Processor

[indianwookie]

should i get an I5 or a I7 for a gaming pc?

[Virgule]

Maybe that belongs in the processor section?

[Butterfish]

^ what he said, and you should get an i5. 4670K.

[coen113]

^ what he said, and you should get an i5. 4670K.

3570k would also be fine.

[Thermite]

i7 is always going to be better, but you won't need the i7 if you have a gpu that isn't above a gtx 680. Only get the i7 if you need the hyper threading or if you have a gpu that is really powerful.

[Bluethulhu]

What are you going to do with your PC? If you are just gaming/doing light work, get an i5-4670k. If you are doing Photoshop, Premiere, Blender, etc. get an i7-4770k. An i7 is unnecessary for gaming. If you want to save some money, you could also look to the AMD side.

[coen113]

i7 is always going to be better, but you won't need the i7 if you have a gpu that isn't above a gtx 680. Only get the i7 if you need the hyper threading or if you have a gpu that is really powerful.

i7's are also more expensive, and do not increase performance by that much

[flibberdipper]

An i5 4670K would be great for gaming.

[Guest GRRigger]

I really dont know. I mean, what about mantle? If it supports i7 hyperthreading then it may be worth extra buck.

But yea 3570k is safe bet.

[Virgule]

on that note : Why is the 4670k not named 4570k ?

 

edit : nvm i got it.

[Guest]

on that note : Why is the 4670k not named 4570k ?

 

edit : nvm i got it.

clarify plz?

[Butterfish]

3570k would also be fine.

agreed, but why go ivy if you are looking for a new system?

[MrImnotMLG]

Actually with hyper-threading in testing makes the i7 get lower frames than an i5. Only get an i7 if you're creating content and not just gaming.

[Jack.EXE]

This is the second thread you posted on this, just go to help me buy/help me build & state your budget & the games you want to play.

[coen113]

agreed, but why go ivy if you are looking for a new system?

because the performance increase is minimal, and its a bit cheaper

[nokturrduk84]

I'd go with i7. It gonna please you not only in gaming, but in other applications, like photoshop & etc...

[Virgule]

clarify plz?

When Intel launched their 4th gen, they replaced the 3500 series with both 4500 and 4600 series. These are for 4 cores, 4 threads (except the weird 4570T which is 2 cores, 4 threads). The 4570 doesn't come in a K version but the 4670 does. Just more choices I guess, and yeah, could have been named 4570K.

[Thermite]

i7's are also more expensive, and do not increase performance by that much

I'm not sure if a i5 will be bottlenecked by a gtx680 but that is what I was thinking about when i said he only needed it if the was getting a really powerful gpu.

[Tmh85]

4670k for best performance for what your doing

[CoolBeans]

i7 is always going to be better, but you won't need the i7 if you have a gpu that isn't above a gtx 680. Only get the i7 if you need the hyper threading or if you have a gpu that is really powerful.

An i5 can handle almost all the same GPUs that the i7 can

[Thermite]

An i5 can handle almost all the same GPUs that the i7 can

Most but i'm talking abut something like a gtx690 or a grx780 ti. Something nuts like that isn't something the I5 can handle.

[CoolBeans]

Most but i'm talking abut something like a gtx690 or a grx780 ti. Something nuts like that isn't something the I5 can handle.

Yes, a i5 will be able to handle those

[mgsstar]

A 4670K or a 8320 (if you are on a tight budget) would be good processors for gaming.

[Glenwing]

An i5 can handle dual GTX 680s just fine, especially considering overclocking.  Modern CPUs are very powerful, you will want to spend the bulk of your budget on the GPU.  The gaming performance improvement of the i7-4770K over the i5-4670K, when there is any at all, hardly ever breaks single digits.  In most cases there is no improvement at all, and in some cases Hyperthreading decreases performance.  Hyperthreading is not useful for games, definitely not worth the extra $100.

[Vindola]

should i get an I5 or a I7 for a gaming pc?

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/76316-something-you-never-do-to-a-techie/?p=1047201

 

 

 

​Since i7 processors are generally just a bit faster and hyperthreaded compared to each model's counterpart in the i5 series, it's more reasonable to go with i5 for gaming.