Best Gaming CPU for Around £160

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Connor Wright

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New build time :D been hammering PC Part Picker and I have everything I need just need a motherboard and CPU so what is the better CPU for gaming?
I have a pair of 7970 GHz's so plenty of GPU horsepower.
 
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logainofhades
Here is also an AMD solution that would allow you to overclock right away. FX 83xx chips will trade blows with i5's and can outperform them in higher threaded workloads.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£125.70 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £258.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 18:31 BST+0100)
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So total budget is 280 max. This would meet your budget, give you SLI and CF support, but no overclocking beyond the 400mhz offered through turbo multiplier setting. It is basically an i7 without the integrated graphics.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£99.05 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £274.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 18:25 BST+0100)

This option allows for overclocking and meets your budget. You would want an aftermarket cooler at some point if you want to overclock though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£99.05 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £267.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 18:27 BST+0100)
 
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logainofhades

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Here is also an AMD solution that would allow you to overclock right away. FX 83xx chips will trade blows with i5's and can outperform them in higher threaded workloads.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£125.70 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £258.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 18:31 BST+0100)
 
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