First time budget/upgradable build

TUTTI_25

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Im looking to build my first pc after many years of the dreaded ps3
The provisional build i have is:CPU Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core £49.14
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £24.85
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 £61.45
Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 £60.13
Case NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower £57.35
Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V £56.39
Video Card Nvidia gtx 650
free
Total Cost = £309
This build is to upgrade cpu and gpu in the near future. If there is any recommendations that people have i will accept them
Thanks
 
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Seems fine to me. Might want to change the PSU as others said :)

Drop in a Broadwell or Haswell Refresh i5/i7, buy anohter stick of the exact same RAM, get a x70/x80 GPU and you're good to go :D
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£87.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.62 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.47 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.90 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £289.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 20:28 GMT+0000

or this case
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001