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Arkaign said:
Well, most games don't take advantage of HT yet, I've seen that my 4790k 970sli box rarely blows away my htpc with a single 690 and 4670k. They're not running titans by any stretch, but i7 is still almost overkill for gaming in 2015. With more emphasis hopefully coming on mdore than 4 threads thanks to ps4x1, maybe that will change.

Indeed, there aren't many gaming related uses for an i7 right now. The closest to one i can think of is those who want to use their PC to record, edit and render game footage (or for livestreaming at higher qualities). Even then an i5 will do a good enough job for most.