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I want to upgrade my sons cpu?

Looks like that mobo supports Ivy-bridge so you could get a second hand i5 3570 as a decent step up. Or an i5 2500 as a cheaper option. That said, it'll not allow increasing the multiplier so you can't get all the potential out of the newer chip.

Personally I wouldn't bother upgrading his CPU, or at least not without considering what else may be holding the system back first. But the upgrades above would help performance, assuming all other components are up to the task.
What is the rest of the system?

Edit: You could even go to an i7 such as the 2600 or the 3770 if you wanted, though I think this would be a very small upgrade unless the rest of his system is already very good. Also: Sometimes the 'K' edition CPUs are faster than the locked ones, so even if you can't utilise the overclocking potential it may still be worth it if the prices are very close.
 
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His GPU is a GTX 760 and the PSU is a 610W seasonic OEM. By upgrading his CPU, I was thinking it might help in the newer multi threaded games like BF4 .
 
To be honest I have an i5-4670K not overclocked and it runs BF4 without any problems the Graphics Card is the most important item from my experience which will determine how well a game will perform also keeping AA to a minimum.
 
Paired with a GTX 760 I'd imagine you'd see a decent boost from upgrading the CPU. Getting a 2nd hand i5-3570 would be my pick as it'll likely cost about the same as a i5-2500 and be, well, better.

The benefit of going for an i7 over an i5 is smaller, though still exists in some modern titles and allows for future GPU upgrades better - you'd not see much of an improvement over a i5-3570 with your current GPU though. So getting a i7-3770 or the xeon 1230 v2 (same thing basically I think) would also be a decent option. Again, I picked the i7-3770 over the i7-2600 or i7-2700 as it is likely to be very little extra money second hand. If the i7-2600 or i7-2700 is much cheaper then I'd pick them personally.

Edit: If a K edition of these is available for the same price then get it rather than the standard, even though you can't change the multi on that board.
 
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It's probably worth flashing to the latest motherboard bios to ensure compatibility with all the cpu's. Download the bios to a usb stick and use Ez-Flash in the bios. Do not use windows flashing software, especially Asus one.
 
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Martini1991 said:
Intel xeon 1230 v2 imo
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With no option to overclock and at around £170 for 4 core/8 threads I would go with this. It would see you through a GPU upgrade as well when/if needed.

As others have said just remember to flash the bios before selling your current CPU.

2500k could be a cheap alternative but the prices they go for can still be a bit daft.

edit: or a 2600k if you can grab one cheap.
 
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