Building a high spec PC

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Hello Everyone,

I am completely new to building PCs so I don't want to jump right in just case I get it wrong.

Ideally, I would like a gaming computer for uni that can run games on highest specs my budget is between £700 - £900 not including peripherals, just internal components and a case that will fit it all.

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you :)
 
Solution
Top of your budget but absolutely rock solid

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£148.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£80.96 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£112.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£65.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB PULSE Video Card (£325.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks -...
Top of your budget but absolutely rock solid

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£148.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£80.96 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£112.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£65.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB PULSE Video Card (£325.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.98 @ Laptops Direct)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.48 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £899.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-14 10:42 GMT+0000
 
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Thank you for such a quick response! Is there a possibility of a cheaper GPU with a similar quality??
 
Similar quality no, highest settings needs the higher tier cards which are £300+

Go midrange with a RX580, which n is still a truly great 1080p gaming card & drop the ssd to a 240gb & it's close to your lower end £700 budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£148.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£80.96 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£112.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£30.73 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card (£184.97 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.98 @ Laptops Direct)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.48 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £724.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-14 11:10 GMT+0000
 
If you wanted something a little more compact we can get you down below £700.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£148.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£67.19 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£112.95 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£30.73 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card (£184.97 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Kolink Sanctuary Micro-ATX Cube - schwarz Window (£43.94 @ CCL Computers)
Other: Corsair CP-9020122-UK CX Series 650 W CX650 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze 650W Power Supply Unit - Black (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £689.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-14 13:39 GMT+0000

Cases are a personal thing, aesthetically at least, I tend to pick stuff I've had previous experience with that comes with good preinstalled colling.