New Build - Mid Range

[Darren89]

Hi,

I am looking to build a PC for myself for the first time. I am want to build a mid range computer as I play games quite a bit however I do not require them to be maxed out.

Could you please build me a computer on www.uk.pcpartpicker.com? My budget is about £400-£700.

As you can probably tell from my budget I am from the UK so if you could build PC on the UK site that would be appreciated.

I have a preference to Intel over AMD however if you feel AMD will do the job in your build then feel free.

Also any tips for my first build would be useful.

 

[Darren89]

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[DSzymborski]

If you can hit the full £700, this is about what I'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£67.92 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£55.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£10.74 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £695.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-09 20:47 BST+0100)

If you're a little more specific than mid-range computer (for example, what applications you use, what your priorities are, what you already have), it can be tailored a little more.

If you really want to overclock, you can go up to a 3570k and a Z77 motherboard and a cooler, but will have to back off on the GPU, probably down a little to a 7870XT (though it's a very good card).

 

[bigshootr8]

I like DS's build. He went right up to your budget with solid components I'd say suck it up and spend up to your budget because buyers envy is a lousy thing to be stuck with the what if I had bought thing.