Is this a good build for a £600-£750 Gaming PC?

Cremecheese

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB AMP! Edition Video Card
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX
Fan: 2x Aerocool DS 120mm White 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

This is my first build, and I want to make sure that for the price I'm paying I get good performance and that all the parts work together.
 
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You don't need that CPU cooler as you are not going to overclock.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£266.66 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.66 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W...

Thaisnang

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You don't need that CPU cooler as you are not going to overclock.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£266.66 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.66 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £740.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 20:08 BST+0100
 
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