First Timer's Gaming Build - Advice Please :)

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First time building a PC, my budget is around £550 but I'm already looking at £650 without a monitor, mouse or keyboard... Definitely need some advice on where to make cuts, if that's possible :??: Here we go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.89)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£31.98)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£54.99)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£157.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.45)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£40.84)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£8.98)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 3-Pack (64-bit) (£33.80)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£9.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £656.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 15:19 GMT+0000

Some background: I'm finally replacing my 7-year-old ASUS laptop which sounds like a helicopter taking off - hoping to get some peace and quiet with a desktop. So main objectives are to have a quiet build at a reasonable cost and, of course, improve my life with pretty games like Witcher 3, Fallout 4, GTA V and probably revisiting Skyrim on full throttle to enjoy the elusive beauty I've heard all these rumours about.

NOTE: I added in current prices from Amazon UK as that's where I'm looking to buy from.
 
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Ok, here would be my suggestion.....and stick with the ASUS monitor for 70 you mentioned.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.76 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.15 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card (£93.20 @ Amazon UK)...
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£550 is not totally strict, and like I said I'm already looking at £650 without a monitor, mouse or keyboard (but including OS). Ideally I'd like to cut down on the parts I've picked here so I could throw in an ASUS 21.5" monitor for around £70 and a cheap keyboard + mouse. Still probably going to be over budget though...
 
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You could drop the video card from your build and use the onboard graphics until you could afford a proper card or due an AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£55.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.54 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£146.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Xigmatek Aeos MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£22.08 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.56 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-804UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.58 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor (£123.04 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£24.24 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £635.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 16:50 GMT+0000
 
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Ok, here would be my suggestion.....and stick with the ASUS monitor for 70 you mentioned.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.76 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.15 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card (£93.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£39.26 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.72 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£74.98 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£9.92 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £581.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 17:18 GMT+0000

That would put you around 650 "all in", giving you a solid foundation. The i5, a quality PSU, and SSD etc.
GPU could be better, but should get you by for a while at decent settings. Then you can upgrade when you get a chance (a better option that onboard graphics for sure).
 
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