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Which CPU for gaming?

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boozie

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Trying to figure out the best CPU keeping $/performance in mind for gaming (Zero OC'ing).

Using FalconGuide

I'm lead to i3-2120/i5-2400/i5-3470

Using Tomshardware Best Gaming CPU

I'm lead to i3-2120/i5-2310/i5-3450/i5-3750k

Most games to be used will be MMOs/Sims, maybe some RTS but I don't really need to factor that in.

I think the i3's would work, but with the idea of planning for the future I am tempted to cough up more money to snag a quad core keeping in mind I will not be looking to swap CPUs down the road.

Any advice is appreciated!

[e] This system will be backed with 8 GB RAM and ~$250+ GPU
 
Even if I wasn't planning on overclocking right now I think I would still go with the Intel® Core™ i5-3570K. It still leaves the door open for me to overclock in the future and an unlocked processor would have greater value being resold then a non-unlocked processor.
 
IntelEnthusiast said:
It still leaves the door open for me to overclock in the future
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But that would require a Z77 chipset board which inevitably costs more than H77 or B75.

and an unlocked processor would have greater value being resold then a non-unlocked processor.
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This is probably true, but given the extra cost to the CPU and mobo up front, I don't think it makes any practical difference
 
Yea resale/oc shouldn't factor in. I'm probably going to get an H77 board even if it can OC assuming they are cheaper. Seems like I should set my sights on a cheap i5. Now to determine if it's worth waiting til Black Friday.
 
boozie said:
Yea resale/oc shouldn't factor in. I'm probably going to get an H77 board even if it can OC assuming they are cheaper. Seems like I should set my sights on a cheap i5. Now to determine if it's worth waiting til Black Friday.
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It's still three months down the road. Personally, I wouldn't simply because I'd rather have the PC now than go three months without it for $50 in savings.

It's just my personal train of thought, but everything is always going to get cheaper and there's always going to be better things around the corner that if I keep waiting for "the next deal", I'm going to still be stuck with the same PC/be PCless.
 
BF deals aren't really worth waiting for if you need something right away. Worth waiting for things that would e "nice to have" but don't really need. Example, I'm waiting for BF deals to convert the rest of my machines to SSD. 😉
 
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