What should I upgrade to for gaming?

[alextora]

So recently new games such as BFV and COD 4 have been released and I played both games but my fps was always below 70fps. All my in game settings are set to low / off and I was wondering what upgrade I should do to my computer that would help me run these games at 100+ consistent fps.

Specs:

monitor - Acer xf240h (144hz)
GPU - GTX 1060 6GB
CPU - i5 4460s 2.9GHz
Motherboard - HP
RAM - 8G DDR3
HDD - 2TB

Also, am I able to upgrade on a budget of £350-£400. If not, still recommend upgrades please.

 

[julienruc]

I have the same GPU as you and I get 100 fps on medium settings on Blackout.

That CPU is already bottlenecking the GPU here so if you upgrade to a 1070 or hogher, you might be wasting money here until you can get a better CPU.

The problem with changing the CPU is that you'll also need a new Mobo and RAM.

I would ideally suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£243.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£125.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£115.19 @ Aria PC)
Total: £518.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:47 GMT+0000

Or in order to fit your budget, this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£189.17 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£94.72 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£115.19 @ Aria PC)
Total: £399.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:49 GMT+0000