£700 build, worth the money?

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Vikorz

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Making a build for my friend and he's told me he wants to spend around £700-£800 and so I went onto part picker and used my knowledge of good components around that price and this is what I came up with, any improvements would be nice :)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QZDr8d (the build)
 
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Yes and no. Yes you can afford it, but I would upgrade the PSU to 620 or 650W. The XFX TS 650 costs seven quid more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double...
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Not to me.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£174.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £665.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 23:20 BST+0100

More modern and better.
 
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Vikorz

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So with this system I'd be able to afford possibly a r9 290 yes?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6QXX7P

This possibly? I prefer the mobo I've chosen
 
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Yes and no. Yes you can afford it, but I would upgrade the PSU to 620 or 650W. The XFX TS 650 costs seven quid more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£232.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.17 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.07 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £730.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 23:39 BST+0100

The motherboard was chosen to be good and to the budget.
 
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Vikorz

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I'm liking the look of this now

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£232.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.85 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.07 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £748.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 23:46 BST+0100
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£249.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £745.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 02:08 BST+0100


How about this?
 
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I prefer that too, but the OP wanted a 290.
 
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i that case

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.12 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£253.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.07 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £757.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 02:22 BST+0100
 
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Vikorz

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FYI This is the finalised list, thank you for your help:)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.81 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK RHEA 33.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£232.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.85 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.07 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £764.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 11:13 BST+0100
 
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