Originally Posted by Infernalis
The Intel/Nvidia combo was almost always better than the AMD/ATI but also more expensive. I suggest to also wait near the release of Planetside 2, the price will be cheaper near Christmas.
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Intel is the best for a gaming CPU. There is no debating that currently.
GPU are is totally different story in terms of what to buy due to pricing and performance. In regards to performance 680=7970 GHz>7970=670>7950>GTX 660 Ti>7870>660>7850. Current pricing from AMD is very competitive also. 7970 GHz/regular is in the pricing bracket of the 670 making that card over priced currently. The 7950 is a stronger card compared to 660 Ti, especially when overclocked, same pricing bracket makes the 660 Ti again a bit over priced. Though it does come with Borderlands 2. 7800s are very well priced right now once again totally making the 660 that was just released totally moot.
You don't have to stick to AMD CPU and GPU and Intel CPU plus Nvidia GPU combos...