AMD upgrade path

[Meurig]

Hi chaps,
I currently run a Phenom II x4 955BE 3.2 @3.6 on a Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UDP4 mobo and 4 gig ddr3 i bought here as a bundle nearly 3 years ago.

I have recently upgraded to a HD6950 from a HD4890 and I ma very please with teh results. BF3, medium settings running OK and iRacing, triple screen with lower graphical settings running well also.

However, from what i read and can feel (especially in iRacing and BF3) i may be CPU restricted.

My Mobo can take up to and including a Phenom II x6 1100T 3.3gig. Is this a worthy upgrade as I am trying to do this on the cheap (3 young kids.. bah!) or would i be better off saving the cash and moving to a different mobo and CPU combo?

Primarily I am looking at higher FPS and more prettyness in those 2 games specifically.

Cheers
Marcus.

 

[Meurig]

Ok, cheers for the input chaps.. I.think I will actually look at the ram option instead. Cheers.

 

[Meurig]

couple of questions to the op,

What resolution are you running on your monitor? (re-read see you're runnng eyefinity) take it thats 1920x1080 each monitor?
Do you have windows 7 x64 or you running x32.

Bf3 uses a lot of ram, I had to upgrade my 2600k system as 4gb wasn't enough ram to run at high settings.

I'm running 3x1680*1050 for 5040*1050 for iRacing or different profile of 1920*1080. I have ordered another 4 gig of ram to see how much that helps.

 

[Meurig]

ok, 4 extra gig of ram arrived and installed.. definite improvement in BF3.. running ultra graphics and feels nice and smooth.

Cheers for the assistance chaps.