Should I Upgrade My CPU or GPU First?

If you are upgrading your system use this video to help you decide which component needs to be upgraded first.

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[shuwayb]

very helpful in giving a full description. Good video 👍

[robertphillips]

Nicely done. Clear, concise, and practical

[zstrode.]

This is a great information video, actually ❤

[OlatheSmith]

Cpus come locked or unlocked from the manufacturer. So if i buy a locked cpu i should immediately upgrade? Even if your cpu stays at 100 percent usage it shouldn't be overheating. If it is that's more indicative of a cooling issue. Also, in a bottle neck the underutilized component doesnt find it hard to handle all of the power from the component that is maxed. The maxed component is working overtime trying to keep up and is the bottleneck.

[jonathanrosario]

Need help! I have ryzen 5 3400g with a320m mobo and 1060 6gb im lost what ro upgrade should i go for 2060s upgrade or go for b550m mobo with ryzen 5 5600?

[Calx]

There are a ton of practical ways to actually test this in games. I am surprised you offered none of those tests. Even so much as a simple CPU and GPU usage program to display these values while you play. Not sure this video really helped anyone.

[Ksukiyomi]

i got a ryzen 5 5600x GTX 1660TI which should i upgrade for 1440p gaming ?

[funtime]

Sir i have a i3 10th gen and a gt 1030 what should i upgrade first i mostly use my pc to play games.

[HighlightProductions]

I have an i5-9400F and a 1650 Super. Not looking to be playing super powerful games but want to make some slight upgrades. Should I upgrade CPU or GPU first? On a bit of a budget

[zary]

Should I upgrade my ryzen 5 3600 ir gtx 1650

[mkel]

i5 7400 and gtx 1050ti, which should i go for upgrade?

[gigachad]

I got an i5 7500, I intend to pair it with a RTX 4060 ti, and then upgrade my CPU next year

[ivanyu]

Which one should I upgrade first? My Ryzen 5 5500 only supports up to PCI 3.0 but I have been using my 1070 GTX since 2017. I have Gen4 SSD which is limited by my CPU unless I upgrade it. However, my GPU is already 6 years old even though it is still running pretty well. The CPU and GPU I am looking at are currently on a discount promotion. Only have enough cash to upgrade either one first. Appreciate your helpful replies.

[poseidon]

I'm really in a fix. I have a R3-1200 with a RX570.
What should I do? APU? I'm on an ASUS Prime-A 370 motherboard. Most of the money went into the case, motherboard, and power supply. And then I cheaped out on the CPU/GPU tandem.
Before that I was sitting on a Phenom II-940/Radeon HD4500. So it's been awhile.
Believe it or not, I'm satisfied at 720. I can't see the details any better anyway.🤣

[ak_azzim]

Hey just wanna ask here, im still confuse which one shud i upgrade first is it cpu or gpu first bcause rite now im using ryzen 5 4500 and gtx 1060 6gb . Bcause im planing want to buy take rtx2060 12gb before the store end the promotion . The problem is im playing gotham knight with the lowest setting i only can get 30-45fps 😢

[robloxxkk]

hello im trying to build a pc and my budget is around £1500. I want the h6 flow case (£100), b650 aorus elite ax mother board ( £200), corsair rm750 psu (£110), 16 gb ram kingstun fury beast ( £66), crucial p3 1 tb storage (£69), phantom spirit 120SE cooler (£33). They were my budget choices other than the case so i could spend as much on the cpu and gpu for performance. I play all competative games such as valorant, csgo, fortnite, roblox which ik are mostly cpu intensive games so im left with some choices to fill my bufget. can you please advise best or if u want to make any changes. I would love to hear your opinion. I have a 144hz monitor 1440p 27".

1) r7 7800 x3d + rtx 4070. Since i play lots of cpu intensive games i want to spend as much as possible and get a reliable good cpu which will last me a long time. additionally the rtx 4070 is good gpu overall which works good at 1440p. and im also worrying about bottle neck issues.

2) r5 7600(x if cheaper) + rtz 4070 super. ive dones some research and apparently 1440p is less cpu intensive but my only worry is that if im playing cpu intensive games, would this work worse than option 1?. however the jump in performance and vram between 4070 and super versions is quite high. and the 4070 super is a very good 1440p graphics card.

If you have any other combinations that you think will work better please let me know.

[ayoubabdessamedbelhadj]

Hi please i wanted to ask you a question I have a limited budget and I would like to buy a gaming laptop to use in gaming I have the choice between two configurations

RTX 3070 100W WITH I5 11400H
RTX 3060 100W WITH RYZEN 7 5800H

please which one is better and which one can last in time (4-5 years). (better cpu or gpu)

[victorandres]

Quick question wanting to upgrade both CPU and GPU I’m currently running the I5-7500 and a gtx 1660 Super which would you guys say i should upgrade first mainly run FPS with occasional racing

[jameyt]

CPU is way more important imo. If your into high refresh rate gaming and low latency a fast CPU with good IPC is necessary. Imagine a zen 2 CPU with a 4080…. awful.

[pocketoniofficial]

Just curious. I just installed a ryzen 7 3700x but my graphics card is still a 1060. Will i have basically created a bottleneck? I planned on buying a 7600xt and now im especially thinking thats a good idea to do today.