i5 vs i7 Mid Range Gaming Rig

[Taelo]

I've been going back and forth, over the past week, trying to decide whether to go with an i5 or an i7, z87 or h87. I'm upgrading because my Core 2 quad with DDR2 just can't quite hang in there with the newer games. I don't really do anything with my system except games (BF4, WoW, CoD).

Question: If I don't care about overclocking, and I want a decent rig, should I go for the H87 chipset with an i7? Additionally, how do you think the GTX 580 will work with either rig? Should I look at upgrading it as well? Recommendations would be appreciated if you think I need to replace it.

Overclock: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Parts to Upgrade: Everything in the links below except the video card (I already have the GTX 580)

i5 Build -> http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Taelo/saved/3iGJ
i7 Build -> http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Taelo/saved/3iGj

Thank you all for your help and insight!

 

[Outlander_04]

Use the i5 for gaming . The i7 offers no performance increase

But if you use a K sku processor you must use a Z87 chip set mb to overclock .

 

[Niko_boy]

nah 580 will last you long for quite more years. stick with it.
for CPU +1 with above guy.
i7 only needed if you gonna do some very intensive capturing , rendering due to 2 more cores + hyper threading like technology support.
i5 like 4670k is more than enoguh for gaming with a decent Z87 mobo and a cpu cooler for future proofing in case you want overclocking if you need some boost in future