I am a hardcore gamer with limited budget-------

I had an old amd phenom 8450 2.1 GHz triple core processor which I bought 4 years ago alongwith ATI HD 4870 graphics card. It served me well all these years but it lacked a punch in all those games which were highly processor dependent (eg., GTA IV). Thanks to my graphics card I could play all the games till last year with high settings at a respectable resolution. But this processor is a power house yet a cold breeze when it comes to power co...

What a beefy beast :

1.) Its IVY bridge baby arguably the best intel series till now
2.) 3.3ghz quadcore boost upto 3.7 ghz
3.) i5 is best for gaming ( dont waste your money on i7, as games doesn't benefit much from HT)
4.) runs cool

all of that + you'd have to use it to feel the difference....for gaming, better than any AMD out in the market.... highly recommended

Thanks flipkart for fast delivery

This is not a gamer's review.
The processor is small, fast and efficient.
Comparable to the cost but faster than the i5 2500k, the i7 2670 and the amd bulldozer series.
Its built in gpu is good for every day use.
Fused this with an asus p8z77v-pro mb and 8 gbs of corsair ram.
Use this for cad, 3d and dlna server.
might go in for graphic card if i find the cad work lagging. so far havent found the built in gpu lagging.
For the cost, recommend it over the amd series and the old sandy bridge pro...

The Intel Core i5 3550 has a Turbo mode but no Hyper-Threading and falls just below the Core i5 3570K in Intel's Ivy Bridge processor range. The two CPUs have different clock speeds, with the Core i5 3550 100 MHz lower than the i5 3570K in both its base frequency and in Turbo mode. That's not the only difference between these two models either ...

The fact that there's no 'K' at the end of the i5 3550 product name means that this processor doesn't come with all the options you'll need for ef...

powerful performance. i have 3 computers in my house and i am programmer and also fan of computer games.
the cpu also dont get heat up in short time. in i5 series this is best cpu and price is also affordable. if any buddy wants pc for games and heavy duty application , then i suggest this is the processor u need.

flipkart delivery is awesome . i got the processor in hand in just 20 hrs after making a order.

Ordered this from Flipkart. Product arrived quickly and well packed.

The processor is great. I bought this as a replacement for my old phenom II. Uses almost half the power and performs like a champ. Single threaded performance is miles ahead of the phenom II (massive boost for CPU intensive games).

I paired this with a CM Hyper 212+ and the temps never crossed 60C while stress testing with prime 95. Didn;t really bother trying the stock cooler as i need a really silent PC.

Of course this...

i am using the above side processor,
performance is excellent,
no more problems detected,
wireless display option in working,
try it now

I bought it for Rs 6oo less
I'll make this review shot and easy
If you are not into Ocing you should get this
auto boosts upto 3.7 ghz
Intel will last you up to 5-7 years trust me
if you add a next gen gfx card you will have a demon up your desk.