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As long as the 920 is still going strong its a fine chip, I had one before my 4770k and I was running it at 3.82 ghz no problem, and when I upgraded to the 4770k I honestly didn't even notice a change in anything... So definitely a better GPU will do more good than a CPU upgrade.

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Try to upgrade the GPU. The 680 is becoming a bottleneck, since (i think) it only has 2GB of memory, and the GPU is shit-tastic. If you have the money, get a 980 or 970, since those are both monsters at 1080p and 1440p. The i7 920 isn't too bad, but it will most likely bottleneck a super crazy high end GPU.

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It depends on what kind of games you're playing. 

Where are you not satisfied when it comes to gaming?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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