Help me choose a new cpu that wont bottleneck my gtx 680 sc 2

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grizdom

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hi guys i have asus p6x58d premium motherboard and im running an i7 920 oc to about 3.6.

now this cpu has been bottlenecking my gtx 680 for about a year now. at first i didnt believe it, because allot of people said that an i7 overclocked shouldnt cause any problems for a gtx 680 but they are absolutely wrong.

i have plenty of benchmarks that show how severe the bottlenecks are

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/grisnaldy_album/Untitled_zpsea385f04.jpg

thats just one example

anyways my question is what cpu out there is compatible with my motherboard, is really fast and ment for games is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz really the only one that can handle my card the way it should and also is it compatible with my motherboard?

i havent been up to date with new cpu's so all help is much appreciated
 
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MJSBLUES

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3770k isn't compatible, as it is 1155 slot. Your motherboard has a 1366 slot, you probably want to upgrade your motherboard and be future proof or you'll have to try and find a less powerful 1366 slot CPU. I'd recommend a i7 930.
 
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gamingboy

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There are no further upgrades to that motherboard. A new board is the only option.
 
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Not entirely, you'll just have to get a good 1366 slot CPU, which are generally overpriced. And you can't overclock either with that motherboard :/ The i7 990 is the best one, and is VERY expensive..
 
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well i have a i7 920 i remember around the time i bought it there were better ones have those come down in price? im on newegg and i see the intel xeon says lga 1336 will that fit?
 
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I'm pretty sure that you're much better off waiting for Haswell and just buying a new board and a CPU. No point in buying a expensive, 3 year old processor.
 
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well new board and new processor will run me around 400 to 500 were an old cpu will run me around 200 i honestly dont want to buy a new mobo when i really have yet to use this pc the way i want too

wow though i gotta say i am very disappointed the reason i bought this mobo was because it was supposed to be future proof for awhile theres gotta be something that runs better than the i7 920 thats at a reasonable price
 
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Buying a "new" 1366 slot CPU is not smart, as you pretty much have the best price/performance CPU of that time. Performance gains will be minimal, at least in gaming.

A new mobo and a new CPU will likely cost you about 300-400. If you don't have to buy new memory, it will be around 300.
 
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+1
 
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