HELP! Need advice on my first build

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bradley4jacks

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Hi, I'm thinking of building my first budget gaming PC but don't know whether its any good,

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dwN2WZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dwN2WZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£70.20 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£35.28 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card (£72.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.52 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £343.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Can you please give me your opinions thanks
also wondering what sort of games this setup would be able to play and what settings
thanks
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£81.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£48.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£112.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: CiT Vantage ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £384.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 08:22 GMT+0000)

I changed the build up to include some higher quality parts. You should at least change to the psu I listed, then perhaps the ram and video card. The motherboard is optional.
 
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bradley4jacks

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I picked a micro ATX as it was the cheapest i could find with the features i wanted and thanks for your feedback
 
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bradley4jacks

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Can I just ask how big would the benifits be from using the radeon hd 7870 over the 7790
and thanks for your feedback
and what do you think of this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£36.18 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£90.78 @ Amazon UK)
Case: CiT Vantage ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £348.88

 
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bradley4jacks

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thanks for your advice and will probably play games like battlefield 3 & 4, dirt 3 at 1280x720 I think but i'm not too bothered about getting ultra/high settings i'm fine with low
and thanks
 
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