Need Help With $1000 to $1400 Build - Case, PSU, Motherboard

drnatedogg

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Hey guys I have been building this build for a while now and I am looking to finalize it, yet I've been nitpicking the whole time. I cant decide between some things that are pretty exact, so I need some help from this great community here is my build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($85.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.89 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($381.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.70 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1294.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 12:21 EST-0500

This is in Canadian by the way. I'd like help picking a case, psu, or cheaper motherboard, or anything else you'd like to help with. Basically this is my first build an I'm having trouble with some of the trivial decisions. Thanks community.
 
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Here are my thoughts:
Cases: NZXT H440 is fun and great to build in - but no optical drive
or just keep your 230T - it's a really nice case too
Corsair Obsidian 450D is also nice (or the 350D with a mATX motherboard if you want it a bit smaller)

PSU: That one is fine, but that is a terrible price. I'd buy this one: http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supernova-650-g1-80plus-69-97305-1301.htm

Cheaper motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-z97-g45-gaming-atx-lga1150-48-97044-1301.htm
or http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-z87-a-atx-lga1150-z87-26-84500-1301.htm if you want to save a few bucks

Everything else looks good though! Have fun with the build!

jasonw223

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Here are my thoughts:
Cases: NZXT H440 is fun and great to build in - but no optical drive
or just keep your 230T - it's a really nice case too
Corsair Obsidian 450D is also nice (or the 350D with a mATX motherboard if you want it a bit smaller)

PSU: That one is fine, but that is a terrible price. I'd buy this one: http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supernova-650-g1-80plus-69-97305-1301.htm

Cheaper motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-z97-g45-gaming-atx-lga1150-48-97044-1301.htm
or http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-z87-a-atx-lga1150-z87-26-84500-1301.htm if you want to save a few bucks

Everything else looks good though! Have fun with the build!
 
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