First time looking into building a PC so this is probably terrible.

So something more like this? I'm surprised PC part picker lists it as so much lower power draw . PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor £143.94 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Blizzard T2 43.0 CFM CPU Cooler £7.14 @ Aria PC
Motherboard ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £66.83 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £53.46 @ CCL Computers
Storage Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive £79.85 @ CCL Computers
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card £669.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case £21.48 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Super Flower Leadex Gold 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £114.90 @ Amazon UK
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) £74.34 @ Aria PC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £1231.53
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 10:53 GMT+0000
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