First PC build (Under £600)

Chin2112

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Hi everyone, I have recently been looking to build my own PC. I've got a "gaming" laptop which I've regretted buying from the moment I got it, to be honest I wish I had come on here and asked before making that purchase.

Any ways on topic, this is what i've decided on.

CPU - AMD FX8320 - £101
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - £25
GPU - MSI AMD 280x 3GB - £170
Motherboard - Gigabyte 970A-UD3P - £66
RAM - 16GB Corsair Vengance 1600 2x8GB - £84
PSU - Corsair Builder Series CXM 750w - £70
Case - Corsair 200R - £50

All of these have been sourced from amazon, could find the whole build for £5 cheaper but would prefer to keep it to 1 or 2 places

I've been stuck between 8gb ram and 16gb ram and also between the 8320 and 8350.

Also, after having a look i've read that the MSI 280x is better than the XFX.

Is there anything you would change in the build? I have a 120gb SSD and 750gb Hybrid so I don't need any storage.


Thank you for taking your time to read my question and I appreciate any answers



 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.76 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£46.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£52.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £606.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-01 17:08 BST+0100
 
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