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I currently have this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501&cm_re=ATX_Motherboard-_-13-157-501-_-Product

 

I'm wondering if I should go with an i5 or an i7. I have a GTX 970 windforce also. This computer will be used mostly for gaming so what's the better choice?

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I currently have this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501&cm_re=ATX_Motherboard-_-13-157-501-_-Product

 

I'm wondering if I should go with an i5 or an i7. I have a GTX 970 windforce also. This computer will be used mostly for gaming so what's the better choice?

i5 4460.

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I currently have this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501&cm_re=ATX_Motherboard-_-13-157-501-_-Product

 

I'm wondering if I should go with an i5 or an i7. I have a GTX 970 windforce also. This computer will be used mostly for gaming so what's the better choice?

If you're only gaming an i5 will be sufficient. 

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4690K. 

If you're not editing, or doing content creation don't bother with the I7.

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i5 4460.

Why would you recommend a locked i5, on a Z97 board? 4690K and nice CPU cooler all the way. 

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Get a 4690k if gaming is only your focus. Get a 4790k if you want to do video editing later on

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For gaming, the extra money to go to an i7 isn't really worth it.

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Purely on performance, if this was 2013 when almost no games used more than 4 threads, unquestionably i5. Since it's 2015 and new games mostly use 6+ threads (and usually 8), i7 if you're willing to pay the $100 difference. But an i5 will still be awesome with a GTX 970, and is definitely better bang for your buck without sacrificing much (unlike an i3 which would be a big step down from an i5).

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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Purely on performance, if this was 2013 when almost no games used more than 4 threads, unquestionably i5. Since it's 2015 and new games mostly use 6+ threads (and usually 8), i7 if you're willing to pay the $100 difference. But an i5 will still be awesome with a GTX 970, and is definitely better bang for your buck without sacrificing much (unlike an i3 which would be a big step down from an i5).

Yeah it's a hell of an upgrade from my Micro-ATX MoBo with an i5-3330, and a GeForce GT 640

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