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Question

Upgrades

Sep 30, 2018 6:04PM PDT

So I have a AMD FX-4300 and a GTX 1050TI so I was wondering if my cpu was holding my gpu back and if I should upgrade it

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Maybe.
Oct 1, 2018 9:27AM PDT

Depends on the game. Some of the newer games tap the CPU too. The 1050Ti is my go to card for mid range gaming at 1080p. But you must pull back on settings today to get the frame rate up.

Without knowing a game that needs help, I can't comment what to try next.

Also, the RAM SHALL BE IN DUAL CHANNEL and be 8GB. Your HDDs shall be in perfect condition.
I can check that out with a Web Speccy report. How? Read
https://www.piriform.com/docs/speccy/using-speccy/publishing-a-speccy-profile-to-the-web

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With the 2 parts you posted
Oct 2, 2018 12:07AM PDT

What you have is a low/medium gamer.
Do post that speccy as has been asked as there may be other weak areas.
Once you get an idea of what if any parts you will need to bump it up you can price it out and see if you want to spend that kind of money.

Here's a quick test to give you a rough idea about perf.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/Software

At the end of the test it will display the results.
Post the address of the results page.

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Here ya go
Oct 5, 2018 7:26PM PDT
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Benchmark
Oct 5, 2018 11:04PM PDT

The benchmark did not show any major faults.

What happened to the speccy report that was asked for?

What made you ask if the cpu was limiting the gpu?

Keep in mind the level of machine you have.

It will not be a screamer with gaming.