Upgrade advice needed

Hi all, I'll try and keep this short and to the point. I plan on buying Battlefield 1 on release but after playing the beta i think my rig might not be up to the task. I managed to get an average fps of around 35 fps during the beta on medium settings which was OK but I noticed some stutter at times, especially during explosions or buildings being destroyed.

I'm currently gaming on a 32" 1080p TV but was looking at changing to an ultrawide in the future.

So my question is: Is my setup in need of an upgrade?

CPU: AMD FX 6100
MOBO: ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
GPU: Radeon R9 270 2GB
RAM: 16GB DDR3 Crucial
PSU: not sure, i think it's 500w

The answer to the question is yes - the next thing to decide is how much you want to spend?

Ideally you'd want a new Intel setup with something like an RX480 / RX470 / GTX1060 / GTX1070 driving the display. If money is tight then perhaps an FX8--- series CPU and a newer GPU would do. Really does depend on how much you want to spend. If going for a faster AMD CPU then be aware that your motherboard suffers with a lack of MOSFET cooling so you may encounter throttling issues.

Agreed with the above, upgrade probably due, everything you do now will depend on your budget.

Thanks for the reply. Budget isn't something I've thought about really but if it turns out to be super expensive I can just save up for a bit. If I went down the route of an Intel build suggested by ExRayTed what would I be looking at cost wise?

anything in the £600 to £2500 range. You really need to give us some idea of budget even if it isn't fixed at all.

I would probably be looking at a budget of £1000

Core upgrade

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £209.99
• 1 x MSI Z170A Tomahawk Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £104.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TDKED416G3000HC16AD= £68.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99
• 1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler= £14.99

Optional extras if needed

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive= £68.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £79.99

Thank you ExRayTed, much appreciated.