Which CPU to choose?

Hi!

I'd like to upgrade my ageing Intel Core2duo P8600 (easily overclocked from 3.0 to 3.6 GHz ) to something more powerful. I was thinking about a quad-core (or more, does it make sense on W8?) My primary concern is a fast photo RAW processing.

I could stay with Intel and go with an i5 model or go with AMD, wich whose models I'm not familiar.

What do you recommend? What is a good model to go? (Good "bang for the buck" or how it is said )

Overclocking is not a primary concern, but is a viable option

Thanks

I have built two gaming PCs in about 2 months for friends. I used the i5 3570 and the i5 4670. Both of those overclocked fairly easily but not to an extreme degree. They very easily scored "high end" in the 3dmark 11 ratings when paired with a 780.

Another website I shall not name offers a "best bang for your buck" quarterly review of CPUs. They use mostly synthetic tests, though.

Team Merica said:

I have built two gaming PCs in about 2 months for friends. I used the i5 3570 and the i5 4670. Both of those overclocked fairly easily but not to an extreme degree. They very easily scored "high end" in the 3dmark 11 ratings when paired with a 780.

Another website I shall not name offers a "best bang for your buck" quarterly review of CPUs. They use mostly synthetic tests, though.

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Thanks. I think I know the site you mean, but they test it for games, not for DTP etc. software