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3570k and single gpu or 5800k and crossfire

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so i have finally decided all the things i want except the cpu.....should i get a 3570k or amd a10 5800k???
90% gaming 10% wath a movie or something..i'm a student.....oh my gpu will be a 2gb 7870....1920x1080.....regular or high settings......games:baf3 mod4 all of them and black ops2 dishonored borderlands2.....i like singleplayer but i love multi on cod4 (all)...really need help...many thanks in advance

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It's a pointless comparison the answer is obviously the i5. You are comparing a budget APU to a high end CPU. It's like saying "Here choose between this old donkey or this arabian stallion"

So get the i5 if you can afford it.
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Neither, if you are on a budget, get an FX 6300 with a 970 chipset mobo 8GB 1866 RAM for the price of JUST the i5 and throw in a 7850/70 or better, depending on your budget.

If you already have that 7870, all's fine.
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Fx 6300 will have trouble playing bf3 even i5 at stock clocks have a little trouble playing bf3 with high end gpus. I even benefit from an overclock. It helps my minimum fps most.
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Get a 970 chipset mobo, like I said, not that Asus one with a crappy chipset ...

Something like an ASRock 970 Extreme3.

Of course the i5 is better, it's twice as expansive ... but it's just 10-20% at the very most and only in games. Overclock the 6300 to 4-4.5 Ghz and you're fine.
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