I have tested it both ways, and it's simpler to just go pure Strength with swords, at least for me. You can try to tweak a little Dexterity in there if you want, and by all means add a few points to Vitality if you are tanking or need some HP, but yeah, I have just resorted to going all-STR after testing it a bunch of times. It is easier on me and I didn't notice a huge difference, Swords seem to crit pretty often for me. Grab a few +Crit glyphs, and you can really see them shine.
