The new i5s are a great value...pretty damn good performance. It probably beats my half generation older i7 930...which is actually a favorite for enthusiasts (not as much as the 920, but still pretty popular)...if I ever actually sit down and build a system...which I may in the near future...I'd go with that chip...especially if I wanted a gaming system.
Yeah, my system can take pretty much any game I throw at it on max settings.
I figured the i7-2600k wasn't really needed and I needed the extra $100. Now they're charging $369 for the 2700K.. what a rip off. The i5-2500k is the best value of any intel chip pretty much.