First time PC build (Gaming focused) £750-800ish budget

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Hey guys, I'm looking to build a gaming pc for the first time. I've read quite a bit about it (with some help from threads on here, thanks). The build has a budget of £750 to just over 800.

Here is my list of parts:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Kris182/saved/2mqo

The main reason I'm here is which GPU to go with. I've been looking for quite a while and came to the conclusion that I think the AMD HD 7950 would be the right card for me (open to other suggestions though). I'm having trouble deciding which brand to go with. There are 3 I have in mind at the moment.

The Sapphire Vapor-X which comes highly recommended but I'm unsure if it will actually be able to fit in my build.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11196-09-40G-HD7950-Vapox-X-Graphics/dp/B0091MFBZC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1378843066&sr=1-1

The Gigabyte model

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-7950-Radeon-Graphics-Card/dp/B0071LP5ME/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1378843227&sr=1-2&keywords=7950

And finally the HIS IceQ x2 model (£240 is probably a bit over the limit I'd like to pay)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HIS-Boost-iPower-3072MB-2xMiniDP/dp/B00A6ASRL8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378843332&sr=8-2&keywords=his+7950

My budget would be max £240 for the GPU.

Also feel free to have a look at the build in general and advise on that too.

Thanks for the help :)

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That build looks really good I would get the MSI 7950 It will really round out your build and make a great gaming machine with that i5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-R7950-DDR5-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B00B06M0O2/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1378844358&sr=1-7&keywords=7950

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Great build and agree with twin frozer MSI 7950

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HIS IceQ X2 is better than the MSI, easily the best 7950. The MSI TF would be my second suggestion.

Solid build!

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MSI HD7950 TwinFrozr OC Boost Edition AMD Graphics Card - 3GB £189.35  (cheaper than amazon)

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-hd-7950-twin-frozr-oc-be-28nm-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-1792-cores-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-dp

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Thanks again for the feedback & help guys =).

I have looked at the MSI card and it does seem like a good deal for the price. Although having read through numerous reviews for the card it has kind of put me off it due to the problems a lot of people mention having.

Berserker you say that the HIS is the best 7950 for that money? Maybe I should just bite the bullet and get that card if so.

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It is the best 7950. But the MSI, at that price, is a steal.

All GPUs are luck of the draw, to be honest. You can get a bad MSI, you can get a good MSI. I'm uncertain if the MSI TF has undergone a new revision, the bad reviews have become a little more frequent in recent times.