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First PC build!

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Hey!

First time posting, so please correct me if i have done anything wrong/posted in the wrong section ect... 

Anyway, decided that using laptops and my trusty Chromebook was not going to work for me, so decided to splash out on buying and building a decent custom PC. The following are all the parts i plan on buying (From UK Amazon, for simplicity and to put my prime membership to good use)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H55 All-In-One Liquid Cooler for CPU
Motherboard:  MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Intel LGA1150 Z97 ATX Motherboard
Memory:  HyperX FURY Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL10 DIMM
Storage: SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G2​5 SSD SATA III 2.5 Inches 
Storage: WD 500GB 2.5 inch SATA Internal Hard Drive
Storage Mounts: 2 x Dynamode SSD-RAIL 2.5 inch HDD or SDD Conversion Cradle for 3.5 inch Drive Bays
Video Card: Palit Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 JetStream Graphics Card (4GB, GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0)
Case: Corsair CC-9011050-WW Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case
Extra Case Fans: 2 x Corsair Air Series AF120-LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow LED Fan
Power Supply:  EVGA 500W PC Power Supply
Total cost: £812.99 ($1258.43)
Using it for playing most current gen games, what's your thoughts on it? Any suggestions on improvement?
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should increase the ssd to 250gb

and 600w psu

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should increase the ssd to 250gb

and 600w psu

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And buy 8GB RAM, not 16

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I don't think you need the storage mount, because the case has mounts for 2.5 in their 3.5 bays.

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Also, H55 is not worth it.. Go cheap air.

 

SSD, Go for one of the big 4, Crucial, OCZ, Samsung or Intel.

 

450 - 500W is plenty for a single card assuming it's a good unit, what is the PSU (model is important)

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Also, H55 is not worth it.. Go cheap air.

Its more expensive than just getting a heatsink, but I figured that it would allow me to overclock in slightly safer conditions? Correct me if i am wrong though, this is all rather new to me.

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Looks good but i woad go wight 1tb hdd and 240gb ssd maybe 8 gb of ram

Would a 1tb hybrid harddrive be a possible compromise? 

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Would a 1tb hybrid harddrive be a possible compromise?

Could be but you would be better getting a 2tb and dealing with slow speeds then adding a ssd

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Would a 1tb hybrid harddrive be a possible compromise?

yes but it isnt as fast as ssd but its faster than hdd by around 100mb/s so around speed is 250 mb/s for fast memory of sshd and hhd is around same speed
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