Do You Need an Expensive CPU for Gaming?

The Core i5 one of the most popular CPUs for gaming but do you really need it? In this video I compare the $85 AMD Athlon X4 750K vs $230 Intel Core i5-4670K to see if it’s worth it to spend the extra money on an expensive processor for a gaming PC. I use an entry level AMD Radeon 7770 graphics card, mid range AMD Radeon 7870 and a high end Nvidia GTX 780 with the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark, Battlefield 3, Metro: Last Light and Crysis 3 to see how much of a difference spending over twice as much on