Is i3 for gaming enough?

[fajardokier]

I know the game is all about the graphic card right? so people said that even i7 isn't that necessary.

So I'm planning to create a Budget gaming next 2 weeks because what do you know?? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!! D
Anyways If i'm going for i3 I have a chance to buy gtx 550 ti SLI. RIGHT SLI I CAN BUY 2 GTX 550 ti
BUTT!! If you guys recommend me to buy i5 I can only just buy 1 550 ti.

So whats the best thing to buy? that i3 or i5.
OH yess Another question. will that i3 bottleneck on that 2 gtx 550?

Budget is $700

 

[de5_Roy]

i5 is better for gaming.
a single 6870 or 7850 will be better than sli 550ti in the long run.

 

[bartholomew]

Yeah, Get an i5 + HD 6870/GTX 560 Ti

 

[fajardokier]

i5 is better for gaming.
a single 6870 or 7850 will be better than sli 550ti in the long run.

You serious?? how about gtx 560 ti? How is it?

 

[fajardokier]

I prefer Nvidia not ati Sorry guys (

 

[de5_Roy]

7850 is better performer than 560ti. only thing 7850 lacks is physx support. 2gb 560ti and 7850 are priced similarly. in some cases, especially with reference design, 7850 is cheaper.

 

[bartholomew]

MUCH better than the 550ti.

 

[de5_Roy]

if you're getting nvidia, then msi gtx 560ti twin frozr
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127594

 

[fajardokier]

1- is the i3 a very good budget gaming CPU? yes, see chart below as it distances itself from much of the AMD competition
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120-10.html

2- is the i5 better for gaming and worth the extra cash over the i3? yes

3- will the 550ti in SLI & i3 outperform a single GTX550ti & i5 in gaming? yes

4 - will the i3 be able to keep up with the GTX550ti in SLI? it really depends on the exact game. Some games it will be fine while others the GTX550ti may not hit peak performance in SLI.

Well what do you suggest me then? do you think 2 gtx 550 ti is better than gtx 560? or i'll stick up with 560 ti

 

[de5_Roy]

550ti sli is obviously more powerful than a single 560ti in terms of raw performance.
at your budget, it's better to go with a single powerful card and add another down the line.

 

[BewareOfButtlice]

Ive got the i5-2400 and 560ti and it runs any game at maximum graphics flawlessly. Definitely go with an i5!

 

[fajardokier]

So guys how about i7? If i'm going to buy i7 Then I cannot buy a gpu ) Is it waste of money?

 

[de5_Roy]

So guys how about i7? If i'm going to buy i7 Then I cannot buy a gpu ) Is it waste of money?

for gaming and at your budget, kinda..

 

[MajinCry]

I say get the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE.

At stock it trades blows with the i3 2100 at gaming, but outside of gaming, the Phenom II trashes the i3.

 

[fajardokier]

HOW ABOUT THIS?? i5 and gtx 560 ti period!! Is it worth it now?

 

[de5_Roy]

HOW ABOUT THIS?? i5 and gtx 560 ti period!! Is it worth it now?

i5 and 560ti is a good combo.

 

[anirudh1]

i5 - 2400 and 560ti for ur budget..

 

[BewareOfButtlice]

i5 - 2400 and 560ti for ur budget..

I have this setup and you wont be unhappy with it. Any game, maximum graphics!

 

[ET900]

If you get an i5 2500K you can overclock the hell out of it easy and it will serve you much longer than an i3. I think it's a wise choice for CPU. If you want to get a 560ti then try get a 448 core one if possible because it performs like 570 ti but is cheaper. If not then try get one with 2GB of VRAM. 1GB is not enough these days unless you play games on a really small monitor. Just for reference, BF3 takes up 1.5GB of VRAM when I play it on high (not ultra) settings without any AA. Yeh...

Hope you're happy with whatever you pick

 

[rds1220]

I know the game is all about the graphic card right? so people said that even i7 isn't that necessary.

You're right in gaming it is mostly about the video card not the CPU. That doesn't mean though that you should compleatly ignore the CPU, you can't put a Pentium 4 with 7970 and expect it to play Crysis or BF3. You need an even balence between CPU and video card. For gaming an I7 is overkill because you are spending an extra hundred dollars on hyperthreading and extra cache, two things that games don't make use of right now. The I3 is good for gaming but in certain games like BF3 it will start to bottleneck. I would spend a little extra and get an I5 2500k.

So I'm planning to create a Budget gaming next 2 weeks because what do you know?? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!! D
Anyways If i'm going for i3 I have a chance to buy gtx 550 ti SLI. RIGHT SLI I CAN BUY 2 GTX 550 ti
BUTT!! If you guys recommend me to buy i5 I can only just buy 1 550 ti.

Like I said above I would go with the I5. The GTX 550 is at this point pretty useless in gaming. It was middle of the road when it was released and now it's a generation old. It would be pointless to take two old, kind of weak video cards ans SLI them. You would be better off spending the money on one powerful video card like a GTX 670.

So whats the best thing to buy? that i3 or i5.

The I5

 

[fajardokier]

You're right in gaming it is mostly about the video card not the CPU. That doesn't mean though that you should compleatly ignore the CPU, you can't put a Pentium 4 with 7970 and expect it to play Crysis or BF3. You need an even balence between CPU and video card. For gaming an I7 is overkill because you are spending an extra hundred dollars on hyperthreading and extra cache, two things that games don't make use of right now. The I3 is good for gaming but in certain games like BF3 it will start to bottleneck. I would spend a little extra and get an I5 2500k.



Like I said above I would go with the I5. The GTX 550 is at this point pretty useless in gaming. It was middle of the road when it was released and now it's a generation old. It would be pointless to take two old, kind of weak video cards ans SLI them. You would be better off spending the money on one powerful video card like a GTX 670.



The I5

Okay! so let's compute it. my budget is $700
In here the gtx 560 ti is $199 but its (Gtx 560 ti PALIT) is palit good??
And I'll pick i5 3570k which is the latest one or also known as ivy bridge which is about $240
And motherboard probably i'll spend $150
For ram maybe $50
And powersupply for about $65
Total $704 "I'll just beg my mom to give me 4 dollars
So anyway is it worth it now? Will that setup make happy?

 

[rds1220]

IMO there is no point in getting the Ivy Bridges CPU. Yes it is better but it's only a slight increase in performance. The biggest difference is that Ivy Bridges has better integrated graphics something you aren't even going to use as a gamer becuase you'll be using a dedicated video card. I would just get the 2500K. It should be about 10 dollars cheaper and is still more than good enough for all of todays games. The video card can still needs work. The 560 will work for now but don't expect to be playing Crysis or BF3 on ultra high resoltions with ultra high settings.

 

[fajardokier]

IMO there is no point in getting the Ivy Bridges CPU. Yes it is better but it's only a slight increase in performance. The biggest difference is that Ivy Bridges has better integrated graphics something you aren't even going to use as a gamer becuase you'll be using a dedicated video card. I would just get the 2500K. It should be about 10 dollars cheaper and is still more than good enough for all of todays games. The video card can still needs work. The 560 will work for now but don't expect to be playing Crysis or BF3 on ultra high resoltions with ultra high settings.

Okay!! I get your point. we're almost done here. I like sandy bridge too you know soooo The final answer is i5 2500k sandy bridge and i'll just overclock it to get same performance as the ivy bridge?

 

[fajardokier]

IMO there is no point in getting the Ivy Bridges CPU. Yes it is better but it's only a slight increase in performance. The biggest difference is that Ivy Bridges has better integrated graphics something you aren't even going to use as a gamer becuase you'll be using a dedicated video card. I would just get the 2500K. It should be about 10 dollars cheaper and is still more than good enough for all of todays games. The video card can still needs work. The 560 will work for now but don't expect to be playing Crysis or BF3 on ultra high resoltions with ultra high settings.

And 1 more question sorry. Which motherboard should I get? z68 or z77 remember I'm now going to buy that i5 2500k

 

[rds1220]

Yes. Both CPU's have an unlocked multiplier and getting the 2500K to run at the same speed and performance of Ivy Bridges is very, very easy.