Building 1st PC, advice and help on parts!

[Colourz]

Hi guys, i'm going to be building my first PC. I am obviously very excited but also nervous about making sure I have the right parts and hoping it will all work correctly. With the help of friends they have given me a list of parts (under my budget £600-£700) but I would appreciate any extra advice. Also after reading some additional information, I am nervous about my CPU cooler, as it is regarded as very 'big' and can have apparent problems when fitting in Memory (RAM). Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated!
BUILD (with manufacturing code, not sure if required)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor (BX80646I54670K)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler CPU Cooler Sockets 2011//1150/115x/1366/775 AMD (BK017)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 PRO4 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory 240-pin DIMM (CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11B)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (WD10EARS)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card PCI-Express x16 (HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
ATX12V / EPS12V (P1-550S-XXB9)
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Midi Tower Case - White/Black (CA-000-AF)
Thanks again!

 

[OvEr_KiLL]

well for a cooler like that you are better with low profile ram like this, which is also faster and you would need to change the xmp profile in the bios on that asrock board to run at 2400mhz


YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £64.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

 

[Fulax]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 270X DirectCUII TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £695.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).




- I've put a 270X in for the GPU. It's pretty much the same as a 7870, so get whichever is cheaper (assuming the one you listed is a non-reference ASUS)

- The motherboard isn't made by Asrock, which is a good start (their current-generation motherboards don't have the best reputation for build quality). It also has great onboard audio.

- PSU is gold-rated.

- RAM is faster and low profile

-The Dark Rock Pro 2 is the better cooler, but it is quite expensive given your budget.

- The HDD is on Today Only offer. 1TB for under £40! Makes me feel old.

 

[Gboyd]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 270X DirectCUII TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £695.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).




- I've put a 270X in for the GPU. It's pretty much the same as a 7870, so get whichever is cheaper (assuming the one you listed is a non-reference ASUS)

- The motherboard isn't made by Asrock, which is a good start (their current-generation motherboards don't have the best reputation for build quality). It also has great onboard audio.

- PSU is gold-rated.

- RAM is faster and low profile

-The Dark Rock Pro 2 is the better cooler, but it is quite expensive given your budget.

- The HDD is on Today Only offer. 1TB for under £40! Makes me feel old.

Very nice under £700 mate.

 

[Colourz]

Thanks for the responses! I will definitely consider the new parts suggested. Any other suggestions will be appreciated!

 

[kram2803]

I'm assuming you need a dvd-drive and OS too?

Do you intend to OC in the future? otherwise you could step down a bit with the CPU and mobo and get SSD?

 

[Colourz]

I don't believe I am getting a dvd-drive for now and yes I will be getting an OS. I would like to OC at a later time, but I am more than happy with the CPU and standard specs I initially stated. I have already purchased the Seagate Barracuda as suggested by 'Fulax' due to the one time offer, also the motherboard (z87) suggested I believe will be a good investment, thanks for the suggestions.