Re: Budget PC gaming
Even Phenom IIs sometimes beat the i7 in gaming
click link for proof
http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=14309
i personally would go i5 or Phenom II x3/x4 (currently the “sweet-spot” for multi-core processors in gaming is 3 cores) can’t find the article… but if someone asks nicely I’ll spend some serious time and dig it up