First PC Build - Compatibility check and Suggestions

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Hello, Dylan from the UK here. Decided to upgrade my PC this year as my current build has packed in. Done a fair bit of research and talked to some friends to help me choose parts, but another opinion would be cool :).

Just to note, I'm not including RAM and HDD as I already own these. Overall the build adds up to £550. Opinions are welcome and links are below. Cheers

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007RUZKK6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE - CPU

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ALYOTTI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE - PSU

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006I2H0YS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE - Case

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007KHROSC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE - Mobo

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DM9B6FO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE - Graphics

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I wouldn't go with a Gigabyte motherboard but that is just me, I would rather go with an ASUS or MSI motherboard.

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I'd go with an FX8320 and 990FX chipset motherboard; Lower wattage PSU, with a higher efficiency; and a much better GPU.

What exactly are you going to use this computer for?

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Mainly for games, college work including some video editing

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Did you say video editing?  Then, yeah go with:

FX-8350 with 990fx motherboard.

The gaming performance will be decent enough, but will help a lot with video editing.

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That sounds great, cheers for the advice guys :)

 

 

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/DylanDog/saved/2QLw

 

So here's what we're looking at now, anything I could refine in terms of graphics, case and psu? I don't really want to spend anymore

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Snuck in a CPU cooler in there.  The HD 7950 is about equal in terms of performance to the GTX 760/670.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/241r6