Sorry I didn't respond to folks who responded to my last post! I went through the process of replacing my motherboard and processor in the same ole Antec 900. For some reason I thought it'd be fun, but it sucked ass all the way. I forgot how much ass it can be trying to fuck around with a cooling system. Still, worked out in the end, I guess.
I haven't played anything other than Total War yet, but after a clean install I only managed to squeak out ~5 fps more than my old i5 overclocked at 4.2 ghz, but I'm not exactly too savvy as I'm sure my posts reflect.
Hoping Battlegrounds shows some improvement, as I understand TW games are shitty for performance no matter what so we'll see. Thanks for the advice I got anyways. I appreciate it.