Well I'm not sure if it'll be as strong as an i3 with out a proper overclock. That i3 is a great processor as well, but it eats up a lot of budget. I'm a bit out of the loop in terms of gpu pricing. But basically the way i see it, If you save $50 between the cpu+mobo, that might be enough to push you one or two brackets up in terms of gpu budget. Also, I don't really like overclocking other peoples hardware, too troublesome to stress test and maintain!