Upgrade recommendations? Partial build

[3rutu5]

Hey guys, need some advice on a gaming pc upgrade without spending a fortune (i5/i7/amd)

I'm going from a 1156pin 2.8ghz quad core i5 with 8 gig ram and a 470gtx gpu

I don't need a ps as I have 1000w antec, hdds are fine, graphics card is still fine for the meantime and case and cooling is fine (cooling is a liquid cooled antec unit)

Need help picking a Mb, CPU and ram.

The previous setup was great for gaming on high res and CAD/3d modelling since 2010 and I don't want to over clock so ram that doesn't need to be setup through the bios would be great as I don't have the patience for unstable systems.....

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I feel like a bit of a noob not keeping upto speed with all the changes.

 

[zemiak]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

 

[C12Friedman]

I'm going to go a different tack here, nothing overclockable (or in need of it) here...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4/ASM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $474.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 04:32 EST-0500)

CAD can be a bit more resource intensive than gaming so I chose the i7 CPU - most CAD programs will take advantage of Hyper-threading so there should be an advantage there. Native ram support is only up to 1600MHz so I chose a 16GB 1600MHz kit. 16GB is a lot for gaming but may be useful in CAD. The motherboard I chose is a micro-ATX board - should fit most cases
For your consideration

 

[3rutu5]

Thanks. The k in the CPU is just because it's unlocked for oc'ing right? Just checked some local suppliers and that mb sits nicely in my range.

 

[3rutu5]

Oh another good solution...I didn't even contemplate a non z87 mb. Maybe I should leave cad to work and gaming for home .