Choosing a CPU for gaming purpose!

[SirDarknight]

I currently own a GB H61M mobo (LGA 1155 socket, as you know). My current CPU is an i3-2120 which is damn weak and definitely not for current gaming. Now, I don't have enough funding for a new mobo and CPU, so I decided to get a 2nd or 3rd gen used CPU.

My choices are :

■i7-3770 (Around $200 in my country)
■i7-2600 (Around $150 in my country)
■i5-3570 (Around $140 in my country)

My budget is at best $180 or so. So, what'd be the best CPU among these (or others) to properly utilize my GPU which is a R9 390 currently getting highly bottlenecked by my i3-2120

 

[EasyLover]

For gaming only, i5 is always a best CPU. Go with i5 3570.

 

[Hellfire13]

i7-3770 is the most powerful of that lot and should give u max performance...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html

 

[SirDarknight]

For gaming only, i5 is always a best CPU. Go with i5 3570.

True but don't you think 3570 would be insufficient for the coming games? Wouldn't i7-3770 be more futureproof?

 

[khashayar2000]

Bro think deeply for best performance u need that i7 I mean i7 3770
I5 gives u a good performance but for max.performance and best work with gpu and max fps u need that i7. I7 is very very more powerfull than i5

 

[Hellfire13]

go with i5 if u plan to upgrade in near future...else go with i7 if u wanna sustain it longer...

 

[EasyLover]

For gaming only, i5 is always a best CPU. Go with i5 3570.

True but don't you think 3570 would be insufficient for the coming games? Wouldn't i7-3770 be more futureproof?

Wow. There is nothing such thing as future proofing as technology is advancing at much rapid pace. Leaving that apart, tell me, if there are games utilizing more than 4 cores or even full 4 cores?

I would definitely agree with Hellfire13 that if you are going for an upgrade in coming years, then i5 is still a solid choice otherwise get yourself an i7.