Time to upgrade the i5 4670k Haswell?

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Specs:
CASE: Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl (Stock Fans)
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Haswell OC @ 4.0GHz with Noctua NH-D14
MOBO: ASRock Z87 Extreme4
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 O8G-GAMING
RAM: 2 x 8GB G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
SSD: Toshiba OCZ TR150 2.5" 960GB SATA III
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 7200RPM 16Mb 3GB/s
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
MONITOR: VS238H-P Black 23" 2ms @ 1080p 60hz

I run BF1 without a problem but I do notice my CPU is basically running 95% at 100% usage. Now, what would be a consideration to buy if I would upgrade? I'm assuming I'll need a new MOBO and CPU. Let's say... less than $500.
 
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honestly, I'm running an i7-6700k and my cpu is still at 95-100% usage most of the time
it's the game, not the cpu imho. if you get reasonable fps, keep it as it is.
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TBH you'll not see much improvement with a CPU/MB/RAM upgrade, in fact you have a very. very good gaming system there.
If I WERE to suggest any upgrades at all I'd say you should drop your cash on a 1440 rez Gsync display, the system will handle it easily enough.
 
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Thanks for the great comments! I guess I'll blow money somewhere else now! I bought the case, GTX 1070, and DDR3 ram about 2 weeks ago. I read that DDR4 ram is not worth the upgrade so I just spend money on 16GB ram instead of running 8GB.

 
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