Anyway to save money? (First build)

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I would like to lower the cost to as close to £700 as possible, support is greatly appreciated.Is this a good gaming build? This is my first time building one and if there are someways to save money without the loss of expandability and features then it would be greatly apreciated if you help me out.
The Build:
Windows 7 Home Premium Refurbished DVD - 64bit= £39.99
Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU (Quad Core 3.5GHz Processor, 6MB Cache, Intel HD 4600 Graphics, Socket H3 LGA-1150)=£179.98
Sapphire AMD R9 290 TRI-X OC Graphics Card (4GB, HDMI, PCI-E)=£214.98
MSI B85-G43 Gaming Intel LGA1150 B85 Gaming ATX Motherboard (4x DDR3, 4x USB 3, 8x USB 2, GBE, LAN, VGA, HDMI, DVI)=£87.27
G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit - Red=£63
Arctic F12 PWM 4 Pin 120mm High Performance Case Fan=£6.72 x2
Corsair Builder Series CXM 750W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU=£70
Corsair
Corsair Graphite Series 230T ATX Compact Mid Tower Windowed Gaming Computer Case with Red LED Fan - Black=£60
Seagate 1TB 3.5 inch 64MB Cache SATA3 Hard Drive=£42.13

Total=£770.79

Once again help would be greatly apreciated and I may of put in some values a bit off and bear in mind all names are copy and pasted via a phone so sorry if this is unorganized..
 
Solution
Moonstick2
1) Knock the i5 down to a 4460 - save £50 at a stroke.
2) Get something like a XFX Pro 650W PSU - a higher tier than the one you have there and nearly £20 cheaper
3) Your case is supposed to come with 3x120 mm fans already. You don't need more - save £13.

That puts you under £700 already.
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