new build, any advice appreciated

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Hi all. Building a new pc after the death of my much loved 5 year old rock laptop. First serious build in at least a decade. Done loads of research and thought it was time to put my decision to the test from people who are far more knowledgeable than I.

Objective of the build is to play some of the latest games, eg: watchdogs.
I'll stop waffling now and get to the good stuff.....

CPU: AMD 8350
Mobo: asus crosshair v formula z
Memory: g.skill 1600mhz 2x4gb
Ssd: Kingston hyperX 120gb sata3 3k
Storage: wd caviar Black 1tb
Psu: corsair ax860 (not 860i)
GPU: 2 x r9 270x
OS: windows 8.1
Wireless card: please help as hard wire is not an option.

Thank you in advance.
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B2RkWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B2RkWZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £157.99 @ Aria PC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £24.25 @ Scan.co.uk
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a) | £107.96 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmt8gx3m2a1866c9) | £81.50 @ Ebuyer
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st31500541as) | £34.99 @ Amazon UK
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42774kr) | £249.99 @ Ebuyer
**Case** | [Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcaarcr2blw) | £56.73 @ Amazon UK
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2) | £63.74 @ Scan.co.uk
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | £69.65 @ CCL Computers
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £846.80

Should do the trick!
 
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Wow, that's completely changed everything.Thank you so much for the effort you've gone to. Now at the end of the day why is that better than my original list?
 
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Well that i5 is going to perform a lot better and be more future proof than an 8350. But really you could change the GPU to anything you wanted, and the PSU is changeable also. Newer CPUs seem to do better with higher latency RAM, and 1866 is about the same price as 1600. I like ASUS MOBO and EVGA GPUs. Windows 7 vs 8 is a matter of preference
 
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In what way will the i5 give superior performance? Why won't the 8350 be as future proof?

Is there anything essentially wrong with my original build spec?

Just trying to get a handle on all this stuff. There is so much to choose from out there.
 
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