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Thoughts, advice and compatibility on mid/high end first time build

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Hi guys,

Expecting to purchase this as soon as I am confident in my decisions. £700 build roughly. Computer for everything whilst I am at uni, probably using linux as my main operating system. I am from the Uk and will overclock with twin Bios feature of motherboard. Looking for a very stable PC that will work quickly and efficiently. Have been finding my parts on overclockers UK... here they are;


CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99


Motherboard:
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98


HDD:
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99


PSU:
OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98


Case:
AeroCool Sixth Element Full Tower Case - White £69.98


SSD:
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £49.99


RAM:
Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99


Cooler:
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £26.39


Optical drive:
LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99



First build so would appreciate any advice on pretty much anything.
Thanks

Thanks for the advice. I'm not planning on any hardcore gaming and was leaving the option open for adding a discrete graphics card later. Will deffo go for less power though, a lot cheaper.
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