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gazza4223

gazza4223

gazza4223

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Hi guys, im looking for a bit of advice, im new to building pcs and the choice of components are mad, now my budget for a is about 100 -150ish, i have read many things regarding the gtx 460 550 550ti 560 and 560ti and people opinions seem to be quite varied on this which is best and so forth!
specs
amd fx4100 cpu
patriot 8gb mem
cit 450w psu
gigabyte m68mt s2 m/b
current gpu gt 520 ( i know its **** hence thge change)

what advice would you guys give on which one would be best? thnxs
 
Change it to this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=cp-366-in&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1671

think it's a lot better in nearly all areas.

today, intel's lga 1155 platform remains the best bet for a gaming rig. and not only for its budget-oriented performance, which is great, but also for its potential. start with a cheap core i3 and an inexpensive discrete gpu. then, upgrade later to an ivy bridge-based chip and a faster graphics card without imposing any sort of bottleneck.
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,3136-9.html

You'll need to switch the motherboard to a socket 1155 as well. Get one in similar price to the one you picked.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=5&subid=1965
take your pick

In terms of GPU around the 100-150 mark I'd hesitate to buy a new card at that price unless you intend to go closer to £150-200 in that case get a ATI 7850.

I'd buy a second hand 5870 for around £100 on certain auction and second hand sites.

If you can put your PSU up to 500w it would help future proof your PC a lot, for adding extra HDDs and graphics cards etc.
 
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cool thnxs, im willing with next pc to spend a lot more on components, just wanted to get one up and running and if anythink went wrong not a lot of money has been wasted......... trouble is with this industry i find its very opinion based as was researching the gtx's i mentioned earlier all nite and peoples opionions varied soooo much :/ the pc i built runs like a dream and very happy..... just didnt do reaserch when i brought gpu and its was only 40 quid so not bothered...... i play skyrim a lot and i want to play on max setting, so in your opinion out of the gtxs i mentioned what would you pick?
 
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