Building a Gaming PC.

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Okay, so I've decided I wish to build a gaming PC. I want it to be quite a good PC, and have a budget of around £700. I plan to build it as I go along, but just want to ask for your opinions. :)
If there is anything you think I should change, or know of a better offer, please tell me. Thanks in advance!

Just to clarify, I have near to no computer experience, and a few of my friends who have built their own have limited experience too. They can help me build it, but recommend I come here to see if anything needs changing.

PC case : http://goo.gl/cyQRVG
CPU: http://goo.gl/7fPEK5
Motherboard: http://goo.gl/8aKeof
Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/7xLnRe
Power Supply: http://goo.gl/wYxByj
Graphics card: http://goo.gl/xqfMXo
CPU Fan: http://goo.gl/LyiuZc
Mouse: http://goo.gl/CCdbu4
Keyboard: http://goo.gl/6QvBoV
Monitor: http://goo.gl/esWlUn
Headset: http://goo.gl/TJFGHN

All I want this PC to be able to do, is run modern games well, preferably on higher settings and to be able to edit videos. I have a couple of questions too.

1) Should I go with Windows 7 or 8?
2) What order should I buy these parts in? ( I have a temp keyboard and mouse, so they can come last.)
3) Me and my friend are still uncertain on the ram, so any suggestions? Preferably 8GB RAM?
4) Am I missing anything? Just to be sure.

Again, thank you in advance:)
 

bradsctt

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Hey, if you can quickly find the parts on this website, and then link the parts list, that would be great.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

Then we can easily make suggestions, instead of having to open each one of your links. It may take you a few minutes, but it will allow us to help you a lot more.

Edit: Looks like Alpha3031 pretty much did it for you, as well as making the build a bit better.
 

Alpha3031

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Here's my suggestion:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.08 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£200.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£51.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.77 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £659.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 11:42 BST+0100

And I would buy the GPU last because the new Maxwell / Pascal parts are being released soon.
 
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