So you get both the i7 and the mobo for the same price as an i5 haswell? Go for the i7 man, I'd say. Even though the i5 is enough for gaming that is just too sweat of a deal to pass up especially if you're stretched on cash. If you can afford paying for that haswell i5 and a new z87 motherboard then do that, because as virusal19 says above, you will have better upgrade possibilities if you get a z87 mobo since the next generation of CPU's from intel is likely to arrive on the same, 1150 socket.