This build with an i5 or an i3?

[JackST]

i3 3225 or i5 3570(k)?

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard - £60
PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - £40
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk - £60
Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case - £35
Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply - £40

I don't intend on gaming now but I will in the future, i'll probably get a GTX 760
of course if i start gaming i'll have to add additional storage but ignore that for now
Also can anyone tell me the advantages of having a quad core over a dual core in everyday usage?(no gaming)? I'll usually be programming, watching HD movies, surfing the internet, email, maybe some small editing in aftereffects and photoshop.
Price is my main concern
Thanks

 

[envy14tpe]

Since you seem to be tough about budget then I'd get a i5-4670 or another non overclockable i5.

However, you should get a bigger PSU. For a 760 you should have at least 500W, but I'd suggest getting a CX600 and you'll never have to worry about not having enough power.

 

[JackST]

Since you seem to be tough about budget then I'd get a i5-4670 or another non overclockable i5.

However, you should get a bigger PSU. For a 760 you should have at least 500W, but I'd suggest getting a CX600 and you'll never have to worry about not having enough power.

The K version of the 3570 is only £10 cheaper so should i get that one? What will i actually achieve from overclocking?
Also I used PCpartpicker.com and the overall wattage of the build above with the i5 and an MSI gtx 760 came to 320 watts?
why would i need a 600w power supply?
thanks

 

[maurelie]

intel i5 4 series is newer and better in my opinion, about the power supply, its ok to have little bit more watts if you want to upgrade in the future and get more powerful graphics cards.

 

[maurelie]

Here is my suggestion for your future build
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1WKCb

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.72 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.42 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.53 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£77.38 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£195.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.12 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.75 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £709.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 12:56 GMT+0000)

 

[envy14tpe]

I'd suggest a i5 over a i3 as long as it isn't for office work. I mean literally in a office. For everything else quad core is so much better.

If you want to overclock it'll cost your system at least £40-50 more. Cuz you need a special cooler, a more expensive Zxx mobo, and a k cpu.

For your use I do not recommend it. You won't benefit from it. Stick with a locked i5 and 760.