Should I upgrade my motherboard too?

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TomDaOne23

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I am thinking of upgrading my i5 2300 processor to something a bit better when I get the money as currently, if I was to play a processor heavy game such as DayZ, sometimes it just doesn't seem to be cutting it. Then my other concern is that I didn't pay too much for my current motherboard, so I was wondering if there would be any need in upgrading that also?


My current specs are:

CPU: Intel i5 2300 Sandybridge Quad @ 2.80GHz

GPU: EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2048MB

MoBo: MSI Z68S G43 (G3)

RAM: GeiL EVOTWO 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133GHz Dual

PSU: Corsair AX750 750W


The processor(s) I was thinking to upgrading to would either be i5 3570k or the i7 3770. Now the i7 is a bit pricier but I've heard Hyper-Threading helps when gaming. Also, would there be any point going with the k versions of either, as I'm not intending on overclocking...

I appreciate all feedback/suggestions.

Thanks

-Tom
 
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blazorthon

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Hyper-Threading helps, especially with some of the newest DX11 games, but it's usually not really worth the cost except for the i3s and other Intel' dual-core models that don't have enough cores. The i5 will should already be plenty fast enough with it's four very fast cores.

If you're not overclocking, then you have no need for a K edition. Even the non- K edition desktop models for the i5s and i7s (unfortunately, not the i3s and below) can overclock to around 4GHz and that should be plenty.
 
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TomDaOne23

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So you would recommend the i5 3570 over the i7 3770? Wouldn't the i7 be better for processor heavy games?
Also what about recording and rendering?
I do a little here and there but I'm hoping to get an Avermedia Live Gamer HD. I got recommended this from some guy on YouTube with similar specs to me.

EDIT: On second thoughts, I may not get one of those ^ I've just seen the price.
 
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blazorthon

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The i7 would generally have a worth-while advantage in rendering and probably would in recording too.

The i7 wouldn't really win in processor-heavy games, at least not right now nor in the near future, except for multi-tasking such as recording. In the several games where the i7 would beat the i5, the i5 still manages good enough performance for the difference to generally not be significant, at least except for multi-tasking and/or some 120Hz/120FPS gaming situations.
 
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