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OK,I had a think about what you need.
Firstly the games,you are running are not very intensive so an HD7770 GDDR5 is enough. Also,you need an ATX motherboard as smaller motherboards will have the PCI slots blocked with a graphics card.
Also,having 4 RAM slots is useful if you wish to increase the amount of RAM. I think 8GB of RAM with decent latencies should be enough,currently but you might find another 8GB useful if you are running more complex stuff I suspect.
An SSD is also useful for loading samples,etc as that should reduce one bottleneck I suspect. The new Samsung 840 non-PRO is actually is not as good as the 830 AFAIK.
The build is tad over budget as you need a monitor. The CPU and motherboard enable overclocking,but you will need to add a better heatsink at a later date.
If you CBA,I would get the following CPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-443-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567
You will save £24,and you could go for a B75 or H77 ATX motherboard although,at least on OcUK that means only around £5 to £10 less.
Also,this PSU would also suffice:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XF
So you could save upto £40 going for a non-overclock capable build.
The Merc Alpha is a good budget case:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4913/bitfenix-merc-alpha-how-much-can-39-can/3
Also,make sure you shop around too,to get the best deals. With the IPS224V,the build should be around the £700 mark,although you do need a keyboard and mouse.
Edit!!
The HD7770 comes with a copy of Far Cry 3 which you can sell for around £15 on the famous auction site.
Of course,the budget does not include a soundcard. However,I suspect the pro ones are not very cheap and you will need to do some research on what is the best one to get.
I assume M-Audio is a good company to start looking at??
Firstly the games,you are running are not very intensive so an HD7770 GDDR5 is enough. Also,you need an ATX motherboard as smaller motherboards will have the PCI slots blocked with a graphics card.
Also,having 4 RAM slots is useful if you wish to increase the amount of RAM. I think 8GB of RAM with decent latencies should be enough,currently but you might find another 8GB useful if you are running more complex stuff I suspect.
An SSD is also useful for loading samples,etc as that should reduce one bottleneck I suspect. The new Samsung 840 non-PRO is actually is not as good as the 830 AFAIK.
The build is tad over budget as you need a monitor. The CPU and motherboard enable overclocking,but you will need to add a better heatsink at a later date.
If you CBA,I would get the following CPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-443-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567
You will save £24,and you could go for a B75 or H77 ATX motherboard although,at least on OcUK that means only around £5 to £10 less.
Also,this PSU would also suffice:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XF
So you could save upto £40 going for a non-overclock capable build.
The Merc Alpha is a good budget case:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4913/bitfenix-merc-alpha-how-much-can-39-can/3
Also,make sure you shop around too,to get the best deals. With the IPS224V,the build should be around the £700 mark,although you do need a keyboard and mouse.
Edit!!
The HD7770 comes with a copy of Far Cry 3 which you can sell for around £15 on the famous auction site.
Of course,the budget does not include a soundcard. However,I suspect the pro ones are not very cheap and you will need to do some research on what is the best one to get.
I assume M-Audio is a good company to start looking at??
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