CPU upgrade? or MB too?

neil137

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i currently have an
i3-2120, and very high end games restart when my CPU dosent meet the minimums. i also have a gtx 970 and 8 gigs of ram.

with 350$ can anyone find me a LGA 1155 upgrade that would be good for high end games or a motherboard/cpu combo? i don't understand all the numbers and have been looking for hours, expert/enthusiast help with links would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Yes the i5 4670 offers a significant boost in performance, without getting into Overclocking, the 4670 is about the best you can get out of an i5. I have several versions of the i5 in various servers and they all perform well, the 4670 in particular has received good test results for gaming. The Gaming3 motherboard will not only handle that chip but it will give you a good foundation if you want to upgrade later on, it has plenty of options for more advanced storage solutions as well as plenty of room for Graphics cards and other expansions.

DHFF

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Yes the i5 4670 offers a significant boost in performance, without getting into Overclocking, the 4670 is about the best you can get out of an i5. I have several versions of the i5 in various servers and they all perform well, the 4670 in particular has received good test results for gaming. The Gaming3 motherboard will not only handle that chip but it will give you a good foundation if you want to upgrade later on, it has plenty of options for more advanced storage solutions as well as plenty of room for Graphics cards and other expansions.
 
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if it were me i would install an i5 3470 and call it done. Gaming wise you wont see much of a difference between the 3470 and 4670.


Heck i moved from a 2500k @ 4.6ghz and 2 580's to my current 4670k and 980 and to the naked eye cant tell the difference between the two systems.
 

Aefuan

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Asuming your current mobo is a good one. you could put even an i7, because your socket is the LGA 1155.

So, you can put an i7 in your actual motherboard, for about that 350$. Or you can put an i5, will be cheaper than the i7 and the diference between the i7 is not that much.