Are the parts for my gaming computer compatible?

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Hey im considering building a gaming computer. My budget is around £350 (in dollars that's $526.10). This'll be my first gaming computer, and that is why I would like to build it. Listed below are the parts in which I have picked for the computer:

Case: CiT 1015BS Micro Atx 500w power supply

Processor: AMD Athlon x4 860k quad-core 3.7GHz 4MB socket FM2+ 95w Desktop Processor

Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A68HM-HD2 Motherboard (Socket FM2+, A68H DDR3, Micro Atx, PCI Express 3.0)

Graphics card: Asus Gtx950 STRIX OC edition DVI 2 2 GB Pci-E graphics card

Hard drive: Toshiba 7k1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32Mb Cache

RAM: Hyperx Savage Red 8Gb

This gaming computer is meant for me to mainly play Star Wars battlefront (hopefully).
If I have missed out a part of the build please inform me of what I have missed, or if I could make any improvements (£350 budget remember) please also let me know.
Thanks!

-Braderz
 
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DonkeyOatie
It's more expensive, but I like this a lot better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.26 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£25.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.78 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified...
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It's more expensive, but I like this a lot better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.26 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£25.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.78 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £362.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 01:05 GMT+0000

The motherboard will allow you to overclock your CPU for more performance.
The HDD is bigger faster and has more Cache.
The PSU is high quality and high performance.

Later you will need an aftermarket CPU cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.26 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£25.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card (£124.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.78 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £349.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 01:08 GMT+0000
 
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MrBraderz

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WoW... Thanks for responding so quickly!
I've look at what you offered me and the first one looks awesome and may be the right one for me. And it could be capable of playing Star Wars battlefront! Chills are coming down my spine...
It might be over my budget, but I guess I could do a few chores/jobs around the house and I'll soon get the extra cash.
Thanks

-Braderz

Ahh...
One of the most important things is out of stock... The motherboard.
Will try look around for one that's in stock haha.

-Braderz
 
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I looked at that one before but it said it was out of stock.. I did find this one but it costs like £9 more...
http://www.cclonline.com/product/125939/GA-F2A88XM-HD3/Motherboards/Gigabyte-GA-F2A88XM-HD3-Motherboard-Socket-FM2-AMD-A88X-MicroATX-RAID-Gigabit-LAN-AMD-Radeon-HD-8000/7000-/MBD0743/
 
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Donkey do you know of a website where I can see if all my computer parts are compatible? Or somewhere where a child can understand how to check for himself if it is compatible? This being because I've made my own ( bit of your suggestion, bit of research on other parts and also a video I watched, so I'm kinda clueless if they work or not! Haha) cheap-ish computer but don't know if it's compatible...
 
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