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Originally Posted by bkdamon
Every bench test I've seen, notably Tom's Hardware lists the i5 2500 as the best performer ATM in regard to gaming and Sandy Bridge is by all accounts the recommended path for top shelf performance. What do you base your recommendation on?
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I was wondering the same thing ...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/142?vs=288
In the anandtech bench, the 2500K (~$250AUS) is comparable to the i7 980X (~$900AUS) in almost all aspects.
The new i7 990X might be a different story but that's currently going for ~$1300
