picking a new cpu for my build

[Fadi Asem]

Hey there guys I have posted before about this but now I have more questions im goin to upgrade my cpu/mobo but I wont use them until summer so is it gonna make a difference if I bought them now? im extremely confused between core i5 4670k and fx 8350 and the core i7 3/4770k if it's worthy thev money. Enlighten me

 

[Fadi Asem]

Im using it for gaming and id like to have that setup for the next 3 years without an upgrade also my gaming res is 1440x900 what u think

 

[Onus]

I'd probably get the i5-4670K. Very few games get any real benefit from an i7, and considering that even a five year old CPU today can play modern games, I'd expect an i5 to last at least as long.

 

[Fadi Asem]

True that but I dont want to have that regret when next gen games come out will the i5 fall behind the fx ever? Id overclock both of them btw

 

[Onus]

In most games, the i5 is stronger. There are a very few in which the FX is stronger. The differences are often more visible in benchmarks than while sitting in front of the PC playing. Typically, the graphics card makes the most difference in performance on a gaming PC. The i5 also uses a lot less power. As you can see from my .sig, I have two decent machines, one an i5 and the other an FX. There is nothing I can play on one that I cannot play on the other. The i5 feels a little smoother in some games, and did even when I had a HD7970 with the FX, but the difference is not remarkable, and I had more background software running on the FX.