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To everyone reading this, thanks in advance for any advice.

I'm currently running a old build of mine (i think 2011-2012?) that has served me well. Outside of a small upgrade in my video card a few years ago nothing much has been touched. Recently a couple of my case fans died out, forcing me to keep my side panel open to avoid my comp from shutting down. Instead of just replacing my fans I've decided to look into new cases. While i have everything apart I'm also considering upgrading a few things. I would love your advice if I should do this and maintain a bit more life or just go for a whole new build. My current build is as follows:

CPU: Core i5-2500k stock speeds
Cooler: 212Evo
Mobo: Gigabyte Z68x-UD3H-B3
Ram: 8 gigs
SSD: Crucial M4 128gb
HD: An old SEAGATE ST3500630AS BARRACUDA 500GB
VGA: Nvidia Gefore GTX 960 Strix
PSU: ocz 750 watt zs series

At this point I'm starting to think the sandybridge is at its endlife. Im considering upgrading the case, mobo, cpu, ram, as well as the psu for cabling reasons. I was considering holding on to the video card, ssd and hd till i can make any further upgrades down the road. I am mostly using my computer for gaming on my 1440 monitor, streaming video, and normal browsing. Any advice or considerations of what i should keep/replace would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

Edit: any upgrades i make i would like to be as future proof (per value) as possible so i dont have to make a full upgrade in a year or two. Additionally i only currently play DotA and WoW. I would like the system to be able to run mostly any game in high settings @1440p as i tend to jump games sometimes.

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Those things are oc Kings but I'm not sure where you'd get with your cooler. Probably in the 4.2-4.3 range pretty safely maybe closer to 4.5. those extra threads from the i7 will certainly help in some cases. You could always just oc your 2500k and see what happens. If you need more the 2600k will be there getting cheaper every day.

Just look for 7600k vs 7700k benchmarks where they're both running at same clockspeed. You'd see similar gains from the threads they do. I believe a lot of the ryzen reviews have some of that data.
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If im going to be making any upgrades/spending money, I'd like to not get such outdated tech. At 250-300$ for a 2700k, I could well be on my way to buying one of the newer CPU's, while sprining a little more to get a new mobo and ram.
 
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Whats the reliability of buying a used cpu, especially one that has popularly been OC'ed? Outside of that are my qualms of spending money on a outdated cpu. What benefits do i really achieve from only upgrading from an i5-2500k to an i7-2600k, when the main application I'm using it for is mostly for gaming? I feel like oc'ing my 2500k vs. buying a 2600k and hopefully selling my cpu doesnt really provide a large leap in performance.

BTW thanks for being the only one so far keeping this discussion going :ouch:
 
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why should you consider a simple CPU upgrade instead of a complete make over, lets see them side by side

the i5-2500K, I7-2600K and I5-7600 Latest gen

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As seen in this comparison, the I7-2600K non OC is almost as powerful in processing power as your Latest i5-7600 (non K)
of course that is not the whole picture, as Motherboard Buses have gone from 10 to 20 lanes now, and the DDR4 ram is faster than DDR3
so make sense the vote goes to a new 7th gen I5/i7mobo and Ram.

but there is more to this... looking at you motherboard, seems it can handle i7-3770K (according to http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Gigabyte/GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3(rev._1.0).html) && (http://uk.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3-rev-10#support-cpu) with Bios F12.

now that upgrade (i7-3770K) would set your Cpu in between an I5-7600K and a I7-7700 (non K) in power

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the I7-3770K can be had NEW on eBay still for about 240$, oh look .. same price neweeg.com sells the i5-7600K.. still the same dilemma.. money

will your system as a I7-3770K for 240$ which will perform a little better then an I5-7600K be sufficient for you ? only you can decide this.
but if your trying to be frugal in your upgrade, well as you can see I still run a 4th gen cpu with a 970, and I play a lot of recent games without issue.

Otherwise, i7-7700K, Z270 Board and Ram will run you..making it a worthy model that will last a while.. about;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $638.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-20 00:57 EDT-0400
 
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So are you suggesting upgrading to a i5-3770k? I dont mind older gen honestly, as long as it performs. Would I actually see a real world difference between ddr3 vs dd4? If i stay with my current mobo setup with an upgraded cpu, would it be worth considering getting 8 more gigs of ram to bring it up to 16?
 
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3770k is a waste it's 5-6% faster per clock and ocs like crap so it's 4-5% slower clock speed when oced. no way worth the large price difference. if I ever decide to upgrade my 3350p (I have a z77 board) I'll look to a 2600k not a 3770k. Also on the 6* series boards the 2600k will definitely oc better than a 3770k. Anytime there is the split in the chipset the older boards don't like the newer CPUs as well.

At any rate a oced 2600k would very rarely bottlneck a 960, a 7700k would always be bored only feeding one. At the point where you add a new board/CPU/ram you didn't minor upgrade to last 2 more years you built a new PC and brought an old GPU with you.
 
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so 2600k over 2700k for price @supahos? should i get 8 more gigs and come in at 16 gigs? what performance increase would i see over just oc'ing my 2500k?
 
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Those things are oc Kings but I'm not sure where you'd get with your cooler. Probably in the 4.2-4.3 range pretty safely maybe closer to 4.5. those extra threads from the i7 will certainly help in some cases. You could always just oc your 2500k and see what happens. If you need more the 2600k will be there getting cheaper every day.

Just look for 7600k vs 7700k benchmarks where they're both running at same clockspeed. You'd see similar gains from the threads they do. I believe a lot of the ryzen reviews have some of that data.
 
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