Do i really need a intel i7 or higher processor for gaming

[bigjohnny]

i currently have a i5 4590 for my build and what concerns me is that games like Fallout 4,Battlefield 1, Sniper Elite 4 and Mass Effect Andromeda recommends a i7 processor which i cant afford so im stuck with the i5 4590.So will there any problems if i dont get the recommended hardware to play the games mentioned above.Do i really need the i7

 

[WildCard999]

As long as you have that 4590 paired with a good GPU and at least 8gb of RAM you should be able to run those games fairly easy as long as your not running multiple programs in the background or trying to stream.

 

[Supernova1138]

Games have been recommending i7s for years now, even though until recently, eg. the past year or so most games didn't scale beyond 4 threads thus making the i7s perform functionally identically to the i5s. Even with better multithreading, i5s are usually still sufficient if you are targeting 60FPS. If you have a 144Hz monitor and high end GPU, having an i7 does become more beneficial for maintaining those extremely high framerates in newer titles.