageable but it's becoming tiresome now...

What is a good upgrade for these parts that would cater for 1440p gaming at 75fps (75hz) on Medium/High settings at butter smooth performance?

My favorite titles are:
Apex Legends
PUBG
Project Cars 2
Skyrim*
XCOM 2*
The Elder Scrolls Online
Warframe
Borderlands 3 (I haven't purchased yet as I KNOW I will be disappointed with the settings and low frame rate)

*These games I am happy with

I can run League of Legends and Skyrim and XCOM well but my favorite game is APEX and I don't want to keep putting it off because it runs badly.

I think an SSD and GPU would be the best things to get first... But I have no idea what to buy?

I am not looking for a super expensive card like the new RTX cards but maybe something like a 1080 maybe.
I only have 4gb of VRAM and think I need more.

What do you suggest?

 

[Frag Maniac]

I have no idea what to buy?

And it's impossible to know what to suggest when you mention no budget.

 

[efontyn]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my PC as I'm really struggling to play my new favorite games.
Here are my specs:

i5-8400 2.8ghz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 ti
8GB RAM
1TB Hard Drive Disk

I want to upgrade my GPU and possibly my CPU soon after that. I want an SSD and another 8gb stick of RAM...

I'm running an i5 8400 2.8ghz which I used the bios to use the turbo mode to make it run at 3.78ghz all the time (according to task manager).
I have a 1050ti but it seems to suck... I'm massively into Apex Legends but I have to use dynamic resolution (so it looks awful sometimes) and I have to use 1080p quality which is blurry on my 1440p monitor as it's much much bigger. I use minimum settings and a custom config file to lower them even further... It's manageable but it's becoming tiresome now...

What is a good upgrade for these parts that would cater for 1440p gaming at 75fps (75hz) on Medium/High settings at butter smooth performance?

My favorite titles are:
Apex Legends
PUBG
Project Cars 2
Skyrim*
XCOM 2*
The Elder Scrolls Online
Warframe
Borderlands 3 (I haven't purchased yet as I KNOW I will be disappointed with the settings and low frame rate)

*These games I am happy with

I can run League of Legends and Skyrim and XCOM well but my favorite game is APEX and I don't want to keep putting it off because it runs badly.

I think an SSD and GPU would be the best things to get first... But I have no idea what to buy?

I am not looking for a super expensive card like the new RTX cards but maybe something like a 1080 maybe.
I only have 4gb of VRAM and think I need more.

What do you suggest?

I can suggest that you look into the 1070 or a 2060 as they are good midrange cards that won't leave your wallet hurting too much. My friend uses an i5 6600k and the 1070 and runs Borderlands 3 on High settings at 60-70 FPS. If you are just looking to run Apex better, a budget-friendly solution would be a 1060 6GB. I have the 3gb version and was running it no problem on high settings getting over 60 FPS. Let me know what your budget is and we can go from there.