Which upgrade should i get?

[NarkoSeen]

Alrite, i could use an opinion or two.

My current pc:
Core 2 duo e7300 @2.66ghz
4x1 ddr2 800mhz ram
Radeon r7 250x aka (hd7770)
1tb seagate 7200rpm
500w psu.

Im thinking is it worth getting like a q6600 or q9000 series quadcore and perhaps upgrading my ram to 8gb.Also i was thinking getting like a lga1150/55 mobo and i3 or i5. And atleast 6-8gb ram.
I do gaming little bit and right now im all about dayz standalone. I get decent framerates 50-100. But inside towns etc i get 15-18 which for closecombat is really bad. Will a 4 quad processor help getting more fps? Ive heard that some people have even worst fps with better computers than i got.

I think thats it, any suggestions and opinios are welcome!

 

[NarkoSeen]

Bumping this post! Also im trying to Overclock my e7300 and it wont post if i even make it 100mhz faster. So i think i might get next gen in few months, or i just lack of overclocking. Ive done it few times before, but perhaps its my motherboard.

Also if somebody knows anything about my videocard, i got a question. Ive seen in a youtube video he had r7 250 not 250x. And he could overclock the card to the max with amd overdrive. I can only overclock barely 100mhz and i start getting display driver has stopped working error if i start a game etc. Even the 100mhz gives me extra 5-7 fps in furmark 1080p no msaa test, instead of 19-20. Gpu temp doesnt go over 73 celsius in full load or 60-65 celsius in 100% fan speed. Ive heard hd 7000 series can handle even upto 95c.

 

[capt_taco]

I could go either way on this one ... if you have the money to get a new CPU/motherboard/OS, that will give you by far the better performance.

However, upgrading to one of the C2Q chips you mentioned can be done for as cheaply as $40 and should improve things somewhat. It won't be great, but probably adequate in the short term.

Now, I wouldn't normally suggest that if you have the money to go with new components - HOWEVER, I think about 12 months from now is going to be the best time to build a new system, because you'll have the Intel Skylake CPUs, Windows 10, and probably more widespread/cheaper DDR4 memory all becoming available at roughly the same time. If you can keep a borderline system hanging on until then for cheap, that could give you an opportunity to upgrade the CPU/RAM/mobo at the same time and really have a great machine that will last for a long time. That's what I'm doing with my own Q9550 "backup'" machine.

As for the overclocking problems, it's hard to say without knowing what motherboard you have, but it could be you have one that's just not good for overclocking. Or, if you're just trying to raise the clock speed without doing anything else, you also won't get very far. Regardless, you're not going to squeeze any meaningful amount of performance out of that old dual-core that would be relevant to modern games. That CPU needs replacing one way or the other, so I wouldn't bother overclocking it. Maybe with the new chip, though.