CPU for Gaming

[Need4Dee]

i was thinking of building another gaming PC.

I recently bought the following CPU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-253-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1328

For my new setup, would you think the following would be faster?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-317-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1671

Thank you.

 

[Pneumonic]

i3 will be slower

i5 would be similar performance wise

 

[Troezar]

From what I've read if you intend to play at the higher resolutions, AA etc. then a lot of games are GPU limited once you go past your 965BE...happy to be corrected if this is wrong

 

[Phatzy]

if you want something better than a AMD 965 then go for a i7

 

[droyden]

Pointless jumping to an i5, upgrade your GPU if you are having performance issues

 

[Need4Dee]

The AMD 965 and I3 are within my price range.

My current g card is:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-163-XF

which i am very pleased with.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Stick with the X4 965 especially since you already have got it.

 

[alihassan602]

Stick with your CPU, you could easily get another few years out of it, get a new gpu.