I5-4690k with HD 7870 vs. Phenom II X4 975 with 7870? is it worth it to go the i5?

Riftkiller126

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Hello everyone,

I currently have a Phenom 2 based system running 8GB of Ram, A Radeon HD 7870 (sapphire OC edition), and am looking to (possibly) upgrade to an i5-4690K.

my question is, is it more worth it to keep the phenom 2 and 7870, or get an i5-4690k (and the right mobo of course) and single card the 7870 with it? Or, and this is the upper limit of the budget, crossfire the 7870 with either a 270 or 270x?

I Mostly play WoW, and Tomb Raider 2013 or better single player games, possibly High end games as well. And would like to run as high as possible on all. At 1080p resolution, or better in the future.

Thanks guys!!