CPU+Mobo Upgrade $300-400 Budget

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kohut124

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Specs:

MOBO
ASUS Rampage III Extreme

CPU(5 years old)
Intel Xeon W3570

GPU(1 years old)
R9 290 DD

PSU(2 years old)
Apevia ATX-CB 700w ATX12v

RAM (1 year old)
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 4GB)

CPU Heatsink(stock so most likely 5 years old)
Stock but ordered Corsair H90

Case(2 years old)
Coolmaster HAF 932 Blue Edition

OS
Windows 7 SP1

Monitor
HP 2009 60Mhz 1600x900


Looking for something future proof at a budget of $200-400

I'm more interested in an Intel i7 or another server CPU if theres one cheap and isn't bottle-necking my GPU. Maybe its time to convert to AMD for the price I'm not sure. I'd like to keep my DDR3 ram while still having the choice to upgrade to DDR4 which I haven't found besides DDR3L(backwards compatible)

Intrests: AsRock, asus maximus VIII, any ROG mobo is nice.


heres some things I'm debating to buy
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Mobo
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157503



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CPU
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116991
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Very strong feeling about buying these..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
 
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affinitydesigns

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If you want to future proof you might want to go for skylake. Z170 Mobo and one of the i5s.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128846
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117563
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231882

Yes, you'd have to go with DDR4 RAM, but if you're looking for future-proofing, that's probably the best way to go. It fits within the $400 budget. If you're not really looking to future-proof with the latest stuff like usb type c and thunderbolt you could go haswell as well if you're just looking to be able to game over the new few years.
 
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kohut124

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This seems perfect except I have a heavy load PC thats the debate between i7 and i5 but this build generally fits my needs without the exception for OC yet this is in budget range.. right now this is going to be my choice.
 
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