Thinking about a new Cpu

[Beachum]

Last year around this time, i bought parts to build my computer with help from this forum and the wow forums, but since i was on a budget and was impatient i decided to get an i3-2120 instead of an i5.
I was thinking about upgrading my Cpu to a i5-3550 or i5-3570 (i dont really know the difference), i dont plan on overclocking simply because i have never done that before and would not want to risk anything.
would i see a huge increase in performance by upgrading my CPU to one of either of those i5s? it feels as if lately on wow and other games that i have to lower my settings a little lower than when i first bought my system and i remember that a friend told me that my CPU would not get the best out of my GPU.
Currently have
i3-2120
Hd radeon 6870
asrock b75 pro3 mobo
500w power supply
8gb ram

[vesseblah]

No, there wont be big difference except for streaming/video capture unless you're willing to overclock.

[Ripox]

It seems like ur CPU is the biggest bottleneck and you should see a bit of an increase by upgrading to the 3570
that being said, overclocking is as easy as ever and you shouldnt be worried, there was more things likely to go wrong when u built ur rig rather than OCing. You should get a 3570k and a 35$ Cooler Master 212 and Overclock to like 4.0-4.2ghz, if you do this you will probably see a huge difference compared to the i3 and this solution is about 30% better than going for the 3550/3570

There are almost no risks with OCing provided you follow an easy guide and not randomly change values

[yurano]

No, there wont be big difference except for streaming/video capture unless you're willing to overclock.

i5 seems to make a fair difference in WoW although its probably not worth the $200 price tag.

www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/62?i=363.289

[Killora]

Only way it'd be worth it is as Vesse said. If you're willing to overclock it. IE: the 3570k. Otherwise, stick with your i3. Though given how easy OCing is nowdays,theres no real reason to not do it.

Though seeing as you have a B75 motherboard, that's not possible without a new motherboard. So basically, no.

[chazus]

I would save some money, wait another 6 months or so, and pick up a Z87 and 4670K (Haswell) and cooler. Keep in mind, price tag will likely be around $350 for the whole bit. Anything less would not be worth the money spent.

[Beachum]

Only way it'd be worth it is as Vesse said. If you're willing to overclock it. IE: the 3570k. Otherwise, stick with your i3. Though given how easy OCing is nowdays,theres no real reason to not do it.

Though seeing as you have a B75 motherboard, that's not possible without a new motherboard. So basically, no.

thanks, my mobo was another reason why i dont want to overclock because i dont have the funds currently to spend the extra 100-140 for a new motherboard, looks like ill probably just hold off until either the price lowers or i can afford a new motherboard

[chazus]

Usually I/we only recommend the B75 option if people state that they won't be upgrading within the system's lifespan (~2-3 years)

[Beachum]

Usually I/we only recommend the B75 option if people state that they won't be upgrading within the system's lifespan (~2-3 years)

Most of the build was taken off of the wow forums and only one or two from here. I regret buying the b75 but i didnt know that last year XD