Good Canadian Build ~$1000 Range?

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So, I made me a build on parts picker, but it's a little over budget. I want to keep the SSD, but could you guys cut some costs without sacrificing performance, or could you even improve it?
Note that partspicker warns me the current case may be incompatible..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($90.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.70 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($349.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.42 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1191.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 22:23 EDT-0400)
 
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smorizio

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3azGs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3azGs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3azGs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($89.83 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.70 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($349.64 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.42 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1204.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 22:34 EDT-0400)
 
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mastrom101

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There's not much room to cut back without losing performance. If anything, I would suggest upgrading to a 4670K and a Z87 motherboard so that you have the option to overclock down the road. It may put you even further over budget, but you can probably get more life out of your PC with it.

If price is a major concern I would go with an AMD 6300 or 8320 CPU, Hybrid Drive instead of a SSD and a Hard Drive, and a 760 instead of a 770 (only if absolutely necessary)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.90 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.70 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($359.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.97 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($112.50 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1285.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 21:33 EDT-0400)

Then when you have more money you can buy a CPU cooler.

I dont know why the prices are so high all of a sudden. The i5 in particular is extremely expensive, i guess due to exchange rates.
 
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