Intel Chipset Help Please

[htgbrando]

So I have custom built computers for a long time, and in all my builds, the CPU that I ALWAYS use is an AMD CPU. I have long been a loyal fanboy of AMD for a while, but recently I have heard a lot about Intel CPU's from my friends, specifically regarding their core i3, i5, and i7 chipsets. I would like to put together a custom build for myself, but while I have an understanding of the AMD chipset, I know close to nothing at all about Intel chipsets. I was looking around at different games for PC, most specifically the Witcher 3. Looking at the minimum specs, I see that the CPU should at least, be a core i5 2500K @ 3.3 GHz. A friend of mine has an i5 4590 and says it works on his. I see that the i5 4590 is less expensive, and seems to be a more budget friendly CPU, compared to the i5 2500. Could anybody please link me to an article, or a video please, explaining the difference in Intel chip sets so I can see what chip sets are best for what. While I have been googling for a while now about them, I have come to no real discernible conclusion yet. Thanks in advance for any help.

[Matty2hatty]

I5 is best for gaming, dont buy any i5 2xxx i5 3xxx chips unless you are buying used, stick with haswell or skylake. i5 4460 or i5 6400 for budget and i5 6600k or i5 4690k for not so budget. The later 2 are OCable. i7 is best for video editing and the i3 is a low to mid gaming chip which is also used for office. 

[sushisharkjl]

8 minutes ago, htgbrando said:

So I have custom built computers for a long time, and in all my builds, the CPU that I ALWAYS use is an AMD CPU. I have long been a loyal fanboy of AMD for a while, but recently I have heard a lot about Intel CPU's from my friends, specifically regarding their core i3, i5, and i7 chipsets. I would like to put together a custom build for myself, but while I have an understanding of the AMD chipset, I know close to nothing at all about Intel chipsets. I was looking around at different games for PC, most specifically the Witcher 3. Looking at the minimum specs, I see that the CPU should at least, be a core i5 2500K @ 3.3 GHz. A friend of mine has an i5 4590 and says it works on his. I see that the i5 4590 is less expensive, and seems to be a more budget friendly CPU, compared to the i5 2500. Could anybody please link me to an article, or a video please, explaining the difference in Intel chip sets so I can see what chip sets are best for what. While I have been googling for a while now about them, I have come to no real discernible conclusion yet. Thanks in advance for any help.

You buy whatever chipset works with your CPU, and you buy pretty much any quad core i5/i7 with a base clock greater than or equal to 3Ghz for gaming.

 

Shameless plug: I have an i5-2320 and a Z77 motherboard if you want it.