First time building a PC, need some advice if needed :)

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So I am thinking about building my first gaming rig, let me know if I could change anything but don't make it too crazy please because I am on a bit of a budget :)

PS: I do mostly gaming, but some light video editing, nothing major though.

FX8350 (black edition)
GTX 960
ASUS M5A99FX PRO
Corsair CX Series CX750M 750 Watt ATX Modular
Corsiar h100i (I plan on overclocking as much as possible and if I switch over to intel I want to make sure I have a liquid cooler)
Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB DDR3-1600
WD Blue 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6.0Gb/s
NZXT Phantom 410

Thank you in advance for the help :)
 
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How does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($328.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $889.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 15:50 EST-0500
 
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Or if you are 100% sure you NEED to overclock:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $879.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 15:50 EST-0500
 
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That looks ok, but there are a few things that I'm not a huge fan of. I really want an overclockable cpu and a regular atx mobo. Also is 550 watts enough for that?
 
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I like this build a lot more than the other :). One question though, is 550 watts going to be enough? Or should I go safe and get 600?

 
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550w should be enough - a quick calculation says that you will need about 465w as a bare minimum.
 
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