Best i5 for gtx 480?

[S0L0]

I am putting together a gaming rig and was wondering which cpu would be get the best performance out of the 480. Alot of forums are saying the 2500k, however I don't plan on overclocking. I am leaning towards the 480 because I want to beable to game at high resolutions, is there any other cards in this range I should consider?

 

[Murissokah]

i5-2500k is pretty much the best one for anything. If you aren't going overclock, get a non-K CPU if you find it cheaper.

How much are you spending on the 480?

 

[dudewitbow]

i5-2500k if you will overclock and have a z68/z77 mobo. i5-2310(2.9ghz)/i5-2400(3.1ghz)/i5-2500(3.3 ghz) if youre not overclocking

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

If you are not going to do heavy overclocking or no overclocking I would try to go with the Intel® Core™ i5-3570K and a Z77 chipset based board. If you are going to do some heavy overclocking the Intel Core i5-2500K.

 

[xtreme5]

well, gtx480 is absolutely good for games but this gpu is a TRUE power hunger, you need to keep it maintain, produce much heat and a noisy gpu, a decent and higher wattage psu could handle this crazy GPU, but i recommend you to go with MSI twin frozr 7850, this one is much better option, run cooler,quiter,faster consume less power, no noise even at maximum load cost you lesser than a GTX 480,
cpu grab an 2500k to crush all the newer games at maximum setting.

 

[xtreme5]

well, gtx480 is absolutely good for games but this gpu is a TRUE power hunger, you need to keep it maintain, produce much heat and a noisy gpu, a decent and higher wattage psu could handle this crazy GPU, but i recommend you to go with MSI twin frozr 7850, this one is much better option, run cooler,quiter,faster consume less power, no noise even at maximum load cost you lesser than a GTX 480,
m.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127663
cpu grab an 2500k to crush all the newer games at maximum setting.