800£ Complete Gaming Rig (suggest parts!)

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My brother has requested a gaming PC for 800£ or less. This won't be my first build but I thought of asking for some suggestions!

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1 month - 3 months

Budget Range: 800£ (only uk prices please)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, MS Office, Web Surfing (~6 tabs)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes


Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (amazon.co.uk / overclockers.co.uk)

Location: UK

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU & GTX 970

Overclocking: Maybe in the future

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (looking for a DELL monitor ~23 inches)

Additional Comments: Games my bro plays, Rome Total War 2


Current Selection: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/whatusername/saved/#view=4vcLrH (slightly over-budget)
 
How about these suggestions?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.38 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.58 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Dabs)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Dell E2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£113.46 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £797.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 16:15 BST+0100
 
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csnoob

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Sweet. I like the fact that you didn't compromise CPU/GPU. I will certainly take some of the items from this list for my bro's rig. Thanks!
 

+1; This is definitely a solid build for under 800 quids!