no not at all, i have an intel i7 not overclocked and it works wonders, the i5 is more of a gaming chipset, you dont have to worry about overclocking the i5 unless you want to push it pass standards. believe me thats more than enough for gaming. a gtx 660 sc is also what i have... great gpu for the next 2 year or so... if i where you i would get 16gigs of ram.... its a difference in gaming, i have 8 but i am changing that asap