Recommendation on whether to upgrade CPU or GPU

jstn._.

jstn._.

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My PC specs can't keep up when I play Valorant on my 240Hz monitor, and I only get 160–200 FPS when recording 1080p at 120fps. Spotify and Discord are the applications I keep running in the background.
I think my recording settings are fine the way they are because I prefer the outputs not to take up too much disk space, but please let me know if you think I need to change anything in the recording settings. With that being said, I was wondering if I should upgrade my CPU to an i9-13900k or i9-14900k to gain more FPS, or if I should go all in on the GPU and upgrade to the RTX 40 series because I'm using the NVENC encoder?
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AaronD

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What happens if you cap it at 60fps? No one can see that fast anyway. You're not reacting anymore, while playing the game; you're anticipating.
 
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rockbottom

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"My PC specs can't keep up when I play Valorant on my 240Hz monitor, and I only get 160–200 FPS when recording 1080p at 120fps."

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That's your GPU not being able to deliver the goods. Personally, I'd leave the CPU in play & stick a 4090 in there.
 
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