McDuncun :
No I get what you mean... I personally like my 2500K and wont upgrade it anytime soon... He runs on a H67(My old bord) but I`m going to give my Z77 to him later so I think he will have to go with a IB... But the 3570K is a bit out of his price range... He does`nt really know alot about OCing so I`m thinking of telling him to just get a non-K IB instead later on...
Would a i5 3330 or 3470 also be good for the system hes running on right now... I mean he should be getting alot more than his 2100 at the moment... Hes not really into heavy hardcore gaming as such...
BTW... If your 3570K can run 2x 7970 then I bet my 2500K would be okay with 2x GTX 660`s with a bit of overclock right???
A 2500K with a SLI GTX 660 overclock setup is A-Okay.
If price is a big deal, consider going the i5-3350P route; they're significantly less expensive than similar Ivy Bridge processors due to the exclusion of the IGP, which you won't need anyways. They also don't overclock.
Getting a non-K processor with a Z77 is kind of an unfortunate waste, but a budget is a budget, and the 3350P is a good choice in this case. Very very similar in performance to the 3330 or 3470.
Any IB i5 processor will be more than enough for him.