Building PC in summer, would like some feedback on the build so far.

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This is what I would do :

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($77.03 @...

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Been thinking of swapping out the PSU for a corsair ax760 because electricity is really expensive where i live. Also the the case size fits perfectly under my desk so i went for the microatx
 

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check this . . .some changes
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3v9hA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3v9hA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3v9hA/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $959.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-22 01:41 EDT-0400)
 
This is what I would do :

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($77.03 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1110.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-22 01:52 EDT-0400)


Better quality across the board.
Still microATX.
Smaller SSD.

 
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