First gaming PC build (looking for opinions)

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Dboss9

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So i have been doing research lately trying so pick out the components of my first gaming PC and would very much appreciate any opinions or advice from the community on my final build. (Budget $1500)

NZXT H440 ATX Mid Tower Case, Black And Red
WB 1TB Black Hard Drive, SATA III w/ 64MB Cache
Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) w/ Intel XMP
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 Modular 750W Power Supply
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-E w/ ACX Cooler, Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
Intel Core™ i5-4690K Processor, 3.50GHz w/ 6MB Cache
ASUS Z97-A w/ DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit LAN, SLI / 3-Way CrossFireX

The only component im really unsure about is the motherboard as my knowleage of motherboards is not to great (new to PC gaming). Some other motherboards i have look at include:

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 w/ Dual DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX / SLI

MSI Z97-G45 GAMING w/ Dual DDR3 1600, SB Cinema 7.1 Audio, Killer Gigabit LAN, CrossFireX / SLI, HDMI, DVI, VGA

MSI Z97 GAMING 5 w/ Dual DDR3 1600, SB Cinema 2, 7.1 Audio, Killer Gigabit LAN, CrossFireX / SLI, HDMI, DVI, VGA

And the more expensive ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO w/ Dual DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit LAN, CrossFireX / SLI

All opinions/advice on my build or motherboard to purchase are greatly appreciated! :)
 
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Everything's still available in canadian prices. It's still within your specified budget I believe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.66 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.86 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($231.80 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal...
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Calnin

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With a 1500$ budget, you should be able to fit in a SSD in there.

If you're in the US, consider this as a suggestion:

The r9 290 is a bit stronger than the gtx 780.

PSU, rosewill capstone is a good psu.

I left a bit of room for the case you want, because i can't find it on pcpartpicker and there's still enough for windows or other parts if you want to change anything else.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1106.91
 
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Dboss9

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I am in Canada so the prices are different but thanks for the build i may take from this. :)

 
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Calnin

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Everything's still available in canadian prices. It's still within your specified budget I believe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.66 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.86 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($231.80 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1273.92
 
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