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Question

New CPU+Motherboard or new GPU

by Oct 3, 2013 2:28AM PDT

Hi there!

Im planning to upgrade my computer, but i need to know which upgrade solution will give the best fps boost in League of Legends (i'm not playing any other games atm)

My current setup is:

AMD Phenom ii x4 965 BE (Overclocked to 4 Ghz)
Asrock M3N78D Motherboard
GTX 570
750W Cooler master PSU (GX series)

So, my question is; what should I upgrade?

Upgrade to a MSI Z87-G45 Gaming motherboard and an Intel Core i5-4670K and keep my current GTX 570

or

Upgrade to a GTX 770 and keep my current motherboard and CPU?

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Clarification Request
Is this going to help?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 3, 2013 2:34AM PDT

I'm asking if you found benchmarks for LoL for both cards. We already know the following.

""Our tests demonstrate fairly little difference between a $225 LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K and a $1000 LGA 2011 Core i7-3960X, even when three-way graphics card configurations are involved. It turns out that memory bandwidth and PCIe throughput don't hold back the performance of existing Sandy Bridge-based machines. ""
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

So keeping the same GPU I expect the same FPS.
Bob

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New CPU+Motherboard or new GPU
by Busch123 Oct 3, 2013 2:43AM PDT

Okay, but what about going from an AM3 socket, to a LGA 1150 with a better processor?
I have hard something about the CPU could bottleneck the GPU, and that's the only thing i'm worried about.

So, do you think that a GTX 770 could bottleneck an AMD Phenom ii x4 965 BE in LoL?

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This is why I asked you a question.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 3, 2013 3:31AM PDT

And I supplied a link and quote about your CPU GPU bottleneck question.

Sorry if I was unclear but to me I read my reply and my answer is what I'm standing by.
Bob

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Link, comment, is it worth it?
by Forum moderator Oct 3, 2013 3:49AM PDT
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