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I know that it probably doesn't matter much, but which i3 exactly should I get...? The price difference can be $40 between the older ones and newer ones. I dunno if the performance gain (I'm assuming it's minimal) is worth it??

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I know that it probably doesn't matter much, but which i3 exactly should I get...? The price difference can be $40 between the older ones and newer ones. I dunno if the performance gain (I'm assuming it's minimal) is worth it??

get the i3 4170 or 4160 what ever is cheaper

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if you are just playing non-cpu intensive games then you can get away with an overclocked pentium G3258

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get the i3 4170 or 4160 what ever is cheaper

thanks, friend

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thanks, friend

no problem :)

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I know that it probably doesn't matter much, but which i3 exactly should I get...? The price difference can be $40 between the older ones and newer ones. I dunno if the performance gain (I'm assuming it's minimal) is worth it??

The 4170 is usually the cheapest. It's pretty much a 4360. Whichever has the highest clock speed for the dollar that costs less than $130 USD is what you should go for.

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