£1000 gaming pc build, best bang for buck?

RyanUNDEAD

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Hey
I'm looking to buy a new PC and I'd like to spend up to £1000, I don't mind if it's custom built or I need to assemble [I'll have my friend assemble it]. But I haven't really got a clue when it comes to hardware.

I'll use the PC for gaming and watching films, so I want it optimised for playing the latest games at the best setting whilst running at good FPS. I play a range of games in the; FPS, TPS, RTS and MMORPG genres.

I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me design a build or link me a few custom built rigs within my budget.

Thanks a lot
Ryan
PS. No operating system is needed.
 
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Here's a Haswell build with a single GTX 770 and the option to buy a second 770 later on for SLI.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£53.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...
Here's a Haswell build with a single GTX 770 and the option to buy a second 770 later on for SLI.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£53.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£310.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£84.18 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £998.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 12:55 BST+0100)
 
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