600-650 pounds gaming pc

[CG100]

Resolution: 1920x1080

I would like to play on medium-high settings

I would also like to go Intel CPU instead of amd CPU and AMD gpu I don't mind if it's a i3 3220 or something since it has hyper threading but if I could get an i5 that would be appreciated.

Also I have a driver already with windows 8 installed and a monitor too.

Thanks!

 

[X79]

Hiya, here's what we have at the moment:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£71.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£191.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £622.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 20:17 BST+0100)

- Do you want SLI/CF?

- Do you want OC'ing?

- Which games do you intend on playing?


Answer those and we can better tailor your build to what you want and need.

 

[CG100]

Hiya, here's what we have at the moment:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£71.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£191.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £622.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 20:17 BST+0100)

- Do you want SLI/CF?

- Do you want OC'ing?

- Which games do you intend on playing?


Answer those and we can better tailor your build to what you want and need.

I plan on playing games like far cry 3 bioshock, battlefield 4 and I would like to play them on medium or high

I'm kinda am a noob at overclocking but I may need a better fan. I don't want sli/crossfire

Thanks for the reply

 

[X79]

Right.

Well that build up there is pretty solid as it is and you'd get some very good performance.

If you'd like to dabble in OC'ing, you'd have to go a bit over your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£71.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£191.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £671.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-12 06:36 BST+0100)

Unless you wanted to make other parts cheaper, but frankly I don't think it's worth it.

OC'ing is fun and you can learn a lot, but it doesn't necessarily increase performance in any tangible way.