Better then i7 950?

[nofearskill]

Is there any better processor for gaming then the i7 950? i mean in the same price range. i don't want one that is 50$ more expencive then the i7 950... all im going to use it for is gaming.
ps. i am not planning to overclock.

 

[nofearskill]

ah later edit, im not going to use sli\crossfire so i heard im not going to need the 950 since the i-7 870 is the same thing without multiple gpu support. so any processor better then the 870 for the same price range?

 

[venjhammet]

Try the Core i5 2500k, excellent on overclock, cheaper than i7 950 yet powerful and way less cooler in terms of cpu temp.

 

[nofearskill]

i am not planning to overclock. but is the i5 2500k dual core? quad core? and is it better then i7 950 and i7 870? also im not planning to use sli\crossfire i just want the best performance in games. thanks for the reply

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The Intel® Core™ I5 2500K is a quad core processor and right now it is about the best processor on the market in price vs. performance and is about the best processor for gaming you can get. Also the motherboard that you will pick up for the Intel Core I5 2500K most likely should cost less than the X58 board that you would need for the Intel Core I7 950. Between the savings on a P67 series board (the chipset on the board you are going to want) and then Intel Core I5 2500K will make a nice down payment for a SSD. You can take a look at something like the Intel SSD 320 80GB as a boot drive and see some big improvement on the boot times and access times on any program located on the drive.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team