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Haswell, is it worth it?
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For building a gaming PC should I go haswell? Is it worth the extra money?

What are your thoughts on haswell?
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If you have an 1155 i5 or i7 already, forget upgrading because it's not worth it, but if you're buying a new rig, yes, it's worth getting a Haswell chip instead of an 1155 CPU. Intel should flesh out the 1150 CPU line soon with i3s, Pentium, Celerons, and more i5 options.

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