Upgrading from my trusty i5-2500k

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Hi Gents,
I am writing to ask for your thoughts. I would like to upgrade from my i5-2500k.

I will need a new board, RAM, and CPU. What’s a good price to performance package for £500 or less ?


Relevant Information:
GPU - 2070 EVGA Black which I just purchased from OCUK last week.
Monitor - 1440p, IPS, 60 Hz
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
Budget - £500

Thank you,
R

 

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Wait and see what the Ryzen 3*** series brings in a couple of months.

Thanks for all the replies. I don’t need to be at the bleeding edge so I would rather upgrade now than wait until the summer. The i5 is struggling to keep 60 fps in the two games I am playing, Battlefield V and The Division 2. Definitely bottlenecking the GTX 2070.

The 2600 seems like a value. What about the 2700 ? Or an intel offering ? Or should I spend £100 and get an i7-2600k?

 

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Thanks all. I am being a stubborn motherclucker because I am getting all this good advice and still researching upgrades.

Hypothetically, what would be a good MoBo, CPU Combo at approx £500, give or take a few squids.

 

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Thank you everyone !