Refining this build... Trying to hit a $1000 flat ITX Gaming machine

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Atomizer

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Purchase date: 2 months from now.
What I care about:
-extreme gaming preformance
-highly transportable ITX form factor
-Price $$$
-System Stability, minimal bottle necking

Don't care about:
-OC'ing (I know CPU is unlocked, it has the same price as the locked one)
-looks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ11-LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.78 @ Newegg)
MotherBoard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157531&cm_re=asrock_z97_itx-_-13-157-531-_-Product ($103.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1044.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 02:24 EDT-0400

Looking to cut back to $1000 if at all possible, without sacrificing too much quality or performance. Criticisms are welcome. I'd rather feel bad now, find better parts and have the best possible system later!
 
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If you aren't buying for 2months then us suggesting specific parts, and you picking specific parts, is kinda pointless - the market will move.
The big change is likely to be on graphics, as in two months the newer Nvidia cards should have decent availability and be a very tempting prospect, and possibly the default suggestion.


If you want to get the budget under $1000 as it stands, it's incredibly easy -
Change the CPU to a non K-series. The 4670/4690 are really rubbish value but the cheaper i5s perform near identically and are significantly cheaper. Easily $30 saved.
Shop around for memory. If you plan on upgrading to 16Gb then there's some sense in going for a single stick, but if you have no plans to upgrade it's likely 8Gb will be plenty. The rebate on the Corsair won't last forever.
There's nothing wrong with adding a CPU cooler, especially on a case with poor cooling provision (like the Elite 130) but it's not 100% necessary. You'd be better off spending more on a case with better general airflow than on a CPU cooler.
Motherboard doesn't need to be a Z97. At sub $90 that board is pretty decent value, but again, the deal won't be around forever. If you aren't overclocking then the features of Z97 are wasted - look at H97 boards and save some cash.
PSU is fine but again, look for deals. The price is fair but it includes a rebate. Shop around among quality models at the time of purchase.
Video card is likely to be swapped for a 900-series, though if they heavily discount 780s (or for that matter, AMD cards) you could find a real bargain.
 
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