Is my motherboard bottlenecking my graphics card?

[cnk]

I traded a galaxy s4 i never use anymore for a MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC. I used it to replace my old graphics card so I could play modern games smoother. Only problem is, I dont notice a huge difference in gaming. My rig: Intel dp35dp motherboard. Intel Core 2 quad Q9550. 4 Gigs DDR2 Ram. 875w power supply. 3 sata HDDs.

 

[combine1237]

Its the processor and ram.

You could upgrade to this intel build and no longer be bottlenecked

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $294.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:39 EST-0500)

Or this amd build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $300.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:41 EST-0500)

 

[cnk]

Its the processor and ram.

You could upgrade to this intel build and no longer be bottlenecked

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $294.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:39 EST-0500)

Or this amd build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $300.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:41 EST-0500)

Cool thanks. The motherboard you posted for the i5, is there a different one you can recommend that is an ATX form factor? I dont have a micro atx case. Also, I was considering getting an i7 processor but not sure if i want to spend the money or not. Is there a huge performance gap between the i5 and i7?

 

[combine1237]

For gaming no, but if you are doing multithreaded tasks like video production and rendering, then yes but it will cost more, what is your budget, and do you want to overclock?

 

[cnk]

Its the processor and ram.

You could upgrade to this intel build and no longer be bottlenecked

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $294.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:39 EST-0500)

Or this amd build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $300.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 03:41 EST-0500)

For gaming no, but if you are doing multithreaded tasks like video production and rendering, then yes but it will cost more, what is your budget, and do you want to overclock?

I just plan on gaming, streaming live, or recording my game play. Not much more than that. my budget would be around 400$, and if i need to spend more, ill have to save more money. Yea id like to overclock what ever processor i do get, but still keep it stable and not have to worry about over heating or anything of that nature.