GPU Sweet Spot?

[rapstar]

Hmm, so maybe I should look at the CPU instead? I'm going to stay away from the 10 series for now as nvidia hasn't released OSX drivers for Pascal yet (Hackintosh, necessary for work, don't ask). There's a decent deal on a 970 though that I could spring for...

Any CPU recommendations then? Again I don't want to break the bank on this, and I don't need the processing power for anything beyond 5-boxing really. This is my board: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3854#ov

Starting to suspect I'm in for a big overhaul

[MiRai]

Any CPU recommendations then?

The only CPU upgrade path you have is a 2600K/2700K, which I imagine might be tough to come by since they were discontinued in Q1'2013. I guess I shouldn't say that because eBay has a handful of them for sale, but I find it difficult to recommend $150-$200 for a CPU upgrade for such an old system. I don't know how much better the system would perform if you decided to do that, but, personally, I'd do my best to drop the resources required by the game clients, and just wait until you can afford an overhaul. If you think the overhaul is too far away, then grab a used CPU and the 970.