How's this £700 gaming build?

[AGuyCalledJoe]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/DeadpoolsBFF/saved/MRXMnQ
What do you guys think for about £700? Any way to improve this? Thanks Joe
Edit - The OS I can get for free as it says

 

[Novuake]

Hi there

Just 2 things, the rest is solid.

1. The SSD is of questionable quality, the only ones I ever suggest include (in order of preference) :
Samsung EVO
Crucial MX100
Crucial M500

2. The RAM is CAS 11. Change it to 1600MHz CAS9 RAM at least.


You also want to consider an aftermarket CPU cooler as the stock one is pretty bad.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£103.73 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.16 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£257.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.52 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Other: Windows 8.1 Student (Purchased For £0.00)
Total: £722.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-03 11:54 GMT+0000

A bit more but the cooler is worth it.

 

[AGuyCalledJoe]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£103.73 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.16 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£257.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.52 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Other: Windows 8.1 Student (Purchased For £0.00)
Total: £722.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-03 11:54 GMT+0000

A bit more but the cooler is worth it.
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Thanks this looks great! I'm pretty new to this so I wasn't sure about ram and how it would work out. I had thought a cooler would be necessary, this build is sort of inspired by one I saw that didn't have it though but I think it would be best to have. I'll probably use this then Just to be sure what do you think about performance? Will this work really well because I hear the gtx 970 is pretty much best in the market for the price so that would be good.

 

[Novuake]

Yeah the GTX970 is a spectacular card for its price.

The FX8320 is a bit lacking in comparison, but a mild overclock, which you can do easily will bring it up to par.

 

[sora]

Yeah the GTX970 is a spectacular card for its price.

The FX8320 is a bit lacking in comparison, but a mild overclock, which you can do easily will bring it up to par.

+1; the FX-8320 can easily overclock to FX-8350 speeds.