My first build have I made the right choices?

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fh7M4D) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fh7M4D/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | £70.20 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970ads3p) | £49.86 @ Aria PC
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9b) | £58.99 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £36.00 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g) | £119.00 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one) | £44.99 @ Amazon UK
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | £43.32 @ Amazon UK
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbrsbs) | £12.76 @ CCL Computers
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £71.60 @ Amazon UK
**Keyboard** | [Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-920002501) | £9.95 @ Amazon UK
**Mouse** | [Gigabyte GM-M6880 Wired Laser Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-mouse-gmm6880) | £9.48 @ Aria PC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £526.15
 
Solution
Looks ok. If you really want to save a bit more, you can get a R9 270 and overclock it to the same performance of a R9 270X. That money could be spent on a cpu cooler like the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO.