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How long will an i5 3470 be solid processor for gaming?

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CPUs Master
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You should wait until Haswell next year. Switching from a Phenom II X4 965 to an i5 3470 will gain you a lot of performance, however, the Phenom II's are still very decent by today's standards and should last you another year.

Long story short, I don't think the performance gains would be very satisfactory :) 

mocchan said:
You should wait until Haswell next year. Switching from a Phenom II X4 965 to an i5 3470 will gain you a lot of performance, however, the Phenom II's are still very decent by today's standards and should last you another year.

Long story short, I don't think the performance gains would be very satisfactory :) 


Really? I am actually fairly surprised by this, due to general popular opinion. But this is why I posted this thread. Good to know; thanks!
CPUs Master
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You're very welcome! :) 

On a side note, be sure to pick up an unlocked Haswell CPU next year :)  This way, even if you choose not to overclock, will give you the flexibility to overclock little by little every year to gain 5-10% performance to keep up with the newer CPU's :) 
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