ok about to buy a new gaming PC from ** Linking to competitors is strictly prohibited - Please read FAQs regarding rules **a custom PC website i found. just need advice on processors. I have a decent budget of £1200 should i go for intel or amd. and is sandybridge CPUs better than bloomfield? thanks
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i would remove the competitor link if i were you. they arent allowed here 
for a gaming PC at £1200, get an intel i5 2500k (sandybridge). they destroy the previous processors
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wow, that site is pretty poor, £300 to upgrade from an i3 2100k to an i7 2600k, and no i5 2500K in site.
overclockers for the win
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go for this PC: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE
with the XFX radeon 6950 and the 120GB SSD and windows 7 home premium. the 8GB ram upgrade isnt needed for gaming, so unless you will be doing heavy video editing, photoshop, 3D modelling, etc then stick with 4GB
for a gaming PC at £1200, get an intel i5 2500k (sandybridge). they destroy the previous processors
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wow, that site is pretty poor, £300 to upgrade from an i3 2100k to an i7 2600k, and no i5 2500K in site.
overclockers for the win
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go for this PC: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE
with the XFX radeon 6950 and the 120GB SSD and windows 7 home premium. the 8GB ram upgrade isnt needed for gaming, so unless you will be doing heavy video editing, photoshop, 3D modelling, etc then stick with 4GB
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These people are vastly overpriced and will rip you off. Besides, mentioning competitors is against forum rules.
Buy a Titan Spinosaur from here and add to it Windows 7 HP, a 120GB SSD and a GTX 570. Still within budget and will beat the daylights out of anything from ByB.
Buy a Titan Spinosaur from here and add to it Windows 7 HP, a 120GB SSD and a GTX 570. Still within budget and will beat the daylights out of anything from ByB.
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oh, heres a comparison of the 6950 and the GTX570:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306
dont worry about the power consumption or anything, just look at the frame rates at whatever resolution your monitor is at (or whatever's closest)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306
dont worry about the power consumption or anything, just look at the frame rates at whatever resolution your monitor is at (or whatever's closest)