currently, yes
however in the future, as direct translation is being theorized and emphasized on future gaming, cpu might have little or no impact on the translation process a.k.a rendering

tl;dr
yes, it will bottleneck, it's time to whack your wallet/bank account

drop an i7 Haswell quad core on it, then u will be good for many many years lol

One last shop...i..i..i..must hold on...

just buy the whole store, and you'll be in peace for eternity

Last shop should go all out. No need tahan tahan.. Shoot saje

Terus go for hexa core..
My Intel i7-3930K already 3 years old and still damn good.

Intel i5 3750k enough?

Remember what's the motto?

"Buy First and Regret Later"

Or wait for Broadwell?

I think, anything that's in i5 league is the sweet spot for gaming, beyond that is either you're gonna need the extra cores for some software.

good enough, but do throw in some OC if you do

faster CPU always better

that too, since it is the last CPU that use DDR3(so u wont need to change ram buy overpriced DDR4)

Would suggest keeping and saving your money until you could get the highest end or 2nd highest for cpu.
3 years ago I simply go all out and just get the damn Intel i7-3930K. Hexacore damn gooding and until now still good.
Save and get the best would be the best option. Yes newer technology would be good as well. But aim for a high one so you should never need to upgrade at least for a decade or something

This post has been edited by Rei7: Jun 30 2014, 09:41 PM

Sometimes I will render videos in After Effects

Need to get external cooler if OC? Or stock cooler is enough?

This post has been edited by eugene88: Jun 30 2014, 09:46 PM

Double post

This post has been edited by eugene88: Jun 30 2014, 09:46 PM

preferably 3rd party coolers, stock cooler is not so efficient compared to them

also, bear in mind you need at least a Z77 chipset motherboard to perform OC

Currently I'm using Asrock Z77 Extreme 4

Should I wait for Broadwell or even upgrade to Haswell?

Third gen i5 is more than enough for gaming. All the games out there now doesn't really fully utilize the extra core of i7. I would rather throw my bucks and focus on the GC which is the main component of gaming.

not really, youll see at most performance increase of 5-10% only if you upgrade to Haswell

not worth upgrading if you ask me

Anyone wants the poison cure can talk to me on steam chat.
I shall help you in saving your money lol