Gaming PC £700

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Hi guys,
Got a budget of £700 for a gaming pc, it will mostly be used for gaming and Photoshop. I don't need a monitor and i'm not fussy about the case, i just need something that everything fits into and provides a good airflow around all the components.

Thanks

Sam
 
Quick spec.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £690.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Something along the lines of this? (Case has loads of fans as standard, good air flow.)

Chose liquid cpu cooler because unsure of space available for sizable air option.

Questions:
What games would you want to play?
Do you have an OS?
Do you have keyboard and mouse?
Do you prefer liquid or air cooling?
 
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The main games i would be playing is Battlefield 3 and some of the Call of Duty games, i have all the operating software, key board and mouse. Being my first build i think i will stick to air cooling for now.

Thanks for your help.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £724.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).


Just a bit over, but managed to include an SSD. 8GB RAM is plenty for you, so 16GB will be unnecessary at this time.
 
After chopping and changing each component to try and get the price right, this is what i have come up with. If there is something there that you wouldn't recommend or there is a better alternative to something then please say.
I've included a SSD as well, although i have never had any experience with them so i am still deciding whether to keep it, or get rid of it and get a better graphics card. Possibly a Sapphire 7950.
I have no experience with power supplies so can someone check if this one is suitable?
Also if all the components are compatible together and overclock-able at some point when i get better cooling?


Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99

MSI HD 7870 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99

Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99

Asus P8Z77-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99

Antec VP550P 550W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £54.98

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £43.99

BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.95

GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99


Total : £725.46

Apologies that i haven't figured out how to do the shopping cart link to the website yet.
 
Brilliant got it sorted now.
Whats the difference between the modular PSU and the type of one that i had chosen just out of curiosity?
 
Modular means that you only connect the cables into the power supply depending on what you need. On a non-modular power supply, all cables are plugged straight in to the power supply. Basically, it allows for better cable management in the case which in turn means better airflow. Helps to keep the case look nice as well :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £26.39
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £698.39 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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