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The whole point was current i3 gaming is plausible if you are on a budget, but the op budget allows him to step up into an I5. Where the fails and argument came from is Verdasco blatantly said skip i3 all together for any sort of gaming. Which is wrong, period. Go look at benchmarks, the i3 probably is the best bang for buck at the moment. Yes anything above will out perform it, but for around double the cost.
Another option op, which I did, was buy a motherboard I can upgrade around when my budget grows. The price difference between a budget mb and mine was around 50-70 dollars. A lot easier to swallow when purchasing everything at once, compared to the i3 to i5 price difference.
Also look for sales and look on Craigslist for some good deals.
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