Which CPU should I upgrade to or am I wasting my time.

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Link to my rig stats: My rig according to CPU-Z
My current build is old, it's time to upgrade.

Before I go all out and get a CPU/MB Combo maybe I can squeeze out some more beefcake on this current MB?

It's a XFX 780i which can handle Intel Socket 775 CPUs.
*quick edit* Link to CPU supported: http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-XFX/MBN780ISH9.html

I mostly play BF3.

I am pretty much confused as to what is the top dog for Intel socket 775... because everyone has moved onto I7, I5, etc.

Which leads to my question:
Should I even bother upgrading the CPU to a Intel Core 2 Quad?

I currently have a Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7600 @ 3.06GHz
which is overclocked to 3.33 Ghz on a standard intel cooling - with zero issues I probably could push it more.

Thanks in advance!
 
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Definitly not worth upgrading now:
Wait till New gen of consoles come out, and the first Unreal Engine 4 games are out.
Before that, your CPU (even if old) can handle 90%+ of everything out there.
I have a Q6600 and so far i dont need anything faster except in SC2.

Right now the 775 socket upgrade costs 90% of what a i7-3570k costs, so its absolutly ridiculous to buy that.

Save up for now, and when the next "BIG" jump comes around, decide.

In theory the i7 are a great jump, but since there are no aplications that require that power, why bother?
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Meh. On Haswell, I am not an early adopter - being burned on so many other emerging technologies that failed or just ended up sucking. I'll follow the updates on it. But, would rather stick with a solution that is currently working not somewhere over the rainbow... lol.
 
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Haswell will be out in 3 weeks. Wait 2 or 3 more months and it's not new tech anymore. Haswell looks to be pretty good. Not only a 10% clock for clock gain but 5Ghz on .9v! I agree with avoiding being the first to adopt especially after I got caught up in the Intel P67 chipset fiasco but 2 or 3 months will allow any bugs to show up. Just don't buy the week of release.
 
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:lol: fair enough.Well since that's the case.I wouldn't upgrade.If you're happy with what you have i see no point. ;)

 
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hmm, well I am already @ 3.33Ghz on my dual core. I am assuming at a base level of 3.33 and overclock I can get faster. I dunno, seems like a minor upgrade for $$$.
 
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Definitly not worth upgrading now:
Wait till New gen of consoles come out, and the first Unreal Engine 4 games are out.
Before that, your CPU (even if old) can handle 90%+ of everything out there.
I have a Q6600 and so far i dont need anything faster except in SC2.

Right now the 775 socket upgrade costs 90% of what a i7-3570k costs, so its absolutly ridiculous to buy that.

Save up for now, and when the next "BIG" jump comes around, decide.

In theory the i7 are a great jump, but since there are no aplications that require that power, why bother?
 
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That's what I was thinking... I literally have no real issue playing any of the games I currently play. Except maybe on 64player BF3 servers it can get laggy... when I am in the middle of a CQB.
Yea, I guess I will stick with what I got till some other awesome games come out.

 
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