Can anyone give a list of specs for a gaming PC?

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Mar 29, 2013
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10,510
I would like to have it custom built and would play games like Battlefield 3 on it. I would like to run it on at least medium and even better high. My budget is from £300-£600.
 

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Mar 29, 2013
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10,510


Thanks, this is just what I needed :)
 
what resolution are you going to be playing at?

A build like this one will let you max out bf3
USB3 mb + case
quality psu made by seasonic for xfx
fast 2tb HDD
i5 3350p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.41 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.92 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£13.26 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £577.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-30 06:32 GMT+0000)

If you ever want to SLI/CFX get this mb (will also require PSU upgrade)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p8z77vlk


Getting an smaller HDD can get you an SSD (but tad bit over budget)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.41 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£65.00 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.92 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£13.26 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £617.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-30 06:36 GMT+0000)
 

Tech55amit

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Mar 28, 2013
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10,510
CPU : Intel i53570K $219
Motherboard: Asus P8z77-V Pro $209
RAM : GSkill 8Gb (4+4) 1600Mhz $28.99
Gcard: Nvidia GTX 650 ti boost $169.99
Power Supply : Cooler Master 750+
HDD : Seagate Baracuda 1TB $79.99
Cabinet : Any MID/Full Tower with penalty of ventilation