Best Gaming Build for £900 to £1000

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My friend is looking for a gaming pc with a budget of £900 to £1000. He will be playing games like AC4, BF4, Minecraft and Garry's Mod. He'll also be rendering in 720p and livestreaming. He already has a Mouse, Keyboard & OS.

He also needs a Monitor, if possible, he wants it under 100 the monitor.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£225.48 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: LG 23EA63V-P 23.0" Monitor (£123.61 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £773.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 21:47 GMT+0000)

A basic, non-overclockable build that can max out anything at 1080p. It also includes an IPS 1080p monitor for good image quality and it's all under your budget.