I have a bit of a dilemma. I currently have my Dell Precision T3610 workstation that I've written about in this thread (and the New Toys thread), that I upgraded with a GTX 1080 and a Samsung 860 EVO SSD. The machine has been serving me more than fine, and I can't complain about it.
What I'm thinking about is whether to upgrade it further or not. It currently has a Xeon E5-1620 v2, which is just fine, but not much more than that. From some online research I did, I could get a Xeon E5-2667 v2 for anywhere between €100 and €140 (depending on whether I'm willing to wait for Chinese shipping or not), and although it isn't officially supported by Dell for that particular machine, it should work.
Here's a comparison of the two processors.
I don't expect gaming performance to increase drastically, however, basics of video editing is in my uni course's curriculum, and that's something I was curious about anyway. Besides that, there will be some more 3D modelling, this time in Blender, and a lot of programs to do with graphic design, so I would like to have a smooth experience.
While I'm at it, I'd also bump up the RAM to at least 32GB (it uses 14900R, so it's a bit harder to get, but there's eBay and AliExpress to the rescue) and swap the HDD to a 3TB drive (I guess a Toshiba P300 should suffice, if not, Seagate Barracuda it is). Those I'd probably do anyway, but the processor is something I'm on a verge about.
So would this CPU upgrade be a reasonable thing to do or would it be a waste of money?