Hello

>he thinks 2 generation old Intel hardware disappears off the earth after they increase their IPC by 3-5% and iGPU perf by 10%

xddd

The newest Nvidia driver has caused problems for me and other people, use DDU and and then install the second or third most recent driver

The CPU is definitely a bottleneck that's not allowing your GPU to operate at its fullest potential. I recommend upgrading it to a core i5 or waiting for AMD zen in early 2017.

Is the Athlon really going to make much of a difference?

For example: Overwatch is currently running at 14 fps at lowest settings, with at one point dropping to 4 fps.

I was already prepared to save up money and do for a solid build, but if a cheaper option will yield results I would definitely go for that.

*Yield results quicker

A Skylake i3 with a DDR3 motherboard would be more cost effective. I mentioned the Athlon because you said you didn't have money to buy something Intel.

It will be a pretty big upgrade considering the price you pay. With your current mobo, you can even overclock that CPU to even get you more bang for your buck.

I had forgotten that Skymeme only wants DDR3L officially btw. Only some board vendors support DDR3 (up to 32GB)

That's why I'm asking.

If an Athlon will get me to the point where I could for example play overwatch with a stable fps at around 40, I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth. If it's just going to notch me up by 5 fps I'll exercise patience.

Call me a pussy but I'd rather not overclock. If I can operate shit within its capacity it makes me sleep better at night.

You must be pretty new with computers.

Overclocking isnt that scary once you get in to it.
Sure it may be tedious to get things stable, but it will not fuck your computer up if you crash a few times. If you get it stable and within your comfort zone, you'll be fine. Besides with the GUI bios we have nowadays, its really easy aswell. There are tons of guides on the internet.