Should I return my ivy bridge I bought for an unbuilt rig and wait for haswell?

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I got my ivy bridge i7 on sale for $230, but I'm having second thoughts now, should stay with the ivy bridge, or return it and wait for haswell? Because I will have to compromise on another aspect of my system otherwise. SO I guess I'm asking, is the performance increase worth it?
 
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If they're CPU-intensive and use Hyperthreading, keep it. If they dont, trade it in for a Haswell i5.

Otherwise, keep.
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Money is an issue as I just barely shoehorned my computer in under $2000, I would have had to go with an i5 otherwise. EDIT: Meant 2,000
 
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What're your uses for this computer?

If it's for gaming, then an i7 is actually completely unnecessary in the first place.
 
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I play a lot of cpu intensive games, so if I forgo this i7 at the discounted price, I'll have to compromise on the mobo.
 
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If they're CPU-intensive and use Hyperthreading, keep it. If they dont, trade it in for a Haswell i5.

Otherwise, keep.
 
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I'm sticking with the i7 3770k I guess. Thanks guys.
 
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