Thank you so much for your help, it's difficult to know where to start for a novice like myself!That also includes Batman: Arkham Origins and whatever the name of the new Splinter Cell is for free as well if that helps soften the blow a bit. I'd budget around £700 if you were wanting to do a build as that'd give you room to get a decent cooler to overclock your CPU. Prices chop and change too, and delivery to Northern Ireland can be a rip from most etailers so I'd need to spend a bit more time researching for you but if you can give me a budget I could go from there. This is roughly what I was looking at for you
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£105.96 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£48.79 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£209.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £672.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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If emulating PS2 and Wii games is important you can swap the 3570K for a 4670K.
I've never had one before, but within the next year or so sounds like the perfect time to jump in, especially with the announcement of the Steam controller. The amount of money you save on games is irresistible, really. Plus the humongous back catalogue.