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First I would recommended u change the motherboard to Asus Z97-A its cheaper and offers much better over-clocking abilities for the future, overall i would say that Asus Z97-A is better than the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard.

Second change the CPU to intel i5 4670K

Thirdly change the power supply 300w is not going to be enough u need something around 500w i would recommend 650w if ur planning on upgrading ur system in the future u don't want the PSU to be a liability.

This is my build if u like u can use it; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Thirusan/saved/Fgvbt6 ( just a suggestion considering it cheaper than ur and can performer better)

U can make it even cheaper buy changing the CPU to i5 4670k like suggested above...
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You can get much better performance by dropping from the i7 to an i5 and then spending the extra money on a better GPU, currently the GT 740 is not the best GPU for anything but menial tasks.

I would advise overall that you drop the i7, get an i5,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409242618&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+4670k

Should save you about £80, and spend the rest of that getting yourself one of these :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GeForce-DirectCU-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00DBPKEOI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+760

Should give you much more performance in the system in gaming terms.

Hope ive helped :)
 
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So many things can be improved.

1. Get a i5 4690K /4670K if you want to overclock. If not a 4690 is great.

2. Use the saved cash to get a GTX 760. That 740 is not going to help with a i5 or i7.

3. Get a Z97 mobo if you want to overclock(K processor). If not (non K) processor, get a H97 mobo.

Example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132123

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118



And most important, do not even think of getting a 300W PSU. Get this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014

Now you have a decent system. If you have money left, add a small SSD for OS and you have a great system.
 
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First I would recommended u change the motherboard to Asus Z97-A its cheaper and offers much better over-clocking abilities for the future, overall i would say that Asus Z97-A is better than the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard.

Second change the CPU to intel i5 4670K

Thirdly change the power supply 300w is not going to be enough u need something around 500w i would recommend 650w if ur planning on upgrading ur system in the future u don't want the PSU to be a liability.

This is my build if u like u can use it; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Thirusan/saved/Fgvbt6 ( just a suggestion considering it cheaper than ur and can performer better)

U can make it even cheaper buy changing the CPU to i5 4670k like suggested above.
The GPU is also much better.

I would also recommend that you make yearly upgrades to the system and the overclocked results will blow ur mind.
Without overclocking:
Maxed out setting;
Black ops 2 on 200-300 fps
Bioshock 180-200 fps
Metro last night on 160-200 fps
Battlefiled 4 on 90-120 fps
 
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thank you all for your help guys :D i really appreciate it. and just a little question, how do you compare GPU's ? and is there much difference in a i7 and a i5 ?
 
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To compare GPU u should look at all the GPU that fit ur budget and see their specs, you should be looking for things like core clock, memory clock, video memory and i would recommend that you looks at their game play on YouTube and see what kind of FPS their getting. Games are one of the best way to test a GPUs.

And for the CPU i7 is better than i5 as it is to be expected but i7 will be useless for someone who is looking to only game, i would recommend i7 if you do alot of advanced rendering , video editing , digital art,creating games etc. i7 has a higher clock speed, hyperthreading, and more L3 cache, which make it significantly faster than an i5 in all these tasks.
 
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Gaming wise, there is almost no difference between an i5 and an i7, if your just gaming, go i5.
Secondly you compare GPU's through benchmarks and torture tests :D
 
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