Suggest a rig?

[Benhopalong]

i have about £1100 could someone suggest a rig (complete spec) i was thinking of an 3570k with a 7970 or 670 but not too sure, and im not sure about other parts

 

[Rammy]

Does this have to an include an OS, monitor, other peripherals?
If you have a monitor, what is the max resolution?
What do you intend to use it for?

 

[Benhopalong]

no i dont have a monitor, i was going to get one with 1920x1080 and primarily for gaming and yes an os

 

[Rammy]

That makes a very healthy budget...less so. It's still plenty of cash but there's a few more compromises to be struck.

Fiddling around right now, but here's a few questions for you-

How into overclocking are you? Is it just a feature you'd like to have or are you interested in pushing the CPU as far as it will go?
What sort of storage capacity do you need? On bigger budgets I tend to go for 2TB or so, but it's not cheap.
Do you want an SSD? It's definitely the way forward, but in terms of cost/GB, they are still fairly expensive.
Any preference on case/style? It's definitely a personal aesthetic thing
Is a modular PSU a requirement? Or are you not bothered about tucking a few cables away?

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[Rammy]

Have a look at this at least. It doesn't have a monitor included because honestly I don't know enough about monitors to be making any recommendations, so I left a chunk of the budget with that in mind.
One thing to note - if all you want to do is play modern games at 1080P then this setup is total overkill. You can knock a fair amount off the graphics card budget and this will still play everything, but it does give you a bit of a buffer for the future and the option to run a dual monitor display etc in the future.

CPU cooler is a bit on the cheap side, if you want max overclock then go for a Noctua NH-D14 or Phanteks PH-TC14.
Case is a matter of taste. The Fractal design cases are pretty neutral so I picked one of those.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£31.43 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£281.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer (£13.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £982.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-24 18:40 GMT+0000)