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Welp, since i managed with an e6300 until now i could manage with anything reasonably better than that. My question was, would a locked HT (i7) proc be better "futureproofing" than an overclockable quad core (i5)? I would have oc-ed to about 4,5 Ghz if i could've reached it since i only plan on...

Hey guys, i have a question for you, what would be more future oriented ( 3-4 years) from the following: Gigabyte z77x ud3h + i5 3570k or General non-oc motherboard + i7 3770 locked I've done all my work on a e6300 duo until now so the power jump would be huge no...

Well i'm looking for a ~3 year investment here, would an 3570k hold me till the tick of the Haswell? Or would you guys think it would become obsolete way before that time?

Hey guys, got a question for you if you don't mind, i'm building a new pc or at least trying to and i'd like to know if the difference from an ivy to a haswell processor would be that great. I'm coming from a e6300 @ 1,83 and the upgrade is long overdue but i wouldn't like to buy something...