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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£71.72 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.57 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card (£230.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.72 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.40 @ Aria PC)
Total: £692.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-09 15:00 GMT+0000)

I have a max. budget of £700 and this will be my first build, all advice, information and changes would be appreciated. I'll be using this for gaming, and would like to get the best I can for my budget. If it helps, £700 is $1105.

Cheers!

You must login or register to view this content. imo this list is better and i think its below your budget

look of get a bitfenix merc beta case they should be same price and they better other than that it looks good and get a radeon 7950 theyre so much better then a gtx 660ti

ik this is over a week old but considering the 7870xt is a unclocked 7950 and cheaper wouldnt you just buy it and overclock it ? btw i ended up buying a msi 680 lightning once that thing gets the old bios before it was locked its a champ