3.4ghz i5 or 3.6ghz i7

charldon

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hey guys im ready to buy my new pc but I dontwanne spend alota money on i7... so all I wane now is that is there a big difference in gaming with an 3.6ghz i7 and a 3.4ghz i5... coz all ima do is gaming and ill play that with a GTX 660(non-ti)... so will I also be able to play crisis 3 on its best graphics with that vide card also??? but remember I wane dicide which cpu ima choose now...please help!
 

neo_classical

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If your main activity with your processor is to play games then go with the i5. It will save you a lot of money and the difference is not noticeable. For other activities the i7s come into their own, but not with games.