Looking to switch to Intel

[nemmyy]

Hi everyone, I'm planning on switching to Intel soon. I have a current PC I built that's AMD, so I plan on buying a new CPU and motherboard. This PC will be used mainly for gaming. The game I play the most by far is League of Legends, which isn't too demanding but I also like to play other games like Skyrim, the newest hitman, etc.

I currently have a 6850 with 1GB of vram, athlon ii x4 @ 2.6 GHz, asus m4a785td-v evo, 500 gb HDD, 700 watt PSU, and 4GB of RAM (I'll upgrade that later).

I'm trying to find something for a good price on sale and I'm definitely looking to get an i5 over anything else. My budget is a little tight but I'd rather spend a little more so I can wait longer to upgrade again in the future.

I need to buy either my motherboard or CPU from Amazon because I have a giftcard.

Any particular cpu/mobo you would recommend? Ivy bridge is the newest generation right?

Thanks

 

[PassMark]

Best i5 is the, Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz

Current price at Amazon is $219.99 down from $275
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJM4UVF4RQCUWVBQA%26tag%3Dcpubenchmark-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB007SZ0E1K

This is also the most popular CPU on the market at the moment by a good margin. (Intel Core i7-3770K is the 2nd most popular).

 

[computernewb]

hi if you state your budget and the parts you need, people here can build you the best price to performance computer.

the i5-3570K is probably the best gaming cpu atm, but if your budget is low and if getting the i5 means getting a poor graphics card, then its not worth it.

 

[nemmyy]

I don't really have an exact budget, I'm going to try to sell that amazon GC so I can have cash and won't be stuck on amazon. I already have a graphics card like I said. I am only buying a new motherboard and CPU. Since my budget is limited I've been looking at this. Yes, it's last gen but it's unlocked and cheaper. Any thoughts?

 

[computernewb]

the i5-2500k is still a great cpu. the newer i5-3570k is just slightly better but you most likely wont notice any real life difference between the 2 cpus
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=701

at that price i would definitely get the i5-2500k

 

[nemmyy]

Just kidding! I just found an awesome deal here! Apparently starting January I can get a 3570K for $170 and then save $40 when buying a motherboard with it. I really hope they'll give me that price.... I think I'll call tomorrow to see.