New Gaming PC Build - Opinions or recommendations?

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First post on here so sorry if I am in the wrong area. So decided my PC needs a few changes, so thought why not build a new one. This will be my first time building from scratch, I usually just upgrade so if I've got something silly in here I apologize! This is primarily be used for gaming.

Anyway, so far I've listed these parts and I would love to here opinions on it or any recommendations (roughly same price as listed item). I'll be buying this in parts within the coming months and then build it once everything is here.

CASE: NZXT H440 - £90
MOTHERBOARD: MSI 970 Gaming AMD AM3 - £80
PSU: Corsair RM 850W - £119
PROCESSOR: AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core 4.0/4.2GHz - £136
CPU FAN: Cooler Master V8 GTS - £60
GRAPHICS: AMD Radeon R9 390 - £270
RAM: Corsair 8GB 1600Mhz (x2 16GB) - £80
HARD DRIVE: Crucial BX100 250GB SSD - £70
BACKUP DRIVE: WD 1 TB Black - £60

Any advice on this? Any help and opinion is much appreciated!

EDIT: PartPicket - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pg3Lgs
 
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https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg850m
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20850v3

Not a bad build at all, except for the psu. The Corsair RM 750/850 are not good psus. They have good output and really good ripple, but have really bad thermal properties and do not like to come anywhere close to full load without shutting down. There are much better psus for less.
 
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Thank you Karadjgne, the PSU was really what I had most trouble deciding on as I really don't know much about them. I just read some reviews (quickly) and chose a recognized brand. I guess I'll be changing this then and have a look at these links. Thanks a tonne!

 
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You can actually save a bit of money by going with intel. Don't get 2 seperate ram sticks, it's possible they won't work together and you'll have to return them anyways. The PSU is meh. don't need to spend the extra money on a WD black either, the blue is just as good.

This will be much much better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£74.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.31 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£73.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£266.80 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.75 @ More Computers)
Total: £915.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 01:41 BST+0100
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£130.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£66.80 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£72.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£58.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£266.80 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£112.64 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £863.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 02:50 BST+0100

As made by OP. In £, but for some reason doesn't include ram price, so would be £944.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£130.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£66.80 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£71.68 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£266.80 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £891.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 03:00 BST+0100

Much better mobo, especially for OC, lower profile ram, better cooler clearance issue, much better psu, that still allows for AMD OC. And is cheaper.
 
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I would personally stick with an XFX or Seasonic power supply!

 
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Thanks for the help! I'll probably end up with one of these then, will be having a good look today. Is there a huge difference between the MSI 970 motherboard and the one you linked in your last post? Although I'm trying to get decent performance I was also trying to keep the black and red theme throughout. If there is a difference then I'll probably go for that one too then, thanks again.
 
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The MSI board has a 970 chipset. While this is acceptable for running a 125w FX 8 core cpu, it wasn't designed for those cpus, it was designed for the 95w FX Cpus, but is built strong enough to handle the wattage increase with a bios upgrade. The 990FX boards were designed specifically for the fx Cpus like the 8350, and designed to be able to handle the wattage used in 5.0 or better overclock.

Basically, with a 970, you are putting basketball sneakers on an Olympic sprinter. It'll work, but not as good as it could.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-990fxagaming
This would have been my other choice for black/red and according to MSI, mobo + gpu both are optimized for maximum performance when matched up. Gigabyte makes an excellent AMD board, and it is cheaper. Both have benefits and drawbacks, the MSI is a little stronger performer, looks cooler, has stuff the Gigabyte board doesn't, the Gigabyte bios is easier, its a known good performer and cheaper.

Now it's personal preference.
 
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