i5 3rd gen vs i5 4th gen....

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eminem619

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IS THERE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN I5 3RD GEN AND I5 4TH GEN???

I can save money and its cheap(the lga 1155 mobo)

is the i5 3540 good>>>????ill have it with r9 270x sapphire....8gb ram.....ill just do GAMING!!
 
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evan1715
heres a quick build for ya:

mobo B85M-HDS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157376 $59.99
cpu i5-4460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117302 $189.99
ram 2x4gb: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $69.99
gpu r9 270x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050 $209.99
psu 600w: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028 $69.99
total: $599.95

of course u would need a case, cd/dvd drive, and a storage drive (SSD/HDD)

if u dont have an SSD, ur missing out. its too awesome.
a 120gb is only $59.99 now, so worth it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107
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heres a quick build for ya:

mobo B85M-HDS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157376 $59.99
cpu i5-4460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117302 $189.99
ram 2x4gb: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $69.99
gpu r9 270x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050 $209.99
psu 600w: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028 $69.99
total: $599.95

of course u would need a case, cd/dvd drive, and a storage drive (SSD/HDD)

if u dont have an SSD, ur missing out. its too awesome.
a 120gb is only $59.99 now, so worth it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107
 
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As far as I know, there is no cpu numbered i5-3540.
You might be thinking of a i5-3450 , a $190 cpu with a passmark rating of 6546.

A more modern haswell priced in the same range might be a i5-4590 with a passmark rating of 7297.
The accompanying H97/Z97 chipset motherboards are superior and cost about the same.
They also offer future upgradeability to broadwell.

On a new build, I would always go with newer tech.

As to your build for gaming, I might guess about a $450 budget for cpu and graphics card.

You will game better with a stronger graphics card like a GTX760 or R9-280X along with a less expensive haswell intel quad.
In June, you may well have a superior option in the Pentium K anniversary edition cpu.
 
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if thers a board you like and can still get it why not ? ib or haswell about the same but if you can save over haswell it should be just as good. when I was shoping around I looked at the older ib but the boards I would want were not for sale anymore so I just went haswell.. bit if I could of got the board I wanted for the ib it may have been what I'm running now.. so good luck I think you will be fine either way .
 
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eminem619

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the mobo and cpu are not available here in india
 
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