New Gaming Build 1200$ unsure about mobo and memory

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No sli/crossfire but will OC it.

Looking to play, CS:GO, lol, eve online mostly, and hopefully many other cool new games :)

Got a Samsung 22" and want my stuff to run 1040p.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xZZ4mG

Case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614pbk
MOBO: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xud3hbk
CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k
CPU Cooler: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2
GPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr
RAM: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9
Storage: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw
PSU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9
Optical Drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas
Headset: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-headphones-khxh3clwr
Mouse: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-mouse-rz0100840100r3u1
OS: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700578
Thermal Compound: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as512g

Not sure about the mobo since i dont use SLI?
The Memory i am not sure about either?

Any help or advice highly appriciated :)




 
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Here is the build with a cheaper Motherboard and just as good but cheaper ram:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case:...
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This is what i would do. The thermal paste that comes with the cooler will work just fine, no reason spending $17 on paste, especially when you are only spending ~$30 on the cooler itself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($111.72 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.78 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($101.79 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1174.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 13:07 EDT-0400

If you wanted to save a bit more you could switch to a cheaper motherboard.
 
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Derza10

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Here is the build with a cheaper Motherboard and just as good but cheaper ram:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.78 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($101.79 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1141.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 13:13 EDT-0400
 
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The offer on the memory expired yesteday, but its only 5$ so staying with my corsairs, but mangaged to fit 970 in there for a total of 1220$ so thx alot for the help.

My new build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QpNLK8

 
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