Recommend a Desktop PC for ~£750?

I recommend Novatech for desktop computers.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/

I own one of their PC's - but I bought one of their "Barebones" bundles as I'm pretty confident on upgrading the computer myself.

For a standard all round PC you shouldn't need to spend £750.00 - you would be able to get one much cheaper than that. The price of consumer electronics has really come down.

The Novatech PC I would recommend for all round use is the iFlame Pro - it is very good all round computer. The only problem I see with it is that it doesn't seem to have a separate graphics card, which means it's probably integrated on the motherboard and therefore shares it's processing power with that of the computer. If you wanted games and graphics, you could also invest in a separate graphics card.

Personally, I use the CPU Benchmark web site to compare CPU's so that I can see what is better. It is really difficult to tell these days. You can see where the Intel Core i5 2400 processor (included in the iFlame) comes in the ranking.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Int...

If you want to go for a branded PC - I recommend a HP Desktop but you can really get a better deal from a site like Novatech.

Here are the main things you want to be looking for.

Memory: Should be type DDR3 - at least 2 GB but 4 GB or more (memory is cheap)

Hard Disk: Should be at least 1 Terabyte (7200 RPM SATA)

Processor: An Intel i5 or i7 Processor. See CPU Benchmark.

Others: USB2.0 ports - try to get USB3.0 ports if you can - this is the new standard and faster.

Network: Gigabit

If you want something more meaty they do a a range of Gaming PC's:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/gaming/?th=g

You usually get a mouse and keyboard included but you will need to factor in that cost of a good flat-screen monitor. You might consider purchasing a flat screen that incorporates 3D technology since I see that as being a big thing in the future.

Build your own, its not hard, look for videos on youtube. It's cheaper and better. Get an i5 2500k, a gtx 560/560 ti/570, and a seagate barracuda 500gb hard drive, the rest is where the budget comes in. You choose that stuff. Get a p67 motherboard and a hyper 212 or better (cpu cooler), and overclock. For overclocking, you need to have low temps, so get a gaming case and don't skimp on the graphics card. Also, get windows 7 64 bit. For maximum performance, get the haf x case, the megahalems cooler, the 9G1212H1011 fan for the megahalems, as5 thermal paste, an asus xonar dg, ds, or d1 (make sure your motherboard has at least 1 pci (not e) slot for the soundcard, and a gold rating power supply, though silver is fine, the better the rating, the less power is wasted as heat. I reccomend getting these parts because you will never have to upgrade them, graphics cards, cpus, ram, motherboards, and hard drives get better (better ones come out every year), but cooling generally doesn't improve much over time, so you won't have to buy new stuff every year. You might as well start out at the top with cooling, so you don't have to replace it in the future. Remember to do extensive research on all your components before you buy, compare newegg and amazon prices.

I recommend building your own. You can run the games on ultra if you get the right stuff. I'm not good with choosing hardware but my friend can run Skyrim on the highest settings on their PC which is about 900 bucks. They have a one of the cool see through cases as well with the glowing lights.