Possible to upgrade? what CPU/Motherboard/RAM to get?!

Fuzzyedp

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Hey there guys/gals i'm deciding on getting a new CPU/motherboard and maybe ram, I would like to hear both opinions for AMD or Intel if you have one please?! My gpu is bottleneck but its hard to past up the price 135- 150$ My bf knows someone who is willing to sell one for that much. I wanted to upgrade it to be able to play games well with my gpu please :)

My current specs are
Motherboard: ASrock H61M/U3S3 (Buy new?)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz (Buy new?)
Memory: G skill 2(4gb) 8192MB RAM DDR3 pc3-10700 ram (Need to upgrade maybe?)
Power supply : Corsair 750 WATTS
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO
Storage: Western Digital 1.5TB
OS: Window 7
Case: cooler master HAF 912 mid tower

GPU : ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 3GB (For now my 4 year old HIS 7750)

If possible maybe range prices of 100-200-300$? I was highly considering maybe just get a new motherboard that would upgrade to 16gbs or more? Since i already have (2) 4gb i have a g skill pc3-10700 ram 8gb total. Would love to hear your suggestions! Thanks for reading guys :)
 
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Going to an AMD setup from your system would be tossing money and time away. You will get a faster system just by getting a faster CPU.
This is the CPU compatibility list for your motherboard http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H61M/?cat=CPU pretty much any i5 or i7 CPU in the 3400 3500 or 3700 series would be a good upgrade and will pair well with the 1060 video card.

Fuzzyedp

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What are the i7-3770K or i5-3570 compare to in AMD? Also my mobo could handle those?!? i was considering in buying a new one.

That great to know about the ram.