Gaming pc build for under 1400£ (including tower, monitor, keyboard, mouse)

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Approximate Purchase Date:
In about 1 or 2 months from now
Hi everyone, please take a look at give some suggestions:

Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Before / After Rebates; Before / After Shipping
Around 1400£


System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Gaming, design work, surfing the net, media


Are you buying a monitor:
Yes


Parts to Upgrade:
I am buying a new computer from scratch.

Do you need to buy OS:
No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
UK based websites preffered

Location:
UK, London

Parts Preferences:
I prefer a intel cpu

Overclocking:
No

SLI or Crossfire:
No

Your Monitor Resolution:
Looking for a monitor with 1920x1080 resolution.

Additional Comments:
My primary use is for gaming but i will also do alot of design work on it. I use alot of illustrator and dreamweaver, and some after effects too. My main objective is to play the elder scrolls online with max graphics, but i also want it to be future proof so i dont need to worry about being outdated for a long time.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I am upgrading because I have a very outdated laptop. And i finally managed to save up for a desktop computer.

Its been a while since i've been following the news, so i really need help with knowing which parts would be best. Also, if anyone knows of a really good deal of a pre assembled gaming pc in the uk, please post it.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£137.25 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.72 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video...
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZITD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZITD/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZITD/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£86.50 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£137.25 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (£545.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.36 @ Dabs)
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" Monitor (£273.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Keyboard: Saitek Cyborg V5 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£33.00 @ Aria PC)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse (£15.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1604.37

Well under your budget. Went with a 4770 over a 4770k because you don't want to OC. still got you liquid cooling as keeping the cpu as cool as possible is always good.

H87 chipset mobo as you don't need good SLI support so a z87 isn't worth it.

High frequency, low voltage RAM to go with your haswell CPU.

Fairly large SSD with a large back up HDD.

Fastest card available, well second after the new titan black.

Badass tower and PSU.

Wasn't even close to your budget so I went with a big ass monitor.

Random keyboard and a well priced quality mouse.
 

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Thank you so much for the great answer woltej1! So sorry i got things mixed up but my limit is actually 1400 pounds. I was using usd for reference. So that would be the limit. Also on your build, the price of the hardrive and tower case are missing so the price should be even higher. Thank you so much for the links, they are really helpful. Could you or anyone give some input with a 1400£ budget?
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/30igh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£137.25 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.72 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£369.95 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.99 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.29 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 27EA63V-P 60Hz 27.0" Monitor (£206.55 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Saitek Cyborg V5 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£33.00 @ Aria PC)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse (£15.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1372.79
 
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