Good CPU/GPU combo?

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I have about £600 lying around to spend on a new build (approx $850 usd) on a build and I haven't been fully keeping up with the tech scene. (I'm fine on the OS/Peripherals)

Basically, can someone recommend me a decent CPU/GPU combo for £300-350, not planning on overclocking.

And while you're at it if possible, a decent-ish mobo for it?
I should be fine on finding a suitable case/psu/etc

I'm on the /uk/ version of pcpartpicker if you're going to be using that website.

Thank you in advance xx
 
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The CPU and mobo you have would work well together. You could use one stick of RAM until you get another, but performance suffers a little with single channel. The difference between DDR3 1600 and DDR4 2133 isn't all that great, but when you get into the faster speeds with DDR4, some games show a significant difference if FPS. The PSU is a Tier 3 and not quite as good of quality as the Seasonic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£40.69 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card (£196.79 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£66.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £632.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 04:53 GMT+0000
 
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What about this??
Using 1 stick of ram because I want to upgrade to 16 once I get more into video editing (later this year as my course dictates it)
+ I like the bitfenix white/blue case oops

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£85.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£31.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.70 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card (£196.79 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Neos White/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.64 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.42 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £621.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 09:56 GMT+0000
 
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The CPU and mobo you have would work well together. You could use one stick of RAM until you get another, but performance suffers a little with single channel. The difference between DDR3 1600 and DDR4 2133 isn't all that great, but when you get into the faster speeds with DDR4, some games show a significant difference if FPS. The PSU is a Tier 3 and not quite as good of quality as the Seasonic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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