What to upgrade first for Gaming

[KLLKGaming]

I currently have an i5-4460 processor and a GTX 960.
What would increase my fps more in gaming? Should I upgrade the cpu or the graphics card first?
Another question is would adding another 8gb of RAM to the current 8gb I have performance significantly?
Thanks in advance.

 

[greens]

GTX 960 is entry level. Your gaming experience would improve dramatically with a GTX 970.

 

[ahnilated]

What resolution are you playing at? What quality settings would you like at that resolution? What power supply do you have so we know if we tell you to use a different GPU it will be supported/safe.

 

[Bruno_Tech]

Get a GTX 1070 when they become more available, or perhaps an rx 480 if you are on a tighter budget. Adding more RAM will not give you a large increase gaming wise, and a CPU won't either unless you play rather CPU intensive games.

 

[Karadjgne]

The 4460 is strong enough for any single gpu and still get decent fps. But what is decent? Ultra at a constant 60 since that's what your monitor will cap at. For the vast majority of games this means a minimum of a gtx970 or r9 380 and a 550 or 650w psu.

Ram is a separate issue. Most games won't come close to using 8Gb, so that amount is fine. For those that do, allowances in the game engine will take that into consideration, so it's still really not a major issue. What is or could be is adding ram. It's not something I ever recommend. Ram is finicky, you can take identical sticks, from identical vendors and they won't work. It has to do with secondary and tertiary timings, silicon makeup, impurities, voltage fluctuations etc. All ram bought in a set comes from the same batch of silicon, is factory tested for performance and compatability, mixed batch ram isnt. If you want 16Gb, buy a 16Gb kit, and sell the 8Gb. Anything else is pot-luck.