Should i upgrade i5 2500k (MMO gamer)

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Is my cpu a bottleneck and would it be worth upgrading my cpu? How big of an increase would I see in cpu intensive games (like WoW or other MMOs)?

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Graphics Card: GTX 970
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 144hz
Motherboard: MSI P67A-G43
Ram: 8GB
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer HCG-750, 80 PLUS BRONZE, 750 Watt Power Supply

Nothing is overclocked and I don't feel comfortable overclocking anything for now.

I sometimes use my computer for gaming for games like Witcher 3 (which still struggles a bit maintaining 60fps with ultra settings) and Metal Gear Phantom Pain. However, I mostly play MMOs which I understand are more cpu intensive and my framerate drops in certain points. Guild Wars 2 fluctuates in fps and frequently goes well below 60 fps at times and I'm wondering if the cpu is bottlenecking. WoW plays considerably better but still fluctuates from 50 (in Garrisons) and gets around 70/80fps in the latest expansion's zones. However, WoW will be increasing its max distance 3x and I'd like to utilize that feature without my fps taking a heavy hit.
 
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i5 2500 sandy bridge is still very strong for gaming, and the bottleneck will be minimal if any.

I highly suggest an overclock too. And if you are not confident about it, just so do a safe overclock like 4.0 Ghz. - remember a cpu cooler (hyper 212 evo, nh-14 or h7 for $25-35)
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You could probably go to Skylake and net some benefits. You'd be looking at $300-400 for the processor and motherboard, but there isn't much benefit to move up just to Haswell/Broadwell. The change would net maybe 20% better single-threaded performance at best in most cases. Up to you whether it's worth it or not.
 
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in your situation the only thing worth ugrading to would be to a X99 board, with i7 an like 6cores + hyper treading + ddr4.
on the other hand your i5 has so much more potetial if you just overclock it cause thats what sandybridges are made for so technicly there is nothing wrong with your system cause an i5 is really all u need to game. if u feel you are laggine too much an ssd might simply be the answer.
if you are worried about seeing further in WOW the add more RAM to your system a total o 16gig should cut it no problems asked and
have you checked your inet connection if u have some watching neflex or streaming movies/ torrents that my be the cause of you frame drop. may have nothing to go with hardware.
 
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i5 2500 sandy bridge is still very strong for gaming, and the bottleneck will be minimal if any.

I highly suggest an overclock too. And if you are not confident about it, just so do a safe overclock like 4.0 Ghz. - remember a cpu cooler (hyper 212 evo, nh-14 or h7 for $25-35)
 
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It seems to be the consensus that my processor is starting to age but not aged enough to warrant a new cpu. I already do have those cpu coolers so I guess the build-guide I was following assumed I'd be overclocking.

Not sure how comfortable I feel about overclocking as I'm really worried about any overheating. I also like to keep my room ridiculously warm so I'm not sure how much the environment can contribute to a processor overheating.

As I mentioned the fps drops aren't bad atm low so I guess in the future I can consider at least going to 4.0 Ghz like you said.
 
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Overclocking is ridiculous easy nowadays, back in the day you had to do it with physical jumpers on the motherboard.

Anyways, intel CPUs are pretty sturdy, and you can safely go to 4.0-4,3 without worries. install a temperature monitor. Temperature below 70 Degrees C. are fine for a 2500k chip. Intel suggests 72 C max temp, andlots of people reports they´ve been doing 90 C without overheating the chip - but no reason to go that far.
 
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