i3 or i5 for gamming?

[robwigan]

just wonderd will i notice a differance with an i5 cpu if its just used for games or will it make it more future proof ?

 

[passey89]

i5 is better if you can afford it.

You will probably notice difference when playing high settings on demanding games like bf3.

 

[robwigan]

guess it will do me better in the long term also as games needs get more demmanding

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

guess it will do me better in the long term also as games needs get more demmanding

I see what you did there

Afaik there is no difference between the dual core i3 and the dual core i5 aside from clock speed and the speedturboboost thing, but disable that. Get an i3 and overclock it to 4.5ghz. Or get a quad core i5.

 

[Leeroy123]

If you want to start gaming get an i5/i7 .

 

[robwigan]

im new too the forum buts what with the gangster theame avis lol

 

[Allnamestaken]

we are all a big family here son.

 

[Leeroy123]

Rob you must live real close to me, skem! lol

 

[99Androidguy777]

i5 is worth the extra bit of investment over the i3

 

[FRAGMAYO]

I agree an I5 will be faster for gaming, and more future proof

 

[goodl]

i5 all the way bro, i7 you don't really need for gaming, i3 only if your budget is crunched or checkout the MM for a second hand one. The last gaming rig I built for someone was a second hand i7 920 1366 socket if you dont mind a dead end and you can get it cheap enough, still a star performer if you strap a decent sink on it and OC

 

[mr_yogi]

I see what you did there

Afaik there is no difference between the dual core i3 and the dual core i5 aside from clock speed and the speedturboboost thing, but disable that. Get an i3 and overclock it to 4.5ghz. Or get a quad core i5.

How do you overclock an i3 to 4.5GHz?

 

[ubersonic]

How do you overclock an i3 to 4.5GHz?

He is comparing the i3 5xx series and the i5 6xx (from the look of it) those i3's clocked like mad effectively making the dual core i5 pointless to the enthusiast market, you can't do that with a modern i3.

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

He is comparing the i3 5xx series and the i5 6xx (from the look of it) those i3's clocked like mad effectively making the dual core i5 pointless to the enthusiast market, you can't do that with a modern i3.

I though so, since all SB/IB i5's are quad cores anyway (well I think there might be one low power SB i5 that is a dual core but that is irrelevant to consumers).
My vote goes for a 3570k, or a 2500k if it is significantly cheaper.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

He is comparing the i3 5xx series and the i5 6xx (from the look of it) those i3's clocked like mad effectively making the dual core i5 pointless to the enthusiast market, you can't do that with a modern i3.

Ahh my mistake!
I am a bit out the loop on the latest CPU. My first gen i5 is almost 3 years old and is showing no signs of being past it yet so I haven't checked the newer stuff!