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So I'm building a pc for gaming.I will be overclocking. My budget is £950. I will not be recording, but I want to be able to play modern games like battlefield 4 on medium with at least 40 FPS. This is what I have so far; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32Hs4
Feedback and suggestions wiuld be great. Also speakers will not be necessary, but will be prefered. One quick question also, will the build I just linked be able to run modern games? If so what settings and what FPS. Again, feedback would be appreciated!
 
It's good but replace the i5 3570K with the i5 4670K and replace the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H with the GA-Z87X-UD3H or UD4H. Always want to get the newest.

Also get 1600MHz or 1866MHz RAM. 8GB is a good amount.

The case is expensive - you could get something like a Corsair 300R for about £70-80 (or a Fractal Design Define R4 or an NZXT Phantom 410) and spend a bit more money on the graphics card. See if you could get an R9 280X.

Otherwise nice.
 
I did the changes you suggested, except for the case. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32IRL
I'd rather save a bit for the storm trooper as I've used it before and in my opinion I thnk it's reasonably priced for how good it is. But if I change the storm trooper to a different case, do younreckon I'll be able to afford the r9 280 without being too far over budget, or maybe a radeon 7870?

UPDATE: I just made a few changes for better hardware, here's what it looks like now. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32J0r
 
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Eh don't get the Enforcer - get the Phantom 410 instead. Much better case. Or look at Fractal Design and Corsair.

The R9 270X which you were looking at before is basically a 7870 XT - so you're better off with the 270X since it's newer and faster than the 7870 you've chosen.

The 280X is about £100 more than the 270X. You might be able to save money on the CPU by getting an AMD FX-8320 instead of the i5. It overclocks very nicely but is cheaper. You can get the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 motherboard to go with it. You might be able to afford the 280X (or it may be just a little over-budget) if you get the FX-8320 and a case which is about the same price as the Enforcer.
 
G. skill Ares 2 x 4GB DDR3 2133 is cheap on amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Cha...8&qid=1393767589&sr=8-2&keywords=g.skill+ares

You can consider slightly cheaper motherboard like Gigabyte G1.SNIPER Z87
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...150z87chipset/atxformfactor/g1.sniperz87.html

HDD - why do you choose 2.5" hard drive?
1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 is same price
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...Drive+-+HDD+?productId=48501&source=skinflint

Case - amazon sell that cheaper

Video card - For £186, GTX 760 is the choice. Or cheaper R9 270X is still better than 7870

I am not sure about your speaker choice
 
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There, http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32KTZ
I am not worried about the speakers, they're just so I don't have to wear a headset all day, I'm not worried about the quality. I went for the Corsair 500R case as I've heard its a quality case. I'll stick with the intel processor and the R9 270X. Will this build be able to run Battlefield 4 at medium settings at 40+ FPS? If so how much FPS (roughly) would I get on battlefield 4 medium whilst talking on skype? Also I'd love to play other modern games that are fairly demanding, but I guess if I can run Battlefield 4 smoothly I'll be able to run most games.

UPDATE: I'm going to use my tv as a monitor, just temporarily, but I want to get the best possible hardware I can. I thought it would be best to upgrade to a R9 280x, or perhaps go £30-40 over budget and get a 290, but that might be a bit overkill. Anyway, please suggest what you think I should do with the extra £100. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32Mpr
 
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