[Build Help] Complete beginner needs help/criticism with spec choices!

Your build is pretty solid as it is. Just a couple tweaks.

Z97 version of the motherboard. It's cheaper, and Z97>Z87. Dual channel memory, which is slightly cheaper. Better, and bigger SSD. Generally 240-256GB SSDs are much faster than the 120-128GB range. It's worth the extra money. More suitable HDD.

Also, if you want, check out Flubt. I recommend them to every UK build. They save you around 8-15% off Amazon prices, for anything.

Hope this helps.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor £183.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler £17.96 @ Scan.co.uk
Motherboard MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £75.45 @ Amazon UK
Memory Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £50.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £74.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £37.99 @ Aria PC
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card £279.98 @ Novatech
Case Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case £33.67 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £66.99 @ Amazon UK
Optical Drive Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer £14.99 @ Novatech
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £74.95 @ CCL Computers
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £910.96
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 01:42 GMT+0000
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