Intel Core I5 3570 or I5 4460

addictedderzthine

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Hi, i currently have Intel E8500 mainly for programming using Visual Studio. It has been my rig for about 5 years so i am planning to upgrade (CPU, Motherboard, RAM) this coming year.. I am considering the following CPU's.

Intel Core I5 3570 ($106) second hand
Intel Core I5 4460 ($180) Brand New
and i can also consider
Intel Core I7 3770 ($127) Second Hand

I can't get Ivy Bridge as Brand New since they are all face-out in my region and the only choice if i will go for a brand new cpu is the haswell cpu's. We can say that all of this CPU's are dead since newer CPU's has been on the market so which would you pick?

I am planning to get 8 Gigs of RAM but if the 3570 would be the picked, i think i can go even 16Gigs. Does 16Gigs of RAM plays a huge impact in programming using Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio? I am using Virtual Machine but not quite a lot, just for testing my applications. I am planning also to install android IDE which i believe memory hog application.

Regards,
Derstine
 
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Dude if you can get a good H77 mobo then yes go for the 3770, sseing as it`s not the unlocked version. Going for the Z-series will be pointless. For VS that is the best choice!

addictedderzthine

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Do you think that 16Gigs of RAM is overkill for my setup?