Found some cheap processors online and wondering how much of a difference it would make. It's for my second system and I haven't really used the Q6600 much. I got the board, CPU & ram from a friend who was going to toss it out and put my r9 270x in to use as a second system at times. I don't mind spending up to 50$ if it would be a pretty noticeable difference. I tried to play a couple of games and you can tell the CPU is definitely dragging a bit. Nothing crazy or really intensive, but the CPU is definitely the weakest link.
Q9505 around 20$ then 9650 for 40ish.
Q9505 around 20$ then 9650 for 40ish.