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i5-4460 is the better option. Four true threads are better than four crippled threads. It will perform better in thread heavy games and last you a lot longer.

Don't diss those crippled threads, they do better than a certain CPU with more crippled threads.

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Should I get an i3 @ 3.6 ghz haswell or an i5 4460 haswell? i3's are 30-40 % less expensive and I dont think there is that much of a difference. Someone help?

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i5 may help you for smoother experience.

 

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The i5's will perform better, and be more futer proof.

 

However, most modern games will be fine on the i3.

 

Id'e still go for the i5.

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i5 may help you for smoother experience.

Bw, What GPU you are gonna use?

A GTX 970

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A GTX 970

Definently the i5 then.

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the i5 will bottleneck the 970 less and if you are getting a 970 money doesn't seem like too much of a problem for you

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i5-4460 is the better option. Four true threads are better than four crippled threads. It will perform better in thread heavy games and last you a lot longer.

Correction. Two true threads and two crippled. Not four crippled.

 

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Should I get an i3 @ 3.6 ghz haswell or an i5 4460 haswell? i3's are 30-40 % less expensive and I dont think there is that much of a difference. Someone help?

PC is for gaming purpouses.

The i5 will definitely be a lot better for gaming and last much longer. Especially with dx12 coming on the horizon. The difference won't be huge right away for most games, but it will be huge come a year from now.

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i5-4460 is the better option. Four true threads are better than four crippled threads. It will perform better in thread heavy games and last you a lot longer.

Don't diss those crippled threads, they do better than a certain CPU with more crippled threads.

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Correction. Two true threads and two crippled. Not four crippled.

Four crippled threads. Hyper-Threading on Intel processors strongly resemble how a Bulldozer module works except with a single core. The threads fight over resources and pause and wait on each other as only one of the threads can access the resources at a time. This is why Hyper-Threading only scales about 30%.

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Four crippled threads. Hyper-Threading on Intel processors strongly resemble how a Bulldozer module works except with a single core. The threads fight over resources and pause and wait on each other as only one of the threads can access the resources at a time. This is why Hyper-Threading only scales about 30%.

I thought it was about 20% (going off my old Pentium 4s).

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Should I get an i3 @ 3.6 ghz haswell or an i5 4460 haswell? i3's are 30-40 % less expensive and I dont think there is that much of a difference. Someone help?

PC is for gaming purpouses.

If it's for Gaming and you can afford and i5 go ahead and buy one man. It'll be worth I promiss.

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Mehh watched a few youtube vids of the i3 4160 and gtx 970. BF4 75-90 fps average 1080p ultra 4xmsaa. Same for far cry 4 except its at 60-80. Im happy if its above 35 ☺. Thank you all for your replies.

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the i5 will bottleneck the 970 less and if you are getting a 970 money doesn't seem like too much of a problem for you

It wouldn't bottleneck at all my friend.

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