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amd or intel for budget gaming

help! everyone is saying intel but amd are a lot cheaper and hopefully as good

remember this is a BUDGET gaming pc

650 pounds
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650 pounds is hardly 'budget' gaming. You should take an Intel i5 3570K, no doubt.
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could you make a build for me or is there a video?
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Rushh4d wrote could you make a build for me or is there a video?


ask in root's topic he will make you a build. but its not too hard to get the parts.
the PC im on now cost me about 600gbp and its got a
i5 3570k
asus p8 z77v LX motherboard
8gb of ram (forgot who made it)
700watt corsair PSU
120gb SSD
2x 2TB WD HDD
660 ti (i got a great deal on that tho)
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just from looking that cant be under 600 pounds
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Intel is the way to go for your budget. Here's a build for well under 600 GBP: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

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That 7870 is more of a 7930 than a 7870 because it is the XT version, which uses Tahiti silicon (like the 79XX series) and performs much better than its competitors.
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Rushh4d wrote just from looking that cant be under 600 pounds


in total it cost me 650ish but I got lucky and scored a 660ti for 100 pounds
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isnt it worth getting the 3570k
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Unless you wanted to overclock, you will notice nearly zero performance gain with a 3570k over a 3470.
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should i overclock is it woth it
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