For gaming i7 or i5??

shalevcohen

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im about to buy a pc for heavy gaming..
but i want it for the long term use, so im asking..
whats best for me?
this are my two options:
1.Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 3470 Socket 1155 6MB 3.2Ghz Tray

2.Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3770 Socket 1155 8MB 3.4Ghz Tray

plz give your opinion and if there is something else that you think its better, let me know.
thank you. :)
 

natedawg72

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i5. In comparison, the i7 doesn't give much benefit for gaming.

For long term use overclocking may be helpful, since you could speed the processor up if, in years to come, it starts getting a little slow for games. The i5-3570k is a good i5 that is fully unlocked for overclocking.
 

natedawg72

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No. [strike]Multithreading[/strike] hyperthreading has been around for quite a while now, and it doesn't help games much at all. The i5 is the better choice (because of cost effectiveness) and will last just as long as the i7.

Edit: Accidently mixed up hyperthreading and multithreading, Thanks to Sakkura for catching me.
What the i7 has is hyperthreading. As Sakkura pointed out, it has no benefit in games.
 
I think you mean hyperthreading. They're both multicore (quad-core) processors which multithreaded applications can take advantage of. Games gain ~nothing from hyperthreading, unfortunately.

Edit: And courtesy of Wikipedia: It's been around since February 2002.
 

fireboy

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i thing i5 3570 k is best for gaming.which mean 4.4 mhz OC max in normal u can do till 5.0 MHZ with good cooler but i7-3770K can hit 4.5 in normal way with a bit good cooler 4.7 ..and with a heavy cooler 5.0mhz and it is in the top chart of oc score...if u think of saving $$ then get i5 but if u got $$ get i7 ..REMEMBER to get a good motherboard to hold tht much of power :)
 

koreanzombie

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well, to be honest with either processor, you better be looking to overclock because that is where you're going to see the biggest potential these processors have to offer.

Both can hit above 4.3 easily, EASILY with air cooling, and stock/oc performance is kind of significant if you see the benchmarks. but if you're not interested in ocing, they're still great processors @ stock.
 

The Core i5-3470 will not hit 4.3 GHz easily. The Core i7-3770 will, but it can't go much higher than that (only BCLK overclocking).