$750 Gaming PC w/ Monitor

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Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my question. I'm trying to put together a $750 build for use in gaming and photo editing, and this is what I have so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ahryan3/saved/D9drxr
I already have storage and optical drives, so I don't need to bother buying more of those, but I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on this current build, and maybe somehow go about shaving off a little money (though it's not essential), or making it work some other way, while still keeping it as powerful a system as possible and have a little room for upgrading in the future. I have no preference for either AMD or Intel, AMD just seemed to be the better option for this price point. I've done a bit of research, but would appreciate a nudge toward other builds in this price range that have worked in the past as well.
 
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No need to go AMD at an $800 price point, a good i5 will either be on par or outperform that CPU in gaming, and offers more of an upgrade path.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($155.43 @ Amazon)
Total: $734.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 16:38 EDT-0400

Also managed to shave some money off in other areas, but with the same or better specs.
 

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First of all thank you for your answer, but is there a motherboard out there with room for more storage? It's okay to go a little over budget.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($155.43 @ Amazon)
Total: $751.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 17:31 EDT-0400

This motherboard has 6 SATA ports as opposed to 4, is that enough?
 

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I did a little research and it turns out I don't really understand how SATA works, but I think that's all cleared up now. Would there be any difference in reliability when considering the $50 as opposed the z87?
 

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Really depends, MSI is a pretty decent manufacturer, and the H81 vs the Z87 chipset wouldn't make a huge difference because you won't be overclocking that that processor. (Z87 is a slightly older overclock-enabled chipset, replaced by z97, but those are $100+) Really, it's a full sized ATX motherboard vs. an Micro-ATX mobo, and in addition to the extra SATA ports, you get more PCI slots, Ram slots, etc on the full sized board. Not necessary, but nice to have. Up to you if it's worth the extra $.
 
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