Help with deciding please

[Rawrz]

Im building a gaming PC and was debating whether I should get either an

i5-3570k + HD 7850

Or an i3-3220 + HD 7870?

 

[tiny voices]

I would go with the i3 if it is strictly gaming PC.

 

[Grass Peer]

Buy the i5-3570k + HD 7850.

You can always upgrade the graphics card to a better one later but you can't always replace the CPU with a newer generation.

And you shouldn't plan to change the motherboard because the motherboard+processor+memory+operating_system costs a lot more than a new graphics card most of the time.

 

[ittimjones]

GPU is typically the most important part of a gaming PC, however, all the other parts come in a close second.

so, go w/ i3 build

 

[tiny voices]

Upgrading a CPU is simple and easy. Right out of the gate the i3 combo will be better than the i5 combo as far as gaming is concerned.