[Help] upgrading my CPU

[tryppstaa31]

Ok, so, I recently just purchased the Gtx 1070 sc and I want to upgrade my CPU as well.

Current Specs:
CPU: i5 3350p
MB: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
Power Supply: Corsair Cx750m
GPU: EVGA Gtx 1070 sc

Still new to building and upgrading my computer so any advice will be appreciated to the fullest.

Thanks in advance!
-tryppstaa

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

All depends on your budget. You could opt for an i7-2600k/3770K, or go for a new motherboard + ram + i5-6600K/i7-6700k, or wait for the 7600k/7700k which releases in a few days.

 

[tryppstaa31]

My budget is pretty tight, since i just purchased the 1070. But I feel like im not getting the full worth of it with the CPU I have. Would upgrading to say, the i5 4590 be worth it?

 

[kraelic]

Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge will fit your Z77, I7 2600K 2700K 3770K.

Haswell I5 4560K 4590K or I7 4770K 4790K need a Z87 or Z97 motherboard with the upper pair needing haswell refresh support, not really a jump from ivy for the cost, Broadwell I5 5675C and I7 5775C chips are Z97 only and expensive.

Then you get into Current Skylake and KabyLake Z170 and DDR4 and a cooler required for K chips.

See about enabling the 4 bin limited overclock in the turbo modes, can add 400 MHz to sandy and I think ivy, Got a 200MHz boost on Haswell myself. Can try Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and see if you have 2 or 4 turbo bins to overclock with.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2610846/overclock-intel-core-3350p.html
dude7691 got his 3350p running at 3.7GHz with XTU and 400 MHz isn't going to need voltage increases or exotic cooling for the free boost. Can probably up the bus from 100 to 103 easy for another 100 MHz, some can get 107.5 base clock, but some boards become flaky. 'High' bus clocking can cause data corruption.