frozentundra123456
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Good pt.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/328387-28-intel-power-consumption
dude crunched math, found like 11 bucks difference in a year, assuming full load for 40 hrs/wk (which is a lot of gaming)
Still, another factor you have to account for is like the bigger and more expensive PSU you're going to have to shell out for to account for the increased power draw
That sounds about right, if you dont overclock. I you overclock the 6300 then the power draw becomes a bigger factor, although difficult to determine because it is hard to know the power draw overclocked. Even then though over 3 years of use, that would be 33.00, more than negating the price advantage vs i3 and getting you half way to a low end i5.