Need help with upgrading PC to make Apex run well
My PC is not the greatest, I'm operating on a combination of gear leftover from very old builds and new bits that I've been able to shell out for here and there. But it's still powerful enough for most games I play.
Apex however, has been a nightmare since day one. I've been playing apex since launch solidly, and it's the most inconsistently performing game I've ever played.
All I want is to AT LEAST maintain a stable 60fps. I'm not looking for fps in the hundreds, a higher refresh rate monitor is on my shopping list but it's not a priority right now.
I can say that it's pretty barrable most of the time, and just walking around looting I can get like 80 - 110 average. But some tense battles with copious Bang smoke and Caustic farts, result in 20 fps, massive frame drops and adaptive resolution turning the game into abstract expressionism.
All of my settings are on low of course, drivers updated, and benchmarks say all my hardware is performing as to be expected so I need to know what I should upgrade.
I know that my CPU is the weak link here but obviously I'm stuck on AM3+ with my current motherboard. I recently made a very very minor upgrade from an AMD FX-6100 to a FX-4350 (3.3ghz to 4.2ghz), which gives me about a 10 higher average fps but I find that the game tanks while I have a discord call active...
So would upgrading to an AM4 board and a Ryzen CPU make a huge difference?
I've really not got a huge budget for upgrades, I've got student loan debt out the arse, but I'm desperate for a stable fps while I'm trying to improve at this game.
My specs:
GPU= Nvidia GTX 970 4GB
CPU= FX-4350 4.2GHz
RAM= 8GB DDR3
HD= SSD 240GB
Motherboard= ASUS M5A78L-M
I really need some recommendations for what would give me a decent enough boost in performance so that 60 FPS consistently isn't just a dream.
I'll mention as well that my partner just started playing a few months ago and she just upgraded to an RX 570 and an SSD but again, she's got all the same issues as me.
Her specs:
CPU= FX-8120 3.1GHz
GPU= AMD Radeon RX-570
RAM= 16GB DDR3
HD= SSD 240GB
Motherboard= ASUS M5A78L-M
