What to upgrade first? (PC Gaming)

[Bmbhomie]

- AMD Athlon X4 860k Quad Core
- EVGA GTX GEFORCE 950 FTW 2GB
- 8gb Ripjawz DDR3
- F2A88XM-D3HP Gigabyte Mobo

I'm soon getting income tax and I'm planning to upgrade my gaming PC. I'm not sure whether I should go for a GPU upgrade and keep my old CPU and motherboard, or go for a CPU upgrade and upgrade my Mobo, Ram (which I was already going to upgrade) along with it. I do play Battlefield 1, GTA V, DOOM 4 but do have some stuttering and lags when online etc. I want my PC to be ready to play newer upcoming games at 60+ FPS. I don't want to have any bottlenecks when I upgrade and I want to be able to max out Battlefield 1 and some other First Person Shooters. I was looking at a GTX 1060 6gb FTW for a GPU upgrade or on the other side of the spectrum, an i5-6600k. Any thoughts? Any help is appreciated!

 

[The Paladin]

I suggest replacing these part (basically a new computer all around from head to toes.
yhou mentioned 6660K so I did a overclocking build for you., if you don't care see next message

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $868.23

 

[The Paladin]

here would be a non overclocking rig


CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.75 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $819.97


now if you have a budget in mind, tell me I can work around it

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Bmbhomie : "What to upgrade GPU or CPU? Future Proof 2017 Games"

- AMD Athlon X4 860k Quad Core
- EVGA GTX GEFORCE 950 FTW 2GB
- 8gb Ripjawz DDR3 1600 mhz
- F2A88XM-D3HP Gigabyte Mobo

I'm soon getting income tax and I'm planning to upgrade my gaming PC. My budget is about $400 or so, and I'm not sure whether I go for a GPU upgrade and keep my old CPU and motherboard or go for a Asus Z170 Mobo and an i5 6600k? What will get me the best performance for newer games and even Battlefield 1 as I was looking to purchase also.

Any help is appreciated!

You are dead on the CPU upgrade, FM2+ is a end of the road platform. Now the X4 860K was a great CPU in its day but it is a low end budget processor. If you upgrade your GPU the 860 will start to bottleneck it. I believe for the money that you will need a full platform upgrade here to improve performance. That means CPU, Mobo, RAM and the GPU as well if you have the money. You cannot use your existing RAM on Sky Lake and Kaby Lake, the voltage is to high.

To just start with the CPU, Mobo and RAM we have at 400 USD the following build (this build will not overclock).

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JGRRCy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JGRRCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 06:11 EST-0500

You are dead on the CPU upgrade, FM2+ is a end of the road platform. Now the X4 860K was a great CPU in its day but it is a low end budget processor. If you upgrade your GPU the 860 will start to bottleneck it. I believe for the money that you will need a full platform upgrade here to improve performance. That means CPU, Mobo, RAM and the GPU as well if you have the money. You cannot use your existing RAM on Sky Lake and Kaby Lake, the voltage is to high.

To just start with the CPU, Mobo and RAM we have at 400 USD the following build (this build will not overclock).

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JGRRCy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JGRRCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 06:11 EST-0500

Thank you very much for the help! I'm actually looking for more of a CPU that can be OC though (even if it goes a little over budget). Will upgrading the CPU, Mobo, and Ram and keeping my old GPU allow me to play some upcoming games?

Okay, went a little over but no choice, needed a CPU cooler. Be advised, that 212 EVO will only support up to moderate overclocks, you will have to spend more to get into serious overclocks. RAM went down to 8GB, this should do like 95% of the time. Also, I do not know what case you have so I can't tell if everything fits.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W3mHJV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W3mHJV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $426.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-26 07:46 EST-0500

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Bmbhomie : "What to upgrade GPU or CPU? Newer games 2017 futureproof"

- AMD Athlon X4 860k Quad Core
- EVGA GTX GEFORCE 950 FTW 2GB
- 8gb Ripjawz DDR3 1600 mhz
- F2A88XM-D3HP Gigabyte Mobo

I'm soon getting income tax and I'm planning to upgrade my gaming PC. My budget is about $400 or so, and I'm not sure whether I go for a GPU upgrade and keep my old CPU and motherboard or go for a Asus Z170 Mobo and an i5 6600k? What will get me the best performance for newer games and even Battlefield 1 as I was looking to purchase also.

Any help is appreciated!

Unless you want to build new system your only option is GPU upgrade. If you build a new system around that GPU, it's going to be weak point.

Unless you want to build new system your only option is GPU upgrade. If you build a new system around that GPU, it's going to be weak point.

What exactly would be my best move with a GPU? If I get a gtx 1060 6gb won't it bottleneck my CPU?

1060 should be about right for 860K processor specially if you could OC it a bit.

1060 should be about right for 860K processor specially if you could OC it a bit.

My 860k is OC to 4.3 ghz. I bought Battlefield 1 and my CPU seems to be almost maxing out on medium settings when playing online, will a 1060 help me play ultra?

 

[rgd1101]

don't need to start a new thread on the same question everyday

 

[Bmbhomie]

I suggest replacing these part (basically a new computer all around from head to toes.
yhou mentioned 6660K so I did a overclocking build for you., if you don't care see next message

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $868.23

Thank you so much for the help, I do already have a cooler which is the Hyper 212X Turbo and a Corsair CX600 PSU. My budget I'm not going to be able to get a new GPU, only a CPU, Mobo, and 16 gb of Ram. I do have a case that will fit an ATX Mobo also. I'm liking the OC build since I have a decent cooler to OC with. What is the difference between the Z170 series Mobo's and the 270M?