Hi to all.
I was wondering if maybe my CPU is holding my rig back and whether it's time to upgrade. It runs high end games well without issues at the moment from what I can tell (as I know no different), but if I was to upgrade would I maybe see a nice FPS increase or so?
My current rig in it's entirety...
YOUR BASKET
[*] 1 x intel core i5-3570k 3.40ghz (ivybridge) socket lga1155 processor (77w) - oem £187.99
[*] 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Edition 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10800C-10P)= £619.99
[*] 1 x gigabyte z77-d3h intel z77 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £89.99
[*] 2 x avexir core blue series 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel memory kit (avd3u16000904g-2cw) - blue light £69.98
[*] 1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW)= £106.99
[*] 1 x Corsair CS650M 650W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020077-UK)= £84.95
[*] 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £65.99
[*] 1 x WD Blue 2TB 5400rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD20EZRZ)= £70.99
[*] 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM= £17.99
[*] 1 x Cryorig R1 Ultimate Dual Tower CPU Heatsink with 2x 140mm Fan - Black = £72.95
[*] 1 x Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Tunable Gaming Mouse (910-004618)= £59.99
[*] 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99
[*] 1 x Steelseries Siberia 840 Premium Wireless Gaming Headset (61230)= £199.99
[*] 1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003)= £59.99
[*] 1 x Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB Cherry MX Red Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000227-UK)= £149.99
[*] 2 x Corsair SP140 Twin Pack Blue LED Fans (CO-9050036-WW)= £24.95
[*] 1 x AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £689.99
I have around £1200 budget (doesn't mean I have to spend it all).
I've been reading good things about the i7-8700k Coffee Lake and was thinking about going with this.
Of course this would then mean I have to get new mobo and ram.
What would you guys recommend? Or if you guys have any other ideas for upgrades, please feel free to say
Thanks in advance for any help!
I was wondering if maybe my CPU is holding my rig back and whether it's time to upgrade. It runs high end games well without issues at the moment from what I can tell (as I know no different), but if I was to upgrade would I maybe see a nice FPS increase or so?
My current rig in it's entirety...
YOUR BASKET
[*] 1 x intel core i5-3570k 3.40ghz (ivybridge) socket lga1155 processor (77w) - oem £187.99
[*] 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Edition 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10800C-10P)= £619.99
[*] 1 x gigabyte z77-d3h intel z77 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £89.99
[*] 2 x avexir core blue series 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel memory kit (avd3u16000904g-2cw) - blue light £69.98
[*] 1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW)= £106.99
[*] 1 x Corsair CS650M 650W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020077-UK)= £84.95
[*] 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £65.99
[*] 1 x WD Blue 2TB 5400rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD20EZRZ)= £70.99
[*] 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM= £17.99
[*] 1 x Cryorig R1 Ultimate Dual Tower CPU Heatsink with 2x 140mm Fan - Black = £72.95
[*] 1 x Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Tunable Gaming Mouse (910-004618)= £59.99
[*] 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99
[*] 1 x Steelseries Siberia 840 Premium Wireless Gaming Headset (61230)= £199.99
[*] 1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003)= £59.99
[*] 1 x Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB Cherry MX Red Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000227-UK)= £149.99
[*] 2 x Corsair SP140 Twin Pack Blue LED Fans (CO-9050036-WW)= £24.95
[*] 1 x AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £689.99
I have around £1200 budget (doesn't mean I have to spend it all).
I've been reading good things about the i7-8700k Coffee Lake and was thinking about going with this.
Of course this would then mean I have to get new mobo and ram.
What would you guys recommend? Or if you guys have any other ideas for upgrades, please feel free to say

Thanks in advance for any help!
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