Build it challenge

luckycooky

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Please help.

I have £1600 and i want the best most future proof PC this money can buy. I need basically every component, but dont mind having slightly budget speakers/kb/mouse/no sound card as can update all these later.

It wants to be Intel based. I need a monitor and an OS in that budget.

I want a seriously powerful GC in there as much as poss and as much memory. But you guys know best, that's why i'm asking. I got so much research telling me i5-3570K was all i need for gaming, but I'm scared to spend this much money and not have the very latest stuff (Haswell)

please help!

ps i'm UK based hence the £ sign all help appreciated. Monitor should be decent size (27"?) with good colour reproduction and response rates etc.

I could be slightly flexible on the budget if needed.

kind regards. pps, i have done a fair bit of research, i'm not just being completely lazy, i just cant decide which generation of chip i need, and which is the fastest one i can get before it turns into stupid money.

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1DQSg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1DQSg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1DQSg/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£90.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£144.85 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£48.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£499.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.47 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£88.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£102.08 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG 27EA33V 60Hz 27.0" Monitor (£180.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1542.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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