Which system would you prefer?

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Hey,

This system would be primarily used for gaming and browsing. No photoshop or any other kind of editing at all.

Games will be played at 1600x1050 and I'm hoping to play battlefield 3 and skyrim etc when they come out.

So if you had a choice betwwen these two systems for gaming which would you choose?

System 1

i5 2500k
Asus P8P67 LE
hd 6850
Antec 100 case
OCZ PC3-12800C8 1600Mhz

Or...

System 2

x4 965 Be
M4A78LT-M
Gtx 560
Antec 100
OCZ PC3-12800C8 1600Mhz

System one is around £460-470 where as system 2 is around £430-450.

Which would you prefer? I know the 2500k is by far the better cpu but the gtx 560 over the hd 6850 might swing it.

Any advice would be great,

Thanks
 
Are these pre built?

System 1 tbh... just unlock the 6850 to 6870.

or my option would be system 1 with a GTX 480 :P Just make sure antec 100 can take 10.5" card.
 
The gtx 480 is too power hungry and runs too hot for my liking.

The gtx 560 is very quiet and has a low power consumption which would suit me better.
 
Fair enough. If you can push the extra cash for a 570. Same performance as a 480 but much cooler and quieter :)

If unable, System 1 with 560?
 
System 2.

But drop to a 955BE, and get a cooler in there, clock it to at least 3.8GHz, and job done.

I haven't found anything my 955BE and HD6870 can't handle smoothly yet, and doubt I will for a few years - and the GTX560Ti is a marginally better card! :p
 
The gtx 480 is too power hungry and runs too hot for my liking.

The gtx 560 is very quiet and has a low power consumption which would suit me better.

Would say the 480 is worth it at that price and could always get an aftermarket cooler for it which aren't very expensive.
 
I could go system 2 but get a x6 1055t and overclock it to around 4ghz.

I could look at it in the short term and get a am3 motherboard on the cheap seeing as people will want a am3+ and I'm sure bulldozer will knock about £10 off x6 prices.
 
System 3

x4 955 Be > put the multiplyer up by 1 and you have a 965 for less
M4A78LT-M
HD6850 > AMD + AIT = win
Antec 100
OCZ PC3-12800C8 1600Mhz
 
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