First Gaming PC Build

[Chompus]

This will be my first build, so I need some advice from the experts here. The PC will be used mainly for gaming. I will be playing games like BF4, GTA, APB Reloaded, Batman, DCUO, Bioshock, Watchdogs, and many more similar games. I do plan on overclocking my CPU and GPU in the near future, as well as get an SSD next month. I would like to play these games in high settings with a minimum of 50 FPS average. My budget for the build is £700, excluding the monitor. Will this build be good enough for the purpose above? If not, can you please build a better PC in around the same price range. Also, would a Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB Windforce be a better GPU?

 

Below are the parts I will buy unless you guys tell me otherwise:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6bYkHx

 

Oh, and if you do build me a better PC, please note that I'm from London, so when building, don't forget to change the currency. 

 

Thanks. 

[Archangel1994]

The changes I would make would be to get the CS550M (Is an all-round better PSU and semi modular). Ditch the ethernet adapter (your motherboard has an on-board one that works just fine and possibly stretch the budget a tiny bit to get the MSI Twin Frozr R9 280.

[Swndlr]

save a bit more and go for this (if you cant save/wait, then soz if this isnt much of a help), the changes made - upgraded gpu (280x) which will really help and added ssd (basically mandatory for all pc's)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£116.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  (£11.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£89.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£48.96 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (£200.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£50.93 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (£12.58 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.75 @ Amazon UK)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (£5.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £791.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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