i5 vs i7 for Budget Gaming Desktop

Grantskys13 · Aug 23, 2014

I am building my first gaming desktop (On a 800$ Budget) and was wondering if I should but a 3.5 GHz i5 4 cores in OR a i7 3.2 GHz 8 core. I also have 2x4GB of RAM and a nVidia GTX 750Ti 2GB. Just wondering what the best way to go is! Thanks in advance everyone!

Novuake · Aug 23, 2014

Stick to an I5 and get a better graphics card.

Actually you can get A LOT better graphics card with 800$.

Shneiky · Aug 23, 2014

In your title you put "laptop" and now you are talking about a desktop. If you are doing gaming desktop on a budget then go with I5. The money you save from the I5, put them into buying GTX 760.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Total: $724.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 08:37 EDT-0400

Something like this. You can always change the case. And I left 80 bucks for you to chose windows 7 or 8. Cheers

V1ctor89 · Aug 23, 2014

You only need an i7 if you do hard core rendering, graphic/video editing etc. An ivy or haswell quad-core i5 is enough for the most demanding games.

Novuake · Aug 23, 2014

Like this for example.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($218.40 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $818.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 08:37 EDT-0400

tsuneo6 · Aug 23, 2014

If I can give you a sugestion, I got myself quite a decent gaming build for 860 euro's... swtich the CPU to and AMD CPU, it's more powerhungry but cheaper, but it'll do the job (get a 8320 or 8350). you'll also have to change the mobo, I myself use an asus M5A97 r2.0. and then you could even go for a gtx 770/760 graphics card.

Grantskys13 · Aug 23, 2014

Novuake :

Ok well which one do you suggest? I am already at about 600$ without the card. Which card do you suggest? Thanks

Grantskys13 · Aug 23, 2014

Shneiky :

In your title you put "laptop" and now you are talking about a desktop. If you are doing gaming desktop on a budget then go with I5. The money you save from the I5, put them into buying GTX 760.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Total: $724.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 08:37 EDT-0400

Something like this. You can always change the case. And I left 80 bucks for you to chose windows 7 or 8. Cheers

Alright thanks! Sorry I fixed the title.

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