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So I recently built a computer, and it runs great and everything, ive got four monitors running, I can run three in Nvidia Surround. The Question I have is, will getting a better CPU help my computer with what I currently have? ive been pondering on whether or not it would be worth it, because Id have to get a new Mobo and CPU, which for what im looking at would be a good bit expensive. but either way, my specs now are: Amd A10 6800k, MSI A78M motherboard, 16 gigs of RAM, 1000 Watt Power supply 80+ Gold Certified, and a GTX 780TI from EVGA 
My current board isnt very good with overclocking so I plan on getting one that is very good with it, something thats more automated than anything since im not big into that part of building yet (just started a few months back) but Im wondering if I should move on to an I7=4770K or a 4930K, not sure if I need those extra cores though. what do you guys think? if you need anymore info Id be happy to give it, just really looking for opinions here. I do mostly gaming but also a little bit of photo and video editing. 

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if you can afford it I would get 4770k (would wait for devils canyon) and a Z97 board, it would balance you rig a lot more as your cpu would be bottle necking it. Minimum would be an FX 8350 and 990fx board. 

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That APU (the A10) is going to be a bottleneck.

 

As @JoshM said, grab a 4770K, a decent cooler (take a look at some of Linus Tech Tips Videos to choose one) and a Z97 board, and you'll be very balanced and be able to overclock.

I wouldn't bother with the 4930K. You'll be looking at adding $500 or so if you go with that board, just for 2 more cores that Games do not use at all, and minor video editing might not justify. (if you're rolling in cash, go for it :P). 

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Certainly not rolling in cash lol xD< ive heard about hte whole devils Canyon thing, I dont think id have the choice on getting it before then either way, but Im glad im heading in the right direction. when I had originally got this machine, I went with a 200 dollar AMD card, which was alright for gaming, but when I wanted to move on to three or four screens it wasnt too happy with me, so I went ahead and bit the bullet on the graphics card, not thinking about the CPU at all. My video editing isnt really heavy, just basic stuff, I have Gimp and a borrowed version of Adobe Premiere I got from a friend who had a spare copy, So I may stick to the 4770K, I hear a lot of people talk about getting two or more graphics cards but so far my 780Ti "superclocked" kicks some butt, while I may only get 30 frames on AC4 on three screens with tip top settings, 30 honestly doesnt bother me, and I can get a bit higher if I change the settings to high. 

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Go with the 4770k or wait for devils canyon your choice, but your current CPU is a bottleneck, and the 4930k is not worth it (unless you have tonnes of money and you can easily afford it), the 4770k is better when it comes to a price to performance ratio

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Certainly not rolling in cash lol xD< ive heard about hte whole devils Canyon thing, I dont think id have the choice on getting it before then either way, but Im glad im heading in the right direction. when I had originally got this machine, I went with a 200 dollar AMD card, which was alright for gaming, but when I wanted to move on to three or four screens it wasnt too happy with me, so I went ahead and bit the bullet on the graphics card, not thinking about the CPU at all. My video editing isnt really heavy, just basic stuff, I have Gimp and a borrowed version of Adobe Premiere I got from a friend who had a spare copy, So I may stick to the 4770K, I hear a lot of people talk about getting two or more graphics cards but so far my 780Ti "superclocked" kicks some butt, while I may only get 30 frames on AC4 on three screens with tip top settings, 30 honestly doesnt bother me, and I can get a bit higher if I change the settings to high. 

AC is poorly optimized piece of poo anyway haha, genuine ubisoft product (I still love AC though) 

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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