Budget PC - What should I change?

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Myntekt

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Hello!
A friend asked me to choose the parts for a PC, since he needs one, and I'm doing it, but I wanted some advice to what I should change/keep.
This is the current list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NMzpD3

I wanted to save some money on the processor and on the motherboard, but I don't know which ones are good for the build, so I'd be nice if you could recommend me the ones you think would work the best.
Thanks
 
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Here is my suggestion for your budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.25 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $853.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 17:58 EDT-0400

You getting more from this build then the one you drew up.
Added an i5 4690k which allows overclocking capability once you get a decent cpu cooler in the future. Added a SSD to the build. You don't need a WD Black, a Caviar BLue should be fine. Upped the gpu to a R9 280. Upped the psu to EVGA 750B2 which is cheaper after rebates.
 
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I'm not from the USA and the prices here would be higher than that. I'll see how much that would cost here and if the store my friend wants to buy from has those parts.
 
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You can drop the SSD and swap the i5 4690k to a i5 4460 if the actual price goes over your budget
 
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It gets way more expensive. Some stuff you advised does not exist on that shop, and some stuff is too expensive. Would you mind selecting the CPU/GPU/motherboard on this website?

Top right corner > "Componentes" > "Motherboard"/ "Placa Gráfica (GPU)" / "Processador /CPU"

EDIT: I chose the I5 4460. It's the cheapest 4th gen i5 they have.
 
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CPU: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/BX80646I54590/Processador-Intel-Core-i5-4590-33GHz-Socket-1150.htm#.VBYT-fldV8E

Motherboard: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/ASRZ97PRO4/Motherboard-ASRock-Z97-Pro4.htm#.VBYUVPldV8E

Memory: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR/GSkill-Kit-8GB-DDR3-1866MHz-Sniper-CL9.htm

Storage: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/WD10EZEX/Disco-Western-Digital-1TB-SATA-III-64MB-Blue.htm#.VBYTLvldV8E]

Video Card:http://www.globaldata.pt/index.aspx?p=ProdDetailRef&ProdRef=R9-270X-GAMING-2G#.VBYVEfldV8E

Case: http://www.globaldata.pt/index.aspx?p=ProdDetailRef&ProdRef=CC-9011023-WW#.VBYVX_ldV8E

Power Supply: http://www.globaldata.pt/pt-PT/pr/P1-650S-NLB9/Fonte-XFX-Pro-650W-Core-Edition.htm#.VBYVQPldV8E



I left the optical drive and wifi adapter out.
 
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Could you please send me a cheaper motherboard? His budget is around 750€ and those two things you left out need to be included. Other than that, thank you very much.
 
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I guess he's going there himself.
 
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