- Dec 27, 2013
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Knocking together a rig for around 550 quid total. I'm planning on picking up an AMD FX-8320 currently, cheaping on the mobo, hdd, ram and case and getting the cheapest possible branded and bronze certified ~500 Watt PSU to plop in it.
What's the best option for my components in the ~£200 price range?
I was currently thinking about:
R9 270x
R9 270x OC
R9 270x 4gb editions
R9 280x (Little bit out of my budget but could try to cram it in)
GTX 760
GTX 760 3gb edition (a bit steep for my budget though)
(To be able to afford the better cards there, I might have to cheap on the CPU even more and step down to an FX 6500 - but would doing that cause a CPU bottle neck?)
Free games are much appreciated and indeed are tempting me towards the R9 270x because of all the versions of it with free BF4 floating around. That said, if it came to having a game or having a better gaming experience, GPU takes precedence. It's just that money on the GPU has to come off everything else.
What's the best option for my components in the ~£200 price range?
I was currently thinking about:
R9 270x
R9 270x OC
R9 270x 4gb editions
R9 280x (Little bit out of my budget but could try to cram it in)
GTX 760
GTX 760 3gb edition (a bit steep for my budget though)
(To be able to afford the better cards there, I might have to cheap on the CPU even more and step down to an FX 6500 - but would doing that cause a CPU bottle neck?)
Free games are much appreciated and indeed are tempting me towards the R9 270x because of all the versions of it with free BF4 floating around. That said, if it came to having a game or having a better gaming experience, GPU takes precedence. It's just that money on the GPU has to come off everything else.
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