I’m running Vegas Pro 16 and AE on this PC setup...

Windows 7 home premium 64 bit

GA-Z77-D3H Mother board

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Processor

5gb 1050ti graphics card

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

...it’s a decent setup but does slow in terms of rendering and real time effects/transitions. The only thing I haven’t addressed to any degree is the CPU.

Can anyone recommend a “drop in” CPU upgrade given the motherboard/graphics card I have already? I’m not looking for miracles...just noticeably better. My budget isn’t spectacular either...I’m hoping a second hand eBay purchase could help.