Advice for a £650 Gaming Rig - My first ever build - Got a PSU Question
Hello Overclockers, I've been a long time reader of this forum and would like to ask for some advice. I'm looking to build a gaming rig, however my budget is strictly limited to £650. I would HUGELY appreciate your advice on the highest performance build I can get for this price, this will be my first time building my own PC so your advice means a great deal to me.
I haven't any strict preferences on whether to go with an AMD or Intel processor, however if AMD the Phenom II 965 (3.4Ghz one) seems the best value for money and, if Intel, the i7-920 appears to be the best option for my price range. The problem is I can't decide which of these would be perform the best - preferably not overclocked.
As this is my first time building my own PC I've been overwhelmed by the number of different motherboards available and am having difficulty choosing one which would be compatible with the processor I will ultimately decide upon and preferably DDR3 RAM. The same goes for the GPU.
I need to make sure the whole build comes to £650 or less - base unit only. Once again, thanks hugely in advance to anyone who posts here with advice for me, I'll be checking this thread regularly and am willing to answer any further questions you have.
PS. Apologies if this is posted in the incorrect section.
Hello Overclockers, I've been a long time reader of this forum and would like to ask for some advice. I'm looking to build a gaming rig, however my budget is strictly limited to £650. I would HUGELY appreciate your advice on the highest performance build I can get for this price, this will be my first time building my own PC so your advice means a great deal to me.
I haven't any strict preferences on whether to go with an AMD or Intel processor, however if AMD the Phenom II 965 (3.4Ghz one) seems the best value for money and, if Intel, the i7-920 appears to be the best option for my price range. The problem is I can't decide which of these would be perform the best - preferably not overclocked.
As this is my first time building my own PC I've been overwhelmed by the number of different motherboards available and am having difficulty choosing one which would be compatible with the processor I will ultimately decide upon and preferably DDR3 RAM. The same goes for the GPU.
I need to make sure the whole build comes to £650 or less - base unit only. Once again, thanks hugely in advance to anyone who posts here with advice for me, I'll be checking this thread regularly and am willing to answer any further questions you have.
PS. Apologies if this is posted in the incorrect section.
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