Best Gaming CPU for 2012

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When you're building a rig it's important to pick out your CPU first because this will in turn decide which type of motherboard you need to purchase. If you really are just planning on using your system for gaming then most likely you want to spend around 25% of your overall budget on a CPU and 25% of your overall budget on your graphics card and then find a way to make all of your other components fit around that.

If it comes down between putting your money into a solid graphics card or a CPU, then make sure to put any extra money you have towards your graphics card.