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Hi every one how are you all today?

I have been looking to build a gaming pc for the first time, i have never done any gaming on a pc (except age of empire about 4 years ago) i have a xbox one so i do my gaming on that but a lot of my friends do pc gaming now which leaves me all by my self gaming on my xbox one so i thought i would build a gaming pc.

Here is what i have chosen so far.

My case is a Gigabyte GZ-G2 Plus PC Gaming Case
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310866558840?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

My mother board is MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Motherboard.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331113664208?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

My psu is Corsair 750 Watt Builder Series CX750M.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331133878758?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

My processor is Intel Core i5 4670K - 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Haswell processor.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251469370705?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Ram is Corsair Vengeance 8GB ( 2 x 4GB ) Memory DDR3 1600 MHz DIMM 240pin.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310854301811?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

HDD is Samsung 840 EVO Basic 2.5" 120GB SATA III Solid State Drive SSD which i am gonna back up with a 1tb 7200 standard hard drive.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261419517790?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The only thing i have not chosen yet is the graphics card i know this is a very important part for gaming but i am only a student right now who works part time so can not afford the £500 card so need to get a cheaper one but obviously not too cheap say £250 but as i say i am still looking, as of now this is what i have chosen does any one think these are a bad choice? or are these all good component's for a gaming pc? any advice would be much appreciated im going to buy these bit by bit weekly.
 
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For a first time builder I have to say, you didn't choose bad parts. For the GPUs in the "sweet spot" of $200-$300 the best cards are:
Nvidia GTX 760

AMD R9 270X

I personally prefer the Nvidia card because it is just a tiny bit more powerful. Also keep in mind I don't use pounds so I'll do some conversions and get back to you.

Edit: $200-$300 is 120-180 pounds btw

So in this case, get the GTX 770 or the R9 280X
 
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The only thing I would change is the PSU, don't choose one until you know exactly which GPU you will be going with. Also, avoid the CX series of PSUs from Corsair, that's their budget line and doesn't have the best reputation. Look for a quality PSU from a top-tier company such as Seasonic, XFX, Corsair (except their CX series) or Antec.

Additionally, if you plan on overclocking your CPU you will need to invest in an aftermarket cooler.
 
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The PSU better be a XFX 650w Core Edition! They're really nice and will suffice for your system
 
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Hi thanks for the reply, the gtx 770 is the card i have been looking at been looking at reviews for it and it seems a good card to get.
 
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Thanks for the reply i will look at getting a better psu then any preference of what i should get?

I dont know how to overclock so was not going to do that till i learn how but i will definatly look at getting a aftermarket cooler when/if i do overclock thanks.
 
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i will have a look a bit deeper at this psu and get back to you it seems like a good psu

 
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Hi i have been looking and is this one of the psu that you recommended.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-P1-650S-NLB9-Pro-Series-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-Core-Edition-/351020486341?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item51ba738ec5
 
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Hi i have been looking and is this one of the psu that you recommended.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-P1-650S-NLB9-Pro-Series-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-Core-Edition-/351020486341?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item51ba738ec5
 
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indeed it is!
 
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