New gaming PC

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Hey guys, I'm thinking of building a new gaming PC but I really don't know a whole lot about building computers. I was wondering if I could get some advice about whether the parts I've chosen are good, worth the money and compatible. I'm on a budget of maximum £900. These are the parts so far:

MOTHERBOARD
MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Socket 1150 HDMI D-Sub DVI 8-Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

CPU
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail

GRAPHICS CARD
MSI GTX 760 TwinFrozr OC 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card

PSU
600W Corsair Builder Series CX600M 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply

HDD
Seagate 2TB Barracuda Internal Hard Drive

COOLING
Corsair Hydro Series H60 2013 model High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

RAM
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black 1866MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9]

CASE
Casecom KK-9949 Hacker Mid Tower ATX Case
OR ARIAnet StealthX Type-B Black Midi Tower Gaming Case

DVD DRIVE
Samsung SH-224DB 24X Internal DVD Writer with SATA - OEM


Any advice would be great, thanks!
 
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As this is a gaming PC, you'd be better off making a few tweaks in order to fit a better GPU into the budget. For a bit over budget, here's a spec with a 280X and an SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £157.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £938.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Fulax said:
As this is a gaming PC, you'd be better off making a few tweaks in order to fit a better GPU into the budget. For a bit over budget, here's a spec with a 280X and an SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £157.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £938.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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To get it down below budget if you can't stretch, get a motherboard like an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming or a Gigabyte Z87 Sniper.

However these dont come with the cooler so I'd try and stretch a bit.
 
tbyeah said:
To get it down below budget if you can't stretch, get a motherboard like an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming or a Gigabyte Z87 Sniper.

However these dont come with the cooler so I'd try and stretch a bit.
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The extra money spent on the UD4H probably covers the cost of a cooler so I'd just stick around for that.
 
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