Medium Gamer

The system for a medium gaming rig (£1000 - £1500) is:
Case - 
CPU - Intel i7 2600k
Mainboard - Gigabyte-Z68X-UD4
Memory - Corsair vengeance 1600 MHz DDR3 8GB
SSD - Corsair Force 120GB SATA III
Graphics - 2X EVGA GTX 570 HD (superclocked) 1.2GB
Power Supply - Corsair HX1050W 
Cooling - NH-D14




The overall price for this rig is £1452. The 2600k is a seriously fast CPU which supports hyperthreading. Cooled by the Noctua NH-D14 which is widely considered the best heat sink on the market, the 2600k can be overclocked passed 4GHz with ease. The Motherboard supports SLI/Crossfire and all the latest standards like intel SRT (explained under the CPU section), USB 3 along with SATA 6GB/s. 8GB of 1600MHz memory is more than enough for most users so you will never run out. The two GTX 570's are plenty to max almost every game there is at great frame rates. Finally the power supple can comfortably power the machine with room for future upgrades.