First time builder, is this ok?

Articice

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Hi there everyone,
After putting this off far far too long I’m planning to build my own computer for the first time. Of course this also means that I’m also really nervous about messing something up, so would it be possible for you all to have a look at the below link and tell me if anything is wrong with them? or any tips that may be helpful?
Im trying to stick to a £500 build if i can.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PXFDHx

i used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ayQUwofWxE as a base and sort of customised it from There but im not totally sure that this build will work or not. O'h and if anyone could recommend me a better case i would appreciate it!

Thank you for your time.
 
I made some changes.
Should perform better than yours
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.53 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£30.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.48 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card (£177.52 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.16 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £500.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 03:26 BST+0100
 
This build will be way better for gaming :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.13 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.48 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.37 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £497.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 03:50 BST+0100

Better Intel CPU + mobo.
Way better GPU.
Much higher quality PSU.

Get SSD with your first upgrade. Better GPU / CPU is more important for the build.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.13 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.48 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.37 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £532.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 04:12 BST+0100