Spec me a Gaming rig (Help needed)

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Hi guys, I really need your advice please to help me build a good enough gaming rig solely to play BF3 on and maybe MW3 no video editing or anything else?
Iv got an xbox and use a XIM 3 keyboard and mouse adapter to play with my mates on MW3 etc but I really want to experience the full battlefield 3 on a PC as xbox version is pants :( and im an old BF2 veteran so its a must lol
I already have windows 7, seagate 250gb sata HDD, dvdrw sata and a 42" Toshibs IPS LED TV which plays the xbox great as its got a response of 12ms.
Im not picky about the looks of the case but airflow if overclocking should be considered

My first question is will I need a monitor instead of the TV? do the newer gfx cards with HDMI connect up ok and run 720p or 1080p?

My second question is what do you guys recommend for hardware as im really on a tight budget but want it to be enjoyable on medium settings if possible.

All suggestions and setups are welcome and appreciated
 
If you drop any chance of overclocking,


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
Total : £429.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).




BF3 GFX+CPU performance review - http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/

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Or drop to a GTX460 (overclocked quite a bit) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-EA

And the cheapest socket1155 board in stock,

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Gigabyte H61M-S2PV Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
Total : £377.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Comparison between the two boards - http://www.gigabyte.us/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=4065,4089
 
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