Gaming PC Under £700 ($1000)

[Toast3d]

Hello readers,

I'm looking for a decent gaming PC that can both play and record, most games smoothly.

After a lot of research, I built this.

Please can you tell me how to improve this build and potentially save money!

Thank you for reading!

 

[learningbitbybit]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hpdMdC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hpdMdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£73.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £678.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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