What do you think of this system? Any advice/

Oct 8, 2013
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Mobo: M5a97x
GPU:R9 290 saphire TRI-X
CPU:AMD FX 8320
HDD:1tb
RAM:8gb
PSU: 750w
Monitor: 120hz 1920x1080
So here's what I need help with:
1)Are there any areas in which I can cut down the parts. I dont plan on overclocking loads, maybe just a bit but nothing mental. Will the m5a97 be able to deal with that, or will I have to move up to a m5a99x board.
(Please do recommend other motherboards that are just as good but cheaper)
2) Are there any aspects of the system that will bottleneck each other or is everything good to go?
3) I am concerned regarding the CPU, is the 8320 a good buy, or should I get an i5, bare in mind I dont have the money to unless it is really essential.
4) Does anyone know cheap parts, (not bad cheap but, you know what I mean), like a cheap but good 1tb hard drive. I can only find £50 ones. Or cheap 8gb ram etc.
all opinions are valued, just wanna save myself some money here and get the best system possible
 
Here you go :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£295.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.87 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.69 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£259.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £960.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 15:23 BST+0100)

I wouldn't recommend you any FX CPU because they have poor single core/thread performance :)
 
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True; Intel beats AMD performance-wise in my opinion.
 

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