Yip i agree. Skouperd is always about cpu overspecing.
Your argument is also flawed Deins. My cpu is now coming upon 6 years old and and its an i5.
It was the best bang for the buck. It is not always about about the best CPU. But i know we ill never convince you of that denis.

Paul isnt concerned with ultimate best performance.
he wants best gaming performance.
In that regard spending more on a GPU is a better bet for him.

A high quality mobo but not over kill is about 2k - 2.5k
That i5 will be just fine for him for a 3 year life cycle.
Getting a a higher end GPU will give him way for value now and down the line.