Buying A New Desktop

Mine's going to be this.

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB 1600MHz DDR3
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M
GPU: Club3D HD 7870 XT jokerCard
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W

Roughly ends up at around £800 odd and should last for a good few years without even upgrading.

I suppose this is as good a topic as any to ask. Which is better for gaming? Windows 7 or 8? Don't care about the desktop, I can adapt, just the performance. I'm figuring 8. I've heard it's faster than 7 and there might be a new DirectX for it that 7 doesn't get.

CPU: Intel Core i5 3470, Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3, RAM: Patriot Signature 2 x 4GB DDR3-1600, Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM, Video Card: GeForce GTX 660 2GB, Case NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower, Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V, Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer, Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 64-bit, Total 780 USD

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YJfq

You should tell us what kind of games you're looking to play, as that will give the community a good idea of the kind of computer needed to run your games smoothly. also, are you looking for a 3D setup? multiple monitor setup?

Wait for Haswell

I just got this pc, and will tell you what I would have changed.
For $1,166.76 usd

• 1 x Intel Core i7 3770K Unlocked Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.5GHZ Ivy Bridge 8MB Retail [lovin' this baby]
• 1 x ASUS P8Z77-M Pro mATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 SLI 3PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 SATA3 HDMI DVI USB3.0 Motherboard [any pro Z77 board will be fine here]
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 8GB 1X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10-10-10-27 240PIN Single Memory Module
• 1 x ASUS GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU 1020MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card [660ti would be a better choice than mine]
• 1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 Sandforce SF-2281 SSD Solid State Disk Flash Drive [I wanted a vertex4, would order that instead if I could do it again.
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• 1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro REV.2 CPU Heatsink Cooler LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 AM2 AM3 w/ 92MM Fan [really doesn't matter, no need to spend more than $30 on your heatsink until you're buying L2N]
• Whatever mid size case you think looks sweet/fits your budget.
• Any 80+ powersupply 600w is more than enough. I grabbed 700 in case I want to SLI some more cards later.

Edit: It was $1450 after shipping/insurance and windows 8.

i5 for gaming, K if you go overclocking, wich is only recomended with a decent ammount of knowledge and experience, AT LEAT a third generation processor, but i would wait Haswell as the friend above mentioned, even if you go buy a 3rd Gen, when 4th gen hit the shelves, 3rd Gen price will drop. Basically, no wis not the time to buy a processor.

For the video card, the new Nvidia GTX 770 is a viable option, the price is in the range of the high end ATI ones, but still, i would go with a HD7890 atleast....

Ram 8gig DDR3 @ 1600 is good enough at the current game requirements
Atleast 1 SSD for SO and heavy games, i would go with atleast a 128GB one

Another HD for actual storage..

The Motherboard goes with what you choose above... one with overclocking if you choose a processor with a K in the name, that supports the ammount and speed of the memory and so on.... Check the Gigabyte brand, they have som elow cost good mobos...

"I WANT to play at the highest settings, but remember: gaming is not the only thing I will do, and speed is wanted around here."

1866Mhz 16Gb DDR3 RAM

GTX Titan or the new 780?

Well any mobo, if youre not OC'in

Huge powersupply

i7 3770 or some extreme.

Raid 0 SSD.