Hardware advice CPU and GPU

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Drifter

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Hi Guys

Please advise what in your opinion would be the better buy for performance and longevity

i7-3770K 3.5GHZ or i5-3570K 3.4GHZ


GPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX670OC Edition 2GB or

Gigabyte Nvidia GTX660 2GB Winforce 2x OC 192-Bit

Thanks in advance
 
The i5 is more optimized for gaming, presumably the op is saying i5 and 670 or i7 and 660.
The first option would yield better gaming results for price value. i7 would yield better video editing and processor heavy results but the i7 is R1k or so more expensive.
 
TBlaar said:
Just a question TJ, why the i5 and not the i7? If money was not a factor?

I definitely agree on the 7950 though... got mine, and it's sweet!!!!!
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Games don't utilize HT, so in essence you're wasting money on getting a i7 if the machine is for gaming.
If money wasn't a problem I would go for the i7, but purely because cash isn't a problem. There will be no difference in gaming.
The only time you'll notice a difference between the 2 cpu's is if you do rendering or you convert dvd's ect.
 
OK Thanks, makes sense.

Also, if what Simon said was correct, I would definitely also go i5 and 670 over i7 and 660.
 
This is the spec that my budget allowed. Paid for. To put things in perspective, my current machine is a P4 3.2GB with 1GB RAM LOL.

I know it's only midrange, but should last me a while.

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Performance board
i5-3570K 3.4 GHZ
1TB SATA III 7200RPM 64MB
Pro SP900 128GB SATA III SSD
GTX660Ti 2GB Power Edition OC 192 Bit PCI-E 3.0
16GB DDR3-1600MHz
Coolermaster CM Scout II USB 3.0 Black ATX case
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Corsair- af120 performance twin pack 1650rpm case fans
XFX ProSeries Core Edition 550W 80 Plus Bronze PSU
Samsung 23" Full HD LED Monitor
 
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The 660 is a good card, but the bus width will probably be your bottleneck at high resolutions. Still, all your other hardware is boss, so the only thing you may need to upgrade in a while is your graphics card.

Going with the i5 has already given you R1000 towards a new GPU. You will not see any difference in gaming.
 
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