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i5 4460 vs i5 3450 for gaming

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August 6, 2014 12:17:41 PM

i'm building a new PC for gaming
and i have two builds in mind
an i5 4460 + h81 mobo
or i5 3450 +h61 mobo

and i wanted to know if there would be a significant difference in performance ?

if i do not intend to over clock or upgrade or use cross fire or sli do i need better mobos than h61 or h81?

you should know that there is a price difference and i'm on a tight budget

i also want to know if these builds would be good for gaming if i used a good graphics card like 7950 or r9 270x

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August 6, 2014 1:50:20 PM

These CPU's are almost identically matched, although the 4460 supports some instructions the 3450 does not. That's negligible though. If you have no plans to overclock or run a very high end card then it's a no brainer. Go with the 3450 and use the extra money for a 270x or 280 card. You can get a 280 card for about 20-30 dollars more than the 270x and is probably worth the extra money.
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