How is this build? (First time building a gaming PC)

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KiiTz

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I've never had a gaming rig before so this will be my first one. Budget is £600ish. How is this build?

Cheers.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.36 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£235.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case (£19.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.24 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £604.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 21:40 BST+0100
 
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You could get cheaper ram and the i5 4460 if you don't mind the colours clash:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.67 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.93 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£235.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case (£19.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX...
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Suztera

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You could get cheaper ram and the i5 4460 if you don't mind the colours clash:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.67 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.93 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£235.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case (£19.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.24 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £596.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 21:49 BST+0100
 
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KiiTz

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Ah thanks for that pal :) Other than that does it look good?
 
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