First time build help

[tippabu]

1st time poster and first time gaming build. I have selected the following components from browsing through suggestions on other builds on here, I am just wondering if all of this works together, is the psu sufficient for the build?, any suggestions for improvements? and anything else i might need for the build ie. thermal paste and the like. I do not need windows, a monitor, keyboard and mouse. The games I play are racing games like asseto corsa and project cars but also battlefield and GTA V, should this build be good enough to run these pretty well? Thanks in advance.

Ive been trying to list my baskets with the links but cant seem to manage it so ill just list the components.

GPU. Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card (11221-12-20G) 179.99
CPU. AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail 83.99
RAM. TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) 59.99
SSD. Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) 86.99
HDD. Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD 44.99
MOBO. Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard 52.99
PSU. Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply 55.99
Case. NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window 54.95
CPU Cooler. BeQuiet! Pure Rock Cpu Cooler - 120mm 28.99

Basket total. 648.86

 

[stulid]

Hi and welcome.

That spec looks spot on and I cannot see anything wrong with it.

Only thing I can also suggest is some blue LED RAM,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-078-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1392

Nice cooler and case you have selected

The PSU is excellent to, made by Seasonic and has a 5yr warranty.