I7 870 + GTX680 Question

[manolaren]

I  m having an Evga GTX 680 2GB gpu and a Quad Core Q9400 cpu (also 8GB 1066 DDR3 RAM, 700w coolermaster psu and 1TB WD HDD). I can get by a friend for 70-80$ an I7 870 http://ark.intel.com/products/41315/Intel-Core-i7-870-Processor-8M-Cache-2_93-GHz and the https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P7P55D_PRO/ mb.

Do you think it will be a great boost from my current cpu or not? Do you also think it will bottleneck with GTX680? Is there finally a point buying the  cpu+mb for that price, or is it better to wait until i can get more money to buy a better cpu?

I m mostly use the pc for gaming and especially mmo's.

Thank you.

[Waco]

$70 to go from a Q9400 to an i7 870 is totally worth it IMO.

[manolaren]

$70 to go from a Q9400 to an i7 870 is totally worth it IMO.

 

Nice to hear about it

[Boinker]

That is one heck of an upgrade. Grab em up. Find an ssd and it will be good and fast.

[ccokeman]

Different chipset and motherboard needed to make that switch. The Q9400 is socket 775 and the i7 870 is socket 1156.  As long as you get the combo you should be ok.  

[Hyper Threaded]

You'd be moving up one generation on the CPU and motherboard, which is a good jump in performance for the money. Be prepared to reinstall OS and you're off to the races.