help with gaming PC.

I want to get a new gaming PC but I don't know what processor or graphics card to use. I heard that you should always put GPU before CPU in terms of how much you spend, so I'm thinking about getting and intel i3 3240 processor and an nVidia GeForce GTX 650 graphics card. I want to be able to play games like Skyrim, Battlefield 3, DayZ and minecraft on decent settings, I'm not bothered if I can't play on the highest settings though.

Sorry if this is in the wrong topic btw.

What is your budget?

About £500 not including monitor.

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £499.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/ZYZMIAbVs8/

Unfortunately with £500 there's not alot you can afford. A decent intel build will cost you £700+ with an AMD card and if you wanted an Nvidia card you're looking more towards the £900-1200 mark.

For your budget, Keynes's build is the way to go. Only slight improvements is possibly doubling to ram for an extra £20 or so which will take you to 8gb. Not essential though as you can always add more later on.

I hear that AMD's new Trinity APUs can be worth considering if price - initial and ongoing - is an over-riding concern. Bulldozers can be a bit thirsty.

Thanks guys

Good enough specs?

Would these specs be good enough to run games like BF3, Skyrim etc on decent settings?

CPU: AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)

Motherboard: ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)

RAM: 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card: 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable

CPU Cooler: STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER

Memory: 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE

Thanks.

I've merged your threads.

Please try and keep to one thread where possible, it saves people from answering the same things twice

Okay, thanks. Sorry for double posting.