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The PSUs (the XFX) should be able to handle the R9 390 fine. If you're planning to add another R9 for CrossFireX, it might be a little tight on the 12V rails.

As for the motherboards, the version that I had selected for you (the H97 chipset) won't be able to support multiple cards. The one that Joseph selected on the other hand (the Z97 chipset), will be able to support CrossFireX, if you're planning to have multiple graphics...
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I just changed the motherboard (old chipset) and the power supply (I chose a better manufacturer for PSUs):
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/tWDyP6

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£8.47 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.95 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.27 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.92 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£243.00 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.61 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£107.94 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K270 Wireless Standard Keyboard (£20.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £988.22
 
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Joseph DeGarmo

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This should be more well-rounded.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£8.47 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£83.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£36.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£264.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.61 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£107.94 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K270 Wireless Standard Keyboard (£20.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1032.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 13:45 BST+0100
 
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Interesting to hear about corsair PSUs. If at some point down the line though, if I wanted to upgrade a bit, I'm guessing these mobos would have space to add a duplicate card? And I'd probably have to choose a higher wattage PSU to make up for that? Other than that, it looks like I'm nearly ready to buy
 
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The PSUs (the XFX) should be able to handle the R9 390 fine. If you're planning to add another R9 for CrossFireX, it might be a little tight on the 12V rails.

As for the motherboards, the version that I had selected for you (the H97 chipset) won't be able to support multiple cards. The one that Joseph selected on the other hand (the Z97 chipset), will be able to support CrossFireX, if you're planning to have multiple graphics cards.

Here is a build with the Z97 MoBo:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K8rCXL

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£8.47 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£123.75 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.27 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.92 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£243.00 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.61 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£107.94 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K270 Wireless Standard Keyboard (£20.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1034.02
 
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thedobowobo

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Thanks Luca and Joseph, that's pretty much everything I need to know. Going to go for the mobo Joseph reccomended and the PSU you both suggested- if I do want to go get another card (which likely won't be for a good few years) I'll up my PSU then.
 
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Good luck and have fun!
 
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