Hi all,
I'm looking to upgrade my PC as it's not holding up so well with newer games, in particular red dead redemption 2 (realise this is poorly optimised) but also watch dogs 2 looks ok rather than good and seems like AA could do with being turned up a bit. Would also like to be able to play cyberpunk 2077 and fay cry 6 when it arrives at decent settings.
Have also thought about upgrading monitor, perhaps to 1440p and probably to a bigger size, so any advice there much appreciated as not too sure about size, I sit about 70cm from the screen and so seems to be either 24" or 27" (currently have a 20").
In terms of budget, it was the release of the 3060ti that's got me thinking about making the upgrade (although obtaining one obv non-trivial at this point) but if there's anything close for a bit less that would be worth considering (my perception was that's not the case).. also for the monitor maybe another £180-300 max (can't really justify more than that unless there are really good reasons to do so, current monitor has been going for about 12 years though so maybe worth the investment). Also not sure whether CPU will be a bottleneck, or whether PSU needs upgrading as well.
Thanks in advance!
Current system:
Motherboard: ASUS H97 Pro
Processor: Intel i5-4690 3.50Ghz
RAM: HyperX Savage 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) 1866 MHz DDR3 CL9
HDD: Crucial MX100 512GB SSD
PSU: Be Quiet! Straight Power 10 Power Supply (600 Watts) 80 Plus Gold
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970
Display: NEC 20WGX2
Case: Fractal Design Define R5


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) but if there's anything close for a bit less that would be worth considering (my perception was that's not the case).. also for the monitor maybe another £180-300 max (can't really justify more than that unless there are really good reasons to do so, current monitor has been going for about 12 years though so maybe worth the investment). Also not sure whether CPU will be a bottleneck, or whether PSU needs upgrading as well.
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(it's not a high refresh rate monitor but it's the best purchase I've made in years)
probably not the answer you want, I know it's not the answer I want, but it's the answer I have 
