Are there any flaws in this potential system?

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JTPowell1212

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I've put this together for a gaming and just general use PC. I want to be able to play new games at high settings, hence the CPU and GPU, but I was wondering if there were any recommendations for alternate parts.

I already have an optical drive and operating system to use with it, I will add more storage drives from my old PC too.

Thanks for looking over it,
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVwbTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVwbTW/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£117.45 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste (£5.33 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£283.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.83 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £926.12
 
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This is a better build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£158.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£283.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.83 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £917.74

AMD CPUs are nearly a half-decade out of date, and I cannot recommend them except in low, low budget builds. Intel CPUs are faster, more efficient, and actually provide an upgrade path.

Hope that helps! :)
 
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both are nice systems however both have a ''flaw''. that power supply is mediocre at best and low watt for systems with R9 290 and such great overclocking potential! moreover you will need a haswell compatible psu for the intel build! for the same money you can get this stronger, better quality and haswel compatilble! it isnt modular though!

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bJQzK8/by_merchant/
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 16:30 EDT-0400
 
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Good point. Definitely do that.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£158.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£283.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.83 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £927.87
 
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