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8/8/12 at 8:52pm

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First off, sorry if this isn't the correct forum, but it's kind of a general question.
I have some money to spend and I'm wondering what would be a better upgrade for gaming and overall computer performance.
I can either spend it on an HD7870 (upgrading from a GTX 560 Ti), or I can invest into a new mobo and get an i5 2500k (upgrading from a 4.0 GHz PII 965).
Normally I know upgrading the GPU yields more significant results, but a lot of the games I play often (Starcraft, WoW, Shogun, Battlefield, Minecraft) seem to be pretty CPU intensive. I held out against the Sandy Bridge love for a while since I honestly felt the Phenom was plenty fast, but now I'm wondering if the hype was justified.

Also, if there are any other suggestions to be made, go ahead. I haven't checked up on new hardware in a while so maybe there's another CPU/GPU in the same range I'm not considering.

Thanks in advance, guys!

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i5 3570k @4.3GHz	ASRock Z75 Pro3	MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II @ 950MHz	8GB 4x2 1333 8-8-8-24 DDR3
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Samsung 830 128GB SSD, 500GB WD Caviar Black HD...	HP 1260i	Hyper 212 Plus, 5 case fans	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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ASUS VH242H 23.6" 1080p	Rosewill RK-9100 MX Blues	650w Corsair	CM 690 II Advanced
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Samsung 830 128GB SSD, 500GB WD Caviar Black HD...	HP 1260i	Hyper 212 Plus, 5 case fans	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VH242H 23.6" 1080p	Rosewill RK-9100 MX Blues	650w Corsair	CM 690 II Advanced
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8/8/12 at 9:19pm

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Grab a 2500k. A 7870 would yield better gaming, but not overall.

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i7 2600K	ASUS p8p67 WS Revolution	EVGA SC+ 680 02G-P4-2684-KR	2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X Series
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Caviar Black	120GB 510 series Elm Crest SSD	Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
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Seasonic X750	Raven RV02 White Edition
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Crucial M4 CT512M4SSD2	LITE-ON IHBS312-98	COOLER MASTER GeminII S524	COUGAR CF-V12HP (x 3)
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Caviar Black	120GB 510 series Elm Crest SSD	Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
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Seasonic X750	Raven RV02 White Edition
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Intel Core i7	G74Sx	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M	Samsung
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Samsung	Samsung	Momentus 7200.4	Scorpio Blue
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Crucial M4 CT512M4SSD2	LITE-ON IHBS312-98	COOLER MASTER GeminII S524	COUGAR CF-V12HP (x 3)
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8/8/12 at 9:34pm

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I say go with the vid card, your PhII @ 4GHz can still get the chicken cooked. If you're looking to upgrade elsewhere then pickup a SSD

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128GB M4 \| 500GB RE4 \| 2TB F4	It BURNS!	Noctua NH-U9B	Windows 7 Premium x64
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Dell S2409W [1920x1080]	Filco Majestouch I (104)	Seasonic X-560w	Fractal Arc Mini
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8/8/12 at 9:37pm

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Go with the 2500k, while the 7870 will help, those games run perfectly fine on high no AA on a 560ti system with a 2500k.

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB	OCZ Agility 3	Intel 120gb 520	H100 push pull
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Windows 8 Pro	BenQ XL2420T with LightBoost hack (670)	Asus VH238 (iGPU)	Corsair K90
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Intel 3930K	ASUS P9X79 PRO	EVGA GTX Titan 6GB	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda 1TB	OCZ Agility 3	Intel 120gb 520	H100 push pull
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 8 Pro	BenQ XL2420T with LightBoost hack (670)	Asus VH238 (iGPU)	Corsair K90
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OCZ ZX 850w	HAF 932 Advanced Black Edition	R.A.T. 7	Logitech g930
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Intel 3930K	ASUS P9X79 PRO	EVGA GTX Titan 6GB	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
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8/8/12 at 9:37pm

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I'd say grab the 7870 for now. The processor has a little bit of life left in it. But their both great upgrades.

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Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.50ghz	Z77X-UP5 TH	Gigabyte Windforce 7950 @ 1250/1900/1.3v	Patriot Division 2 8gb @2133
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
128 gb Samsung 830 SSD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB (x3)	DRW-24B5ST	XSPC Raystorm CPU Block
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair Air Series 120mm SP x4	Xinruilian 120mm 1650rpm x3	EX360 Rad	D5 Vario pump
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S22A350H	HP 2010i	Logitech G510
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Strider Plus 750w	NZXT Phantom White	Logitech G500	Razer Goliathus Control Medium
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Logitech Z313 2.1
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AMD A6 3670K	Asus F1A75-I DELUXE	Corsair Vengeance 8gb @1600	OCZ Agility 3 60gb
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Toshiba 500gb	SHURIKEN Rev.B	Coolermaster SickleFlow	Windows 8
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Logitech K400	Huntkey 400w	Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced
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i3 3220	GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3	Sapphire 6670 1gb GDDR5	Corsair Vengance 2x4gb 1600mhz
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB	Corsair H100	Windows 7	Raidmax 500w
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128 gb Samsung 830 SSD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB (x3)	DRW-24B5ST	XSPC Raystorm CPU Block
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair Air Series 120mm SP x4	Xinruilian 120mm 1650rpm x3	EX360 Rad	D5 Vario pump
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S22A350H	HP 2010i	Logitech G510
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Logitech Z313 2.1
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Logitech K400	Huntkey 400w	Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced
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8/8/12 at 9:50pm

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If i were you i'd go with the i5 because its way better than the 965 for mmos and some single player games.

I went from a 965 to a 2600k and and saw a huge frame rate increase while playing mmo games such as World of Warcraft,Rift,Swtor,Tera and Guild Wars 2.However my frame rate in most single player games stayed about the same.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k	Sabertooth Z77	Asus 7970 Directcu II	G.SKILL Trident X 8GB 2400
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G.SKILL Trident X 8GB 2400	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB	Intel 520 SSD 120 GB	Corsair H100
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HANNspree 21.5 "	Filco Majestouch 2 tenkeyless (cherry red switc...	Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850	Corsair Carbide Series 500R
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Logitech G4	Asus Xonar DX
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G.SKILL 2GB	Western Digital Caviar Green 500 GB	Corsair H50	some random dell monitor
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HANNspree 21.5 "	Filco Majestouch 2 tenkeyless (cherry red switc...	Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850	Corsair Carbide Series 500R
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AMD Phenom II X4 965	GA-970A-UD3	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	G.Skill 2GB
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8/9/12 at 7:29am

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I started out with a 970 and a 560ti, so I know exactly where your at, I play WOW on maxed settings all the time, I swithced to a i73820, and my frame rates in the large cities in WOW went from mid 20's to around 60 during the busy times of day. I have two 560ti's in sli now but I play alot of RTS like Forged Alliance and Sins of a Solar Empire which are extremely CPU limited and they run better than they did before. You will probably see slight gains with a video upgrade but you will see improvements switching to intel, I know I did, In BF3 my minimum frames went up from around 47-50 to rarely dropping below 60. These are just my personal experiences YMMV.

The phenom will play your games but the 2500k will play them better:bruce:
Either way Im sure you will be happy, If you go with the vid card get a good cooler and overclock the phenom and its a win win.
And Phenom does sound cooler than i5 lol

Good luck

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ASUS BLU RAY	XSPC RAYSTORM	Total of 5x140 rads	Windows 7 ultimate
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8/9/12 at 7:33am

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That rig is perfectly fine for gaming, I would go for a 128Gb SSD, wow on a SSD = pure awesomeness.

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RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance 2x4Gb 1600Mhz	Corsair Force 3 60gb	Corsair F90 90Gb	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Asus DVD +/-R	Corsair H100	Windows Seven Ultimate x64	Asus ASUS VG278H 27'' 120Hz 3D
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Logitech G15 1st Gen.	Corsair TX750 v2	Corsair 500r White Edition	Logitech G500
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Corsair Vengeance 2x4Gb 1600Mhz	Corsair Force 3 60gb	Corsair F90 90Gb	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Asus DVD +/-R	Corsair H100	Windows Seven Ultimate x64	Asus ASUS VG278H 27'' 120Hz 3D
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G15 1st Gen.	Corsair TX750 v2	Corsair 500r White Edition	Logitech G500
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8/9/12 at 8:33am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Abs.exe

That rig is perfectly fine for gaming, I would go for a 128Gb SSD, wow on a SSD = pure awesomeness.

Hmm I did'n't notice the OP does not have one, this may be a good choice.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 2600K@ 5ghz 1.488v HT ON	MAXIMUS V GENE	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 FTW	8gb G skill Sniper @2133 10-11-10-28 1T
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda 1TB	OCZ Agility 3	Intel 120gb 520	H100 push pull
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 8 Pro	BenQ XL2420T with LightBoost hack (670)	Asus VH238 (iGPU)	Corsair K90
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
OCZ ZX 850w	HAF 932 Advanced Black Edition	R.A.T. 7	Logitech g930
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Intel 3930K	ASUS P9X79 PRO	EVGA GTX Titan 6GB	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda 1TB	OCZ Agility 3	Intel 120gb 520	H100 push pull
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 8 Pro	BenQ XL2420T with LightBoost hack (670)	Asus VH238 (iGPU)	Corsair K90
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
OCZ ZX 850w	HAF 932 Advanced Black Edition	R.A.T. 7	Logitech g930
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3930K	ASUS P9X79 PRO	EVGA GTX Titan 6GB	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Power
Samsung 840 SSD 120GB	Corsair H100I	Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Editi...	CORSAIR AX850
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8/9/12 at 9:22am

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I vote for the cpu/mobo upgrade to be honest, I think you'll appreciate it more overall.

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