Hey all, been playing PS4 for quite awhile, but I want to get into the PC swing of things. I currently have a Cyberpower PC Ultra 2175. (Part links at bottom).
Computer Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229497
Looking to play Dragon Age Inquisition and The Witcher 3 on at least High settings. I'm upgrading the CPU/GPU to AMD FX-8350 and Geforce GTX 970 respectively. Obviously 350W power supply won't cut it probably, so picking up a semi-cheap corsair CX750M (750W). I got a few questions as far as the plan goes before buying these...
1) My research tells me that, while the CPU is important, its not as important as the GPU. Thus, I choose a higher end GPU while sticking with the recommended CPU for The Witcher 3. Is the weakness of the CPU going to throttle any gameplay I could obtain through the GPU?
2) I am concerned with the motherboard. As far as I can tell, the components seem compatible with the exception of the GPU requiring a PCI Express 3.0 expansion slot, rather than the motherboard's 2.0 version. I was told that it is backwards compatible though, and won't hugely effect performance, or is what I was told wrong?
3) In general, are these selections alright or was there something better I was missing? My price range is around 500-700 dollars.
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113284
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127833
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139051
I appreciate any and all advice, thank you!