£600/$1000 gaming system, very tight budget. Please help?

I am looking to finally upgrade my notebook after 5 years or so. Ideally, I would like to purchase a PC that will last a long time and be able to play the latest games, like bf3/arma2, etcetc. My maximum spend limit is £600 as I'm looking to buy a monitor too on top of it. Could anyone please recommend an ideal build for this price? And if possible, can anyone suggest any good value monitors? Thanks.


Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP
Budget Range: 600 pounds/1000 dollars

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video playback, photo editing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but this is on top of the cost in the title.



Parts to Upgrade: All

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to recommendations.

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Kent, England, UK

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, but I don't mind that much going for AMD

Overclocking: Probably not.

SLI or Crossfire: In the future.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Anything that can run today's games well (BF3, D3, Skyrim, etc)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: 5 year old Compaq Presario C700 needed an upgrade long ago!