Cheapest i5/i7 that will not bottleneck a GTX 670

[kevyn8000201]

Hi my name is Kevyn and I'm building a new computer from scratch.I have kind of a tight budget (1300) and I've made another thread to ask for a build before and generally like the idea.However,I would like to know if there are even cheaper i5/i7 processors that will not bottleneck the gtx 670.
Ps:I've no plans on overclocking not now anyway

 

[FinneousPJ]

Any Ivy Bridge i5 is fine.

 

[tigeryeow]

i5 3450 or i5 2400

 

[lilotimz]

Any first, second, third generation intel quad core (six core whatever) processor will not bottleneck a gtx670. Even the i3 barely bottlenecks gpu these days and it's a dual core.

 

[krystine kelley]

great post i was wondering if i sould wait for the 3rd generation i7 though and go with the gtx670

 

[natedawg72]

Wait for the 3rd generation i7? Those are already here.

I'd say go for any Sandy/Ivy Bridge i5. The difference between the i5 & i7 in games is pretty small, and these processors come no where close to bottlenecking a 670.
If you are looking for a cheap i5 your best bet is the i5-3330 or i5-3450. They don't really get any cheaper than that.

 

[kevyn8000201]

so any 2nd/3rd gen i5 will not bottleneck the gtx 670?what if it was in SLI configuration?would it then be a bottleneck?and for those that are experienced with GPUs,will a single gtx 670 be able to do upcoming games like crysis 3 and bf 4 on max?or will i need 2 of them?

 

[FinneousPJ]

No. No. No. Probably not. Probably yes.