Which component to upgrade?

[gaffers]

Hi all,

I have an urge to spend some money on my gaming PC, but not sure where I will see the most benefit, would love some advice.

Current specs

Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro2
CPU: FX 6300 (OC'd 4.2)
GPU: GTX 660 ti
RAM: 2 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600

PSU: Corsair something (HX?) 650

Not fussed about storage or anything, just want a bit more fps for games. I have a modded to heck Skyrim that creaks when things get busy. Budget wise, about $200 - $300, but that's including the sale price of whatever I replace.

EDIT I have an SSD already

Cheers,

 

[dasulman]

raw fps in games - you'd want a gtx 970, but I'd start saving up to switch to an intel platform in the future.
especially when the switch to DDR4 occurs.
for now gtx 970 - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970ixoc4gd

 

[gaffers]

Cool, thanks, that looks doable at the price. Not sure what you mean with the DDR4 business, but I'll Google it!

 

[RLBalane]

Hi there! 😀

Yeah I agree with dasulman. Start saving to extend your budget and switch to intel. Intel CPUs are great, the performance is high, consumes lower power, etc. 😀 .For the upgrade, I suggest get a higher graphics card. Games rely mostly on graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($297.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $543.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 08:35 EDT-0400

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