looking to build my own pc for around £900

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As the title says im looking to build my own first-time pc for around 900 pounds

It will be used 80% for gaming on new (ish) games at 45+ fps And 20% for School work.

I am open to any suggestions.

I have put in a large psu because i Might go sli in the future.

Thank you in advance.

And im okay to go a little over budget if i have to.

This is what i came up with.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JnYZvK

CPU:
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£181.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler:
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.99 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard:
Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£129.27 @ Amazon UK)

Memory:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.48 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)

Video Card:
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£279.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case:
NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£90.40 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply:
XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.78 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £910.36
 
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What you have is pretty good but if you are willing to compromise on the CPU and get a 980, how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£134.97 @ YoYoTech)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.94 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.06 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.48 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 980 4GB SOC Video Card (£449.59 @...
What you have is pretty good but if you are willing to compromise on the CPU and get a 980, how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£134.97 @ YoYoTech)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.94 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.06 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.48 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 980 4GB SOC Video Card (£449.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.14 @ Aria PC)
Total: £944.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 12:16 GMT+0000
 
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