matt798 :
than why did u buy the very same core he is asking about?
Because I do more than gaming, like larry mentioned before me. Just happens to be gaming is one of my more frequent activities. Also, you seem to be missing a crucial point of the data set there.
The Core i5-3570K launched Q2 2012, which makes it 2 years old this upcoming summer, and *still* goes toe to toe with the Haswell chips that just came out Q2 of
last year. I'm not sure where long lasting/future proofing is a concern with a nearly 2 year old quad core is still banging out 90+ FPS and holds up against this year's chips, in other words,
it's *not* the limiting factor in your high end system
*at all*. The graphics card is. He would be MUCH Better off buying the i5 and getting a
*much better* video card than getting an i7 with
VERY LITTLE performance gain.
The i5 will give *plenty* fine performance in the long run. If he's worried about his level of performance, he should get the better video card and the i5, that way he leaves himself open for the
very slight performance gain in the future, instead of robbing himself of the much larger one now. The difference of a 770 or a 780 over a 750 Ti or a 760 is huge compared to the ~1% up to 10% gain average the i7
might get you, assuming his applications support HT. If they don't support HT, guess what? That big expensive i7 is just a 100 Mhz faster i5.
matt798 :
it seems some on here would have people do differently as they do or run dated stability tests for nearly no reason before a conversation had involded more than 2 people he was running prime and planning on 2 hours. or cas 11 1333 will give u the same performance as cas 9 1866
People here suggest differently than they do because there are different fits for different people. This is his *first* gaming build. He doesn't need an i7 if he doesn't *already* require his computer to do other things. I have no idea what you're talking about "dated stability tests," as BF4 is a new game, those are perfectly legitimate articles. I have absolutely no idea why you're even bringing up RAM, as it has *nothing* to do with what the OP asked.
matt798 :
its a no brainer the i7 will give u better performance for a longer duration but the i5 is a fine right now core
False. See above about age of the i5.
matt798 :
what level of performance do u want to command? thats what u really need to decide as craig did
Don't presume to know what I did/decisions I made to build my system. Also, Jesus Christ, Grammar and Spell Check are your friend, it was almost impossible to understand your coherent argument in that paragraph of run-ons.