I don't know if it's worth spending the money, but that's your choice. The i7-3770K is the best CPU they made for your motherboard's socket, and depending on your motherboards chipset, it can be overclocked. However, if your PC is a prebuilt, look up the manufactures specs to make sure it even supports the CPU as some won't.
i7 3770; upgrading to 16GB RAM and a used 1080Ti if your PSU supports the wattage would be my reccomendation. Even my old first gen i7 900 series CPUs still scale up to my RX 7900XT and RTX 3080Ti; let alone my i5 3570K; and your platform is much newer than the 900 series CPUs.
I can agree with this.
The i7-3770 goes for just under $30 on eBay. The 3770K is more expensive and not necessary. It would be a fun project if you are interested in upgrading your computer. Make sure you are running dual-channel RAM.
This is a good point. That stock Intel cooler without the copper core is not as efficient at cooling as the one with it and will likely find some thermal limitations in some CPU intensive games. You also may not be able to install a backplate bracket for a more modern CPU cooler. You can buy copper CPU coolers without a backplate for around $25 such as the Arctic Freezer 7 X. But, now you are spending more money on a very obsolete system that is quite limited in customization due to being OEM. Either way, it's your choice. It's still much cheaper than a new Core i3 system.
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