Looking for a first timers gaming build

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Hello there, i'm looking to build my first ever PC that is purely going to be used for gaming, but as i've been using Mac since I was young I haven't got the slightest clue what I should be looking for, so hopefully you folks here will be able to provide me with some advice. The idea I have in my mind is to be able to use a Mac Mini for work related tasks and have this built for gaming, but have both systems connected to one monitor with some sort of capability to switch between them.

Budget: £800-£1200
Resolution: 1920x1080
Games / Settings Desired: Looking to be able to run most modern games at high settings.
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Nope.
Country: England, UK.
Parts that can be reused: None.
Do you need an OS?: Yes.
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? Monitor and Speakers.

Thank you in advance (First time posting here so I hope you have the info you need).

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I happened to have this saved as a cookie, suits your needs quite well. Lacks speakers, however. :|

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.50 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£91.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)
Monitor: Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor (£155.42 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1200.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 22:50 GMT+0000)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£226.46 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.95 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VN248H 23.8" Monitor (£169.48 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1126.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 23:35 GMT+0000)

or change the ssd to a 120 gb one, little cheaper case and little cheaper monitor (still all very good parts) and get the 780 instead of the 280x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£73.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.95 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG D2343P-BN 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£142.24 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1196.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 23:43 GMT+0000)

i myself would lean towards the first build as the 280x will max out everything @ 1080p and u have a bigger ssd + nicer case and monitor.

@looz, u forgot the optical drive and somehow partpicker didnt calculate the cost for windows in ur build so it will blow the budget by quite an amount.

edit.: forgot about the speakers, another reason for my first suggestion as u have around 80 pounds left for some speakers or headphones. i would recommend u get the takstar hi 2050 with the zalman clip on mic which together should come in at ~50 pounds and perform like an 90 pound headset.

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I don't know what it's called but at my work we have a little hub black box device that lets you hook up multiple computers to a single monitor and the button switches the output.

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Oh, peculiar that it didn't count in the Win8.1.

Anyway, optical drives are soooo 00's. :-P

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Oh, peculiar that it didn't count in the Win8.1.

Anyway, optical drives are soooo 00's. :-P

always good to have one though, if u sometimes get nostalgic and want to play old games but yeah i think i use mine 4-5 times a year, maximum.

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Thank you all for your suggestions and advice

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RAM and OS priced and included in the total.

I believe the Asus monitor is the best you can get in that price range.

Quality PSU.

You can swap the case if you prefer saving a little more NZXT Source 210 Elite.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman LQ-315 Liquid CPU Cooler (£57.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£126.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£226.46 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£57.33 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.22 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor (£187.74 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1183.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 14:16 GMT+0000)