Hey guys! I'm looking to build a PC or two, one for me and one for a buddy of mine. Both can either be sub-gaming rigs, or I can sell my current rig to my buddy and make one sub-gaming and one gaming rig.

I've been out of the loop for a while so if anyone can give me an idea of where to look CPU- and GPU-wise, that would be great. For the CPU, I see the i5 750 is no longer available, but there is an i5 760 and a bunch of i5 2xxx Sandybridges, are any of these even worth considering? What has AMD put forth to compete? For the GPU, I see a lot of new buyers are getting the GTX models, have they surpassed AMD's 57xx/58xx/68xx line?

Once I narrow down the choices, motherboard considerations next.

The limit for these PCs will be in the £800 range, and need to be a complete build --- which means including monitor, keyboard, PSU, speakers, etc.

Thanks!

That's a lot of doff for a rig. I think with that kind of coin you'll be able to put together some screamers.

Go with what you know, and like, and always consider future growth when buying the motherboards.

£800 isn't much considering the monitor alone could cost £150. I'm hoping for 4 or 6gb RAM, at least 500GB HDD, 650-700watt PSU. However, last time I looked at CPUs and GPUs was a year ago, so I'm sure the "sweet spot" has moved since then.