How's my new build $1000ish?

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I'm looking to build this ASAP, but wanted to get some opinions and make sure nothing was overlooked. I plan on reusing my mass storage drive, so don't need one of those.

In the future I will upgrade to 16gb RAM, possibly a all in one CPU liquid cooler and a 2nd 970 eventually.

How's the build look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1053.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 16:35 EST-0500
 
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You look good there but if you do plan on adding the AIO and a second GPU then I would look at a little larger PSU now. 750 can possibly cover that but you never want to tax it by making it run at full all the time. for $15 more Newegg has the EVGA 850w G2 Gold or for $30 more you can get the 1000w G2 Gold.
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You look good there but if you do plan on adding the AIO and a second GPU then I would look at a little larger PSU now. 750 can possibly cover that but you never want to tax it by making it run at full all the time. for $15 more Newegg has the EVGA 850w G2 Gold or for $30 more you can get the 1000w G2 Gold.
 
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I agree with Spentshells on the RAM but the cooler is one of the best air coolers out right now. The RAM could be upgraded for a little more and get a little faster but what you have would still work.
 
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Why the expensive case? You can get a cheaper one and go for a liquid cooler. Also, the Gigabyte Z97 Gaming 5 will do the same job for less money. If you are looking into liquid coolers, I heard many people recommend the NZXT Kraken coolers.
 
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CAS is the number of cycles to return the info. For DDR3 I would look for a 9 optimally but 10 is still good. I wouldn't go above that. I also wouldn't worry that much about it and the speed, 1866 is good and you shouldn't need anything higher for what you are looking at.
 
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1600 MHz with 6-8 CAS value is also pretty good.
 
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The case is honestly the part I've had the most issue deciding on. I really like the way that case looks, that it has the clean front, a nice large window and good airflow. I don't really like the lack of optical drive bays but I can live with it.

Any other suggestions on cases that fit that critera?
 
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I know that the Corsair 200R and 300R, as well as the Cooler Master K280 are all good cases. Check them out and decide for yourself.If you like the H440's looks a lot more, however, feel free to choose it over the cheaper versions - if you don't like your PC, what's the point?
 
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Also, the Sniper board is on combo through new egg right now for $50 off the combo.
 
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If you like it and it's on a discount, feel free to get it.
 
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