help with gaming rig

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My brother is looking into building a pc for gaming and picked out the following components. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for improvements. His budget is £800. Thanks in advance.

MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 - 233.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-164-MS

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz - 179.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-418-IN

Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 - 85.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-514-AS

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM - 68.99
http://http//www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE

Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz - 59.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-336-CS

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - 49.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS

BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black - 32.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-011-BX

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler - 26.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-CM

OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter -16.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-007-OK

TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter - 16.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-054-TP

Total: 772.90
 
Better Case (still), cooler to match colour scheme (black and blue, with hints of white :)), External Wirless for a cleaning rig and an SSD..

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GPU Keyring £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £68.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 60GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH060GCST) £59.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £12.98
Total : £805.26 (includes shipping : £17.85).



I'd contact CS (customer service) before purchasing with setup though as the motherboard needs a certain BIOS to run the chip which may/may not be pre-installed. They may even be able to do it for you. :)
 
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