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    Core per core performance 3770k vs 3960x for gaming.

    If I was going to get a chip for gaming with the intent of max single threaded performance for games like WoW would an enthusiast level chip with disabled hyper threading for max overclock outperform a 3770k with hyper threading disabled for max overclock? (yes I know that would basically make it an i5 for I don't know what the base performance differences are between the two). Are 1k$ enthusiast level chips faster than the norm or do they just have more cores?

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    sure they are faster, but that is like 0,5% or something. Especially when you hit higher resolutions and turn on more details (e.g. AA) the performance of the CPU becomes less important.

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    Get a 3570K.

    Of course, you're probably referring to that silly 6 screen thing you've been making threads about, and streaming too. But the 3770 and 3960 really have no performance benefit for straight gaming. Perhaps, PERHAPS, a couple frames. And by a 'couple' I literally mean two.
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    Thank you good sirs.

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    3930k/3960x are rather meant for games such as BF3 with great multithreading support and especially Tri/quad sli setups. Games such as WoW, SC2, fill the rest in, you don't need an i7 even.

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