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i5 2500k OC 4.1GHz
8 GiG
580 GTX

This started when I wanted to upgrade my GPU. I see the 760's and 780's are PCI 3.0 which my Mobo is not.

GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3853#sp

Would you just upgrade the Mobo ? Or just rebuild i7 4770 Haswell ?
I want the most bang for my buck but don't mind rebuilding either. I just don't like spending the money on a new CPU for a little performance upgrade.

Manx777
 
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bignastyid
"I see the 760's and 780's are PCI 3.0 which my Mobo is not." Doesn't matter 3.0 cards work just fine in 2.0 slots. While the 4670k is a little bit faster the performance increase is not worth the cost as the difference in games would be almost unnoticeable. The 2500k is still a very capable CPU especially when overclocked. I would just upgrade the GPU.
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"I see the 760's and 780's are PCI 3.0 which my Mobo is not." Doesn't matter 3.0 cards work just fine in 2.0 slots. While the 4670k is a little bit faster the performance increase is not worth the cost as the difference in games would be almost unnoticeable. The 2500k is still a very capable CPU especially when overclocked. I would just upgrade the GPU.
 
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i agree, 3.0 cards work in 2.0 slots fine and aslong as its a full size x16slot even at pci-e 2.0 you wont notice the difference compared to pci-e 3.0 i believe its not even 1% difference, and your cpu is a monster, i would just upgrade the graphics for now as its much cheaper than rebuilding entire haswell. i would suggest a gtx 770/780 depending on budget
 
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