Looking for a £500 - £600 build

[Moby-]

So I need a gaming build around or between the £500 - £600 mark for a friend who was contemplating purchasing a £1500 pre-built computer.

Now I explained to them that they could save a hell of a lot of money by building it themselves.

I live in the UK so please cater around that, thanks.

[wickedplayer494]

Serious corners had to be cut. Here's the best I could do for ~£600:

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k]Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£174.94 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£26.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/asus-motherboard-p8b75v]Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] (£73.99 @ Dabs)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£38.15 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5002aalx]Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£63.28 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/xfx-video-card-hd685xzcfc]XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card[/url] (£86.02 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/cooler-master-case-sgc2000kkn1gp]Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£68.38 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650txv2]Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh222bbbebe]Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] (£12.67 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Total:[/b] £614.07
[i](Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)[/i]
[i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-03 21:24 BST+0100)[/i]

Your friend can still get a kick-ass computer for £1K though.

[ADT]

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37526990]Serious corners had to be cut. Here's the best I could do for ~£600:

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/gsn6/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k]Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£174.94 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£26.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/asus-motherboard-p8b75v]Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] (£73.99 @ Dabs)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£38.15 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5002aalx]Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£63.28 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/xfx-video-card-hd685xzcfc]XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card[/url] (£86.02 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/cooler-master-case-sgc2000kkn1gp]Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£68.38 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650txv2]Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh222bbbebe]Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] (£12.67 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Total:[/b] £614.07
[i](Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)[/i]
[i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-03 21:24 BST+0100)[/i]

Your friend can still get a kick-ass computer for £1K though.[/QUOTE]

Any other (and less priced) i5 Ivy Bridge is fine and much worth the money. That K version is only for people who want to overclock the processor.