What would you change if I added £50 to the budget?

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All the parts haven't been bought yet except for my 16gb 1333mhz ram from my old build. So what would you change/add if I added £50 to the budget?
This is the build so far:
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£117.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£219.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£73.00 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£69.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £748.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-19 17:11 BST+0100)
 
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I would definitely second getting a SSD. Even if you just got a 64GB model, having just your operating system on there would be a huge boon. I personally use two Samsung 840s in RAID as my boot drive and, most of the time, it works great. By works great, I mean stupid fast.

If a SSD isn't your thing, might I suggest that you spend the money on your peripherals? A lot of people overlook the little things like having a good keyboard and mouse, instead sitting there using a $1500 machine with a $10 keyboard. For fifty pounds (I am working with it as $76), I would probably lookout for a good mechanical keyboard. Something like the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid would fall in that price bracket. What you find available is going to be very...
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Add a 64 gig SSD to load the OS on and maybe a few games you would like load times to disappear in. An SSD works wonders with boot-up and games, my load time from power on to desktop is 30 secs
 
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I would definitely second getting a SSD. Even if you just got a 64GB model, having just your operating system on there would be a huge boon. I personally use two Samsung 840s in RAID as my boot drive and, most of the time, it works great. By works great, I mean stupid fast.

If a SSD isn't your thing, might I suggest that you spend the money on your peripherals? A lot of people overlook the little things like having a good keyboard and mouse, instead sitting there using a $1500 machine with a $10 keyboard. For fifty pounds (I am working with it as $76), I would probably lookout for a good mechanical keyboard. Something like the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid would fall in that price bracket. What you find available is going to be very different than what is available to me, so I am not going to try shopping for you, but if you have specific questions on peripherals (especially keyboards) feel free to ask me.
 
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New board and case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£153.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£219.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.74 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£69.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £795.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-19 17:44 BST+0100)
 
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