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Question

i5 3470 vs i5 660 for gtx 1050 Ti?

Jun 21, 2018 1:32PM PDT

Which one is better for my gtx 1050 Ti?
I don't know that much for cpu's.

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Depends on the game.
Jun 21, 2018 2:10PM PDT

But somewhere about the i5-2500, games until today didn't care much about CPU power (this is a generality and we much know the game to avoid generalities.)

In fact I'm going to likely pop the 1050 Ti into a C2Q Q6600.

So yours is quite the grade above this.

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(NT) The 3470 wins.
Jun 21, 2018 5:06PM PDT