i7-2600k... any processor be an upgrade without changing mobo?

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The i7 3770k is something like 10% better than your cpu, i wouldn't spend $270 for that kind of upgrade. You cpu is fine, capable of running pretty much anything, why do you want to upgrade?
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The i7 3770k is something like 10% better than your cpu, i wouldn't spend $270 for that kind of upgrade. You cpu is fine, capable of running pretty much anything, why do you want to upgrade?
 
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martinch

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You're looking at socket 1155 processors, so Ivy Bridge is the last generation you could use, if the board supports it.

Is this your motherboard: http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_V_FORMULATHUNDERFX/ ? If so, this is the list of supported CPUs: http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_V_FORMULATHUNDERFX/HelpDesk_CPU/

You could put an i7-3770K in it, which might net you a 10% performance gain.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=287
 
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If you overclock your i7 2600k to 4.5ghz there is no "real" upgrade available. The 2600k would even be on even keel with the newer devil's canyon i7 cpu's, clocked a tiny bit lower. I would say a 2600k at 4.5ghz is aboult the same as an i7 4790k at 4.2ghz if I were to guess. Intel really hasn't made any huge leaps in the last few generations.
 
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