Custom Gaming Pc Build (Help!)

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Can someone help the noob (Me) at choosing the correct components for this custom gaming PC.
I need help with choosing the right HD for my build.
Should I get the Western Digital Caviar Blue wd10ezex - £34.98 or the Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM004 - £29.99. Which should I get?

You can check out my build here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rhjWFT
Any other ideas? would you change anything?
 
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Significantly better and hardly any more expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£183.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£40.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£248.34 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £798.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 18:56 GMT+0000

Faster CPU
Better overclocking motherboard with better power phases and VRMs
Faster memory
Bigger SSD
Much better, more powerful PSU. The EVGA 550 GS or G2 cost a bit more, but are Gold.

When faced with a choice between those two drives, for my builds at school, I get the cheapest. We have used both with no problems (yet)
 
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Quick questions (I'm a beginner when It comes to building your own PC)
Why change the Corsair RAM to Kingston Savage. Is it because It runs at 2400mhz? And the Corsair was 1866mhz?
What Is the difference between the core I chose and the core you chose? Intel i5 - 4670k (Mine) and the Intel i5 - 4690k (Yours)?
Do I need a HD like a Seagate or Western Digital? Why only a SSD? (I know there quicker)
Did the power supply needed to be changed because It says 350 watts estimate and the one you chose was a 650 watt?
Thanks for the great help :D
 
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The CPU I chose costs a little less and is 100Mhz (3.5 vs 3.4) faster in both base clock and Turbo Boost, so it is better and cheaper.
The RAM I suggested costs the same and can be run faster at 2400Mhz, so it is better and costs the same.
The bigger SSD is significantly faster and, since a SSD needs to be about 20% empty for efficient garbage collection, after the OS is on, there's not much room for anything else. Systems we build at school now often have only a 500Gb SSD for everything, with an external HDD for bulk storage. Or a HDD can be added later when you need it.
The PSU needed to be changed because it was a low-performance 'mini-van' PSU for your high-performance 'race-car' system. The Wattage had nothing to do with it, but there was nothing smaller, cheaper and as good.
 
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Again, another question !
Should I upgrade to 16GB Of RAM of stick with 8GB? (Im only going to be playing games such as CS:GO,World Of Tanks, Robocraft and Minecraft)
I also decided to go with the Corsair 2133Mhz RAM because there where compatibility error (It exceeds the Haswell Refresh Rate of 1.5w) good descision?
Also I adding a HD of 1TB ! The cheapest possible !
Thanks !
 
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