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one upgrade budget, two options: cpu or gpu first for high refresh esports?

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Accepted solution by Bea T. — ahh classic dont forget RAM. Running a single stick or without XMP/EXPO enabled can make a CPU look much weaker than it is. Thats a free…
  1. Juno L.
    @juno.lund

    ok weird one every upgrade video ends with it depends, which doesnt help me much... so heres my real situation: a six-core CPU from a few generations ago, an RTX 2060, aiming for high refresh esports. what would you do with one upgrade, and why?? im not in a rush, so i can wait for the right deal... i just want to understand my system better before spending anything, tips on measuring what actually limits me are very welcome too. seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Sami
    @tensorsage

    Which games do you play most, and at what resolution and refresh rate?

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  3. Juno L.
    @juno.lund
    in reply to @tensorsage

    ok so checked my board and it does support a few newer CPUs after a BIOS update. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Omar Haddad
    @ohaddad_25

    been there man lower the resolution or render scale as a test, if ur FPS barely changes, ure CPU-limited, if FPS jumps a lot, teh GPU is teh limit. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  5. Tomas Ortiz
    @daemon_sprite

    @juno.lund nah thats not it, hardware has nothing to do with it

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  6. Ibrahim
    @ibrahimp917

    long time lurker first post lol lol this thread is gold

    rage

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  7. Basil N.
    @heap_gremlin-226
    in reply to @ibrahimp917

    lol same thing happened to me measure before you buy... run your usual games with an overlay showing GPU usage, if the GPU sits at 95-99% usage, its the limit... if GPU usage is low while one or two CPU threads are maxed out, the CPU is teh bottleneck.

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  8. Bea T.
    @cacheprobe
    Accepted solution

    ahh classic dont forget RAM. Running a single stick or without XMP/EXPO enabled can make a CPU look much weaker than it is. Thats a free fix in the BIOS. hope that helps :)

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  9. Juno L.
    @juno.lund
    in reply to @cacheprobe

    @cacheprobe Turns out XMP was off teh whole time. Enabled it and gained a noticeable chunk of FPS for free. Now Im saving for the GPU with a clearer head.

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