Upgrading CPU from i7 920

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Emil_16

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Right now I am sitting on a Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz
And I have been looking on a Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz.

Bought a 1070 GTX a few days ago, so the CPU might be bottlenecking

Would this be a good upgrade or do you suggest another CPU?
 
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Before you change CPU, you shut try overclock that I7 920. They tent to be solid overclocks if cooled properly. I used to have a I7 920 before i swapped it out with an I7 980X i got dead cheap not so long a go. My I7 920 where good for a oc op to 4.4 GHz and a dayli usable overclock of 4.2 GHz with in Intels safe Vcore range with an good aircooler and run overclocked 4 years of the 8 years i had before i sold it and it is still alive and kicking today. Most I7 920 is good for 3.8-4 GHz and some are also like mine good for even more.

http://peecee.dk/uploads/022017/3dmark_firestrike_rekord_1.jpg

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9319378

Well its up to you, but it would save you some money. But if overclock is not your thing when change CPU...
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Emil_16

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I have been looking on

Intel® LGA1151 Core i7-6700K
ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING, Socket-1151
Kingston ValueRam DDR4 2133MHz 16GB

And Cooler Master Hyper TX3i CPU Cooler, but I already have a really good cooler. Would my old cooler fit?
 
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Off their website

All-in-one mounting solution supporting Intel® LGA 1150 / 1151 / 1155 / 1156 / 775

So as long as it is this all in one mounting solutions, then yes
 
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Before you change CPU, you shut try overclock that I7 920. They tent to be solid overclocks if cooled properly. I used to have a I7 920 before i swapped it out with an I7 980X i got dead cheap not so long a go. My I7 920 where good for a oc op to 4.4 GHz and a dayli usable overclock of 4.2 GHz with in Intels safe Vcore range with an good aircooler and run overclocked 4 years of the 8 years i had before i sold it and it is still alive and kicking today. Most I7 920 is good for 3.8-4 GHz and some are also like mine good for even more.

http://peecee.dk/uploads/022017/3dmark_firestrike_rekord_1.jpg

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9319378

Well its up to you, but it would save you some money. But if overclock is not your thing when change CPU cause it will be a bottleneck if run stock with a GTX 1070.

If you upgrade CPU why not get the latest out there. Like I7 7600K or I7 7700K. AMD up coming RYZEN is maybe also some thing that would be worfh waiting for.
 
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