good build with the r9 290x, about £600 excluding the gpu

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I have seen a really cheap r9 290x, and was wondering what build someone could suggest using that graphics card. My budget without the gpu is £600, with a monitor. Thanks a lot!

~fin
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pcNsvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pcNsvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor...
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pcNsvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pcNsvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£79.30 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £596.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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