Foxconn G33M03 Q6600 Quad 2.4 4GB RAM Looking to run Heroes of the Storm smoothly on max. Upgrading motherboard necessary?

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I have a Foxconn G33M03 and looking to upgrade everything and wondering if my money is better spent buying a new motherboard rather than upgrading what I have now.

I just want to run Heroes of The Storm on max settings smoothly and that's about it. After playing over 1000 games on HOTS on medium sometimes max I can't really complain at all and I feel it's the RAM more that the CPU and GPU holding me back at times, but not so sure.

With some research I read with a BIOS update I can upgrade to 8GB of ram and wondering if that's all I will need to run it smooth. Not looking to stretch the budget for anything extra I don't need for this game, but willing to if necessary. I'm also looking to get the GTX 950 or 960 and upgrading the processor to an I5 is possible.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated thanks!

CPU- Q6600 2.4
4GB RAM
650 TI BOOST.
Dell Vostro 400
 
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By default, your mobo should already support 8Gb of RAM across all 4 slots, so that is 2Gb per RAM slot.
More RAM is always good for gaming with the sweet spot being 8Gb at the moment.
Even though you have a better than recommended GPU, your CPU could possibly be holding you back at high details and a GPU upgrade might not resolve this.
Yes, upgrading to an i5 is always a win, but then you are going to have to invest in a new mobo and RAM as well.
By default, your mobo should already support 8Gb of RAM across all 4 slots, so that is 2Gb per RAM slot.
More RAM is always good for gaming with the sweet spot being 8Gb at the moment.
Even though you have a better than recommended GPU, your CPU could possibly be holding you back at high details and a GPU upgrade might not resolve this.
Yes, upgrading to an i5 is always a win, but then you are going to have to invest in a new mobo and RAM as well.
 
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Does an i5 not fit into my mobo?
 
Nope.
You have an older Socket 775 board.
The current new Skylake chips require a Socket 1151 board with the older Haswell parts requiring a Socket 1150 board.
The even older Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge parts required a Socket 1155 board.
Get the picture?