PC Upgrade

[JeffL]

Hello,

I'm just getting ready to upgrade my rig. I built it 4 years ago and have only upgraded the graphics card and motherboard since its beautiful birth in 2012. 

Here are the specs as of now.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/68R3Cy

 

I recently ordered a GTX 1070 to start off the upgrade. I'm expecting that I'll need to upgrade the mother board and the CPU in order to increase performance, but I'm not averse to changing any part in the system. My budget for the upgrade (discluding the GTX 1070) is $1000 (Lower is obviously better). I play Skyrim, Witcher 3, and CSGO(144hz). I'm just looking for a performance upgrade on these games, I don't expect to run Witcher 3 on ultra. Also, I live in Canada (About 30 minutes away from Linus).

 

Please recommend any upgrade that would increase my performance!

Thanks,

Jeff

[shadowbyte]

the 2500k is still a capable cpu today. I assume you've overclocked it?

You have 16 gigs of ram, and SSD, and a 650w PSU

There don't appear to be any obvious bottlenecks. The CPU is the only thing holding you back, but if you overclock, there aren't many upgrades, besides going i7/Xeon, that would increase your performance.

[HPWebcamAble]

I'd get a 6600k, nice cooler, and MOBO.

 

6700k might fit in your budget but if you're just playing games, there's no need for it.