Which would you choose - Intel's i7 3820 or i7 3930k?

Greetings fellow forum members,

I am seriously considering the purchase of a new pc. The cpu's that I will be choosing from are Intel's i7 3820 and i7 3930k.

I am NOT a "gamer" however buying a pc that cannot play games isn't what I want to do.

The i7 3930k would cost me an additional 280 euros.

The cost difference between these two cpu's would not be the deciding factor.

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pparks1 said:

Either chip will play games fine. There aren't a ton of games that even make use of 4 cores, let alone 6.... If cost isn't a concern, go with the more expensive chip, it has more cores and more cache. However, I would probably find that I would rather want to use 280 euros on something else in the computer which would make a bigger difference to my total experience.

Good points and good food for thought.

Thanks for replying.

you say you're not a gamer, but also wouldn't want a pc that can't play games.

the most important component for gaming has got to be the graphics card - thought i should mention it, after reading your OP. :) what gfx card are you considering?

i have to agree with the others and go for the 3820, and put the saved money towards an ssd (or gfx card).

I just can't seem to get interested in SSD's.

As for graphics, a mid-range card such as the ATI HD6850 suits my needs just fine, is reasonabley priced and should also adequately play an occasional game.

To pay so much more for a hdd just to run a few seconds faster does not make sense to me.
None of the programs that I am running on my C: drive are taking forever to load or operate.