never built a gaming pc

[locko1007]

planning on building a gaming pc with a £1000ish budget. can i improve this build at all.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gCMszy
thanks

 

[BadActor]

You have an ITX motherboard in a full tower case. It would work, but would look kinda funny. You also don't need an i7 for gaming, you could save a few pounds going with the i5. Also need to use a better PSU to protect those expensive parts. If your not going to overclock, you could change to an i5 6500 and use the stock cooler to save even more. If you think you might want to use SLI in the future, use a motherboard that supports it and go with a 750 watt PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.82 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£275.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£72.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.48 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1015.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 13:54 GMT+0000