Reddit reviews Ballistix Sport XT 8GB Kit 4GBx2 DDR3 1600 MT/s PC3-12800 CL9 at 1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory Modules BLS2K4G3D169DS3

The last Crucial RAM sale I saw was in the Black Friday deals, but that was the Sport XT version (I bought some for £44.99). Though looking at the specs, they appear to be the same, apart from the different heat spreaders. Both DDR3-1600, 9-9-9-24.

I'd actually recommend this version, as the heat spreaders on the Sport XT are huge and don't fit under my 212 EVO CPU cooler. I had to use these sticks it in slots 2 and 4 to fit them in.

Except 4GB is low RAM. Average nowadays for a gaming PC is 8GB, and even 16GB is gaining in popularity.

Seriously, RAM is cheap as shit. It's worth the upgrade.

Crucial Ballistix Sport XT (2X4GB)

Then get 2 of this

that ram is expensive, here's a set for only 58: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CWR3HVS/?tag=pcp0f-21

you won't need a sound card, modern motherboard audio is sufficient unless you're using a very professional sound system.

Almost as powerful CPU but a much better GPU. If you can't afford the extra £20 just drop down to a 760.

Amazon has a special on this RAM but AFAIK it's today only. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CWR3HVS/ref=gb1h_img_c-2_0667_f87e5966?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_s=center-new-2&pf_rd_r=0DGZSTPVKZAAF0R619WJ&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_p=560250667

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor | £56.88 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard | ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | £43.37 @ Ebuyer
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £35.94 @ Aria PC
Video Card | PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card | £177.41 @ More Computers
Case | Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case | £29.72 @ Scan.co.uk
Power Supply | Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | £37.80 @ Scan.co.uk
Optical Drive | Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer | £11.89 @ CCL Computers
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £393.01
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 14:59 GMT+0000 |

Well I'll try and address everything one by one.

I'm not too familiar with that AMD CPU so I'll let someone else decide if it's good or not, but I'm pretty sure an added cpu cooler isn't really needed for this. Again, not too sure, so I'll wait for another analysis.

You don't need that high speed RAM, it's unnecessary. I would go with 1600 MHz RAM like this, matches the color scheme too!

Sound card is pretty much useless it seems, the mobo has onboard 7.1 channel audio. Don't know how good the quality is but it's likely not going to make a difference to get a sound card.

PSU doesn't seem sufficient enough, probably wanna go with 500W PSU like this one.

I'll try and see what I can do to improve on it further if you want.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CWR3HVS