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$850 is the point about which I recommend a Intel Build over an AMD one.

I'd drop to the EVGA B2 750 watter ... the G2 is certainly better but since you are using the Hyper 212, you won't need the cleaner more stable power of the g2 as OCs will be limited by temperature. That saves $40 which should get you close to a 4690k / Z97 build.

Faster RAM is available at the same $60 price point.....2400 CAS 10 can even be had for $65
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$850 is the point about which I recommend a Intel Build over an AMD one.

I'd drop to the EVGA B2 750 watter ... the G2 is certainly better but since you are using the Hyper 212, you won't need the cleaner more stable power of the g2 as OCs will be limited by temperature. That saves $40 which should get you close to a 4690k / Z97 build.

Faster RAM is available at the same $60 price point.....2400 CAS 10 can even be had for $65
 
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I made some adjustments to it. I was wondering if the Graphics card is alright or is there a Graphics card you would recommend over this one? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/82JyrH
 
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I generally use the MSI gaming 5 with the MSI 970 and the Gigabyte gaming 5 with the Gigabyte G1 970. Makes tech support easier as the 1st thing TS folks are taught to say when they get on the phone is "blame the other guy". The MSI has better performance and a better BIOS but for the 1st time in ages, this week the Gigabyte board is cheaper. Head to head when overclocked, the G1 wins more battles than it loses against the MSI but the MSI card is quieter, has the fan cutoff feature and has less than half the negative reviews on newegg. G1 has 23% 1 egg reviews out of 394, MSI has 6% out of 411.

look at these

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c10d8gzh

The SSD works nice for whatever fits on it. But that does nothing for the games stored on that slow HD. Suggest considering an SSHD
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dx001
 
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Thank you for your help. Here is what i changed now.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mk4MQ7
ANything else you recommend?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($322.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $859.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 23:09 EDT-0400
 
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