Do i really need 3930K for gaming?

[alz3abi]

Hi guys,


I planning to build new PC dedicated to gaming and I want it for at less 5 years to perform.

my question is do I really need 3930K for CPU to run GTX690?

if I decided to upgrade the graphics card after 2-4 years any bottle neck issues?


what do you suggest for future proof gaming CPU?

 

[jldevoy]

If its for gaming an ivybridge 3770k would be fine.

 

[alz3abi]

If its for gaming an ivybridge 3770k would be fine.

what do you think about 2011 socket?

 

[Pinhedd]

Hi guys,


I planning to build new PC dedicated to gaming and I want it for at less 5 years to perform.

my question is do I really need 3930K for CPU to run GTX690?

if I decided to upgrade the graphics card after 2-4 years any bottle neck issues?


what do you suggest for future proof gaming CPU?

There's plenty of life in the 3930k. It will live for 5 years easily

 

[FinneousPJ]

No, you don't need 3930K for gaming.

 

[alz3abi]

No, you don't need 3930K for gaming.

I meant 3820

 

[FinneousPJ]

No, you don't need that either.

 

[lostgamer_03]

Everybody in here is quite wrong. i7 isn't needed AT ALL when you're gaming. The best you can get for your Money is i5-3570k.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/6

Look how it faires against these extreme CPUs and i7 CPUs. Why pay like 2 or 3 times the Price for something that might give you 1 or 2 FPS in difference? I wouldn't I can tell you, and if you're smart you shouldn't either.

And stop asking about future proofness.

Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4ip08auGg

Now you'll never ask about the term "future proofness" Again.

 

[mi1ez]

Everybody in here is quite wrong. i7 isn't needed AT ALL when you're gaming. The best you can get for your Money is i5-3570k.

^ This.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Well, no, not everybody

 

[das_stig]

i5-3570K.

 

[Daedalus12]

i5-3570k is the best bang for the buck and will have plenty of life in it. I've never had a good CPU not give me 4-5 solid years for gaming, and an i7 isn't going to serve you any better.

 

[13thmonkey]

i'd also only buy a 680 and then a 880 when they come out, it'll cost you the same as a 690, but last longer. Unless you are running very high resolutions.