£1000 or under

[Stormtrout]

Approximate Purchase Date: Some time in the next 30 days

Budget Range: £800-1000 Anywhere in this bracket is fine

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming Gaming and general use.

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, sound card.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any well reputed UK site.

Country: UK

Parts Preferences: Intel fanboy, really unsure on processor other than that.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 2 @ 1920x1200

Additional Comments: My preliminary effort: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/839a
I am very open to all suggestions this was just me playing around to see rough current prices. I am a big fan of the case though. Good looking case is pretty much necessary for me (still 12 inside). I am especially clueless about any bundles ect and what to look for in a mobo. Thanks for your help, the last PC I built from these forums was superb <3.

 

[Why_Me]

Low profile RAM so you can use an after market cpu heat sink.

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-8gb--2-x-4gb--vengeance-ddr3-1600mhz-dimm-240-pin-cl9-low-profile-7JZ8.html?refs=50113&src=3 £35.98
Corsair Memory 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 Low Profile

This psu down below is manufactured by Seasonic as is that Corsair you have up there. They are pretty much identical in everything but name.

http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-750-watt-core-edition-full-wired-power-supply-7NSY.html?refs=50544&src=3 £74.98
XFX 750 Watt Core Edition Full Wired Power Supply

The CM 922 HAF is a great case but it's a bit dated. All these Z77 boards come with a front 3.0 USB header so finding a case with front 3.0 USB ports would a better choice imo. I'm just posting this Corsair case to give you an idea.

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-carbide-series-400r-mid-tower-gaming-chassis--black-7LGF.html?refs=50113&src=3 £78.99
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis, Black

http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/carbide-series-pc-case/carbide-series-400r-mid-tower-case.html <----- another look at that case

http://www.dabs.com/products/asrock-z77-extreme-4-s1155-intel-z77-ddr3-atx-80XR.html?refs=48760000-4294943314-50568&src=3 £109.99
ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 S1155 Intel Z77 DDR3 ATX

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z77_extreme4_review,1.html <----- full review of that board along with benchmarks

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z77%20Extreme4 <----- another look at that board along with the latest bios updates

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Cooler+Master+Hyper+212+EVO+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=47248 £30.95 inc. VAT
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Quiet CPU Cooler

 

[Stormtrout]

Thanks for the advice. What is the consensus for best gfx card around this price?

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for the advice. What is the consensus for best gfx card around this price?

That one you have atm. That's most likely to change with the release of the gtx 660 ti but until that card is released the 7870 is the best bet in the price range.

The gtx 670 just got released last night but it's another 80 quid. But that card is a killer. It's worth forgetting about a SSD for now and getting that card imo. SSD's just keep getting cheaper every week and can be picked up at a later date.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-overclocked-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-965mhz-boost-1045mhz-cores-1344-2xd £329.60 Inc VAT
MSI 2GB GeForce GTX 670 Overclocked NVIDIA Graphics Card

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga <----- that's just one of several reviews that came out today on that card (gtx 670). This site has one also along with all the major review sites. That card is a BEAST!

And a 750w psu will push two of those cards in SLI just fine.

 

[Stormtrout]

That is very tempting :O. Any reason you chose an OC'd version?

 

[Why_Me]

That is very tempting :O. Any reason you chose an OC'd version?

http://www.scan.co.uk/index.aspx?NT=1-0-17-1033-0 <--- I picked that one at random. Although the price is right on it compared to other cards on that link. Also try Aria PC, Dabs, Novatech UK, Ebuyer and Overlockers.