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Upgrade for I7 920

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Sorry for having to ask an upgrade post.

I have had for the last 5 years my nice 920 @ 3.4 and I was doing fine with it until I went and bought an oculus rift last month. Because of this I quickly upgraded my 970 Gpu for a 1080ti just for the better VR experience as I only have a 1080p monitor, but feel I might as well upgrade the rest of my system to something much newer.

I don't really have an idea what has come since my 920 platform and would like to make It a worthwhile upgrade, would I notice a huge improvement going to the I7 7700K even at stock? or is this just too much of a leap and I could save some money and go for something older? I understand AMD has just released their new CPU and Intel are about to do the same, will the above drop much in price if I buy now or best to wait?

I have about £800 for a CPU, mobo and ram but can stretch more if something is close.

I only game and do a little bit of video editing hence why my 920 was doing alright.

Any suggestions for a worthwhile jump?
 
Thanks for the replies, I understand both views put forward on the 6 core chip and a new system but I was thinking of a new 'total' upgrade. Looks like the 1700 or higher AMD might be my choice.
 
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