Building a good gaming rig.. want to know if I have selected good parts etc. as I am a first-time builder. Thanks.

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G2, or GS units are far better. H55 is a lousy cooler, for the money. I see little value, in such an expensive motherboard, though. Changing to an MSI Z97 gaming 5, would allow for a better cooler. Love gigabyte motherboards, but their graphics cards, not so much. MSI or Evga, would be my picks. With some changes, even a 4790k is possible, at a similar cost.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX...
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Very nice build +1, only things I would look at was maybe a better cooler or a cheaper mobo. You can also get Windows for about £15 on eBay, I'll find you a link if you want. They're legit, i've had one for my pc.
 
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Beautiful build! However, I would agree with Mattz982 about the motherboard, it's a bit overkill. You don't have to get too crazy with motherboards, so if I were you I would search for cheaper alternatives. Good luck!
 
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G2, or GS units are far better. H55 is a lousy cooler, for the money. I see little value, in such an expensive motherboard, though. Changing to an MSI Z97 gaming 5, would allow for a better cooler. Love gigabyte motherboards, but their graphics cards, not so much. MSI or Evga, would be my picks. With some changes, even a 4790k is possible, at a similar cost.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£529.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£65.87 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£70.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£109.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1436.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 23:37 GMT+0000
 
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Thanks for the input, really sorry about the late replies. I didnt think I'd get an answer really. Im still quite a noob when it comes to building so your advice is much appreciated. Do you know if I'd get a better price altogether if I left ordering the parts until the new year?
 
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