Considering this

[marwoo578]

Mainly play total war/silent hunter and odd other game though nothing which could be considered massively graphics heavy. Would like the pc to last me at least 5 years.
Anyway

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
3rd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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
CORSAIR 850W PRO SERIES™ HX850-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£138)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£22)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® G110 GAMING KEYBOARD WITH BACKLIGHTING (£69)
Mouse
ROCCAT™ Savu – Mid-Size Hybrid Gaming Mouse (£43)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector + Auto Power Off Function (£19)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE BORDERLANDS 2 GAME with NVIDIA GTX 660Ti/GTX 670/GTX 680!
Quantity
1

Price: £1,657.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Mango(MarkWright)]

Good choice on the case! This should last you quite a bit!

 

[samwil]

Total war demands a strong CPU, considering over clocking your CPU, you can do it fairly cheaply, however it is not a necessity, with ROME II coming out soon however you may have to drop several settings back because of your CPU.

 

[Corfate]

I've overclocked my 3570k to 4.5ghz and i've honestly noticed no difference in gameplay from the stock 3.5ghz or whatever it is at stock. I think you'll be fine with the 3570 and the 670 (same as me). It honestly blasts through anything i throw at it.

Pretty sure games don't utilise the i7 CPU's

 

[samwil]

I read up on it a little, and some larger youtubers out there whilst creating setup videos, encourage Overclocking for CPU intensive games,
Also http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/6 , theres a minimum 14fps increase for overclocking (Although this is @5GHz), but for a 4.6 - 4.8GHz there wont be that much difference I don't believe, overclocking isn't too expensive either so for around £50-100 I see overclocking as an improvement and worthwhile investment?

 

[Corfate]

I read up on it a little, and some larger youtubers out there whilst creating setup videos, encourage Overclocking for CPU intensive games,
Also http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/6 , theres a minimum 14fps increase for overclocking (Although this is @5GHz), but for a 4.6 - 4.8GHz there wont be that much difference I don't believe, overclocking isn't too expensive either so for around £50-100 I see overclocking as an improvement and worthwhile investment?

Personally, I'd either pocket the £50-100 or spend it on some peripherals. However, overclocking once you crack it is great fun