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Well to be honest, if you can invest a little bit $$.. get the i5. It's a very good CPU. If you have a Micro Center store near where you live.. you should go see this! http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor

Yes the Phenom is a good CPU. My friend went from an old Athlon X2 3800+ to this Phenom CPU. He is now enjoying Diablo 3 and CS:GO. Im pretty sure BF3 would run correctly too! He now have a Phenom + GTX 460 1GB. I did a test to compare my i3 2100 + GTX 4601GB and for some reason.. the i3 2100...

Your CPU will never bottleneck with your 680 if you get an i5 3570k. This CPU is a beast. I don't know if you have seen my other post but if you live in the US, there's a very good deal for the i5 3570k! http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/351714-28-very-good-deal-3570k-only ;)

I don't know if its a short-time deal.. my guess would be yes. Until when ? I don't know. If they actually reduced the price that low.. I can already see website like newegg/ncix/tigerdirect with a huge price discount. I'm wondering if we can pricematch it on Ncix.com ..

Hi there! I have found a very good deal for the i5 3570k. Only $169 ! This is Store Pick-Up Only, you cannot buy it via internet so hopefully you have a Micro Center store near where you live! http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor That's it. I just...

Thanks for all the answer guys! I went from my i5 760 to a new i5 3570k and there's a big difference in terms of performance. I am not quite sure what is the % of performance gained.. but I can definitively see it! + I also bought a Crucial M4 256GB SSD, this is fast..really fast!

What is this Diminishing Return ?

Thanks for your reply deathengine. That pretty much sums up what I keep reading on the internet. If I plan to OC.. I should go with i5 2500k instead of 3570k ?

Care to explain why i7 3770k would be better for gaming ? I keep searching on the internet and people seems to think that i5 is better for your bucks when it comes to gaming.

So I should go with i5 3570k or i7 3770k ? Knowing that I will only play games. Will I really see a difference between these 2 CPU when it comes to gaming ?

Hello there! I am planning on upgrading my CPU/Motherboard this week end. My current rig is: i5 760 2.8ghz Asus Maximus III Gene 8GB 1333mhz MSI GTX 660Ti 2GB. You might be wondering why I will change my current first generation i5 to a new one ? Well, a friend would like to buy my i5 760 +...