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Instead of getting a locked i7, you could get a Xeon instead, they are almost identical except for the fact that the Xeon doesn't have integrated graphics which doesn't really matter when you have a dedicated graphics card.

Along with that, if you aren't planning on going SLI soon, you could switch over to an H97 based mobo which will not allow overclocking or SLI/Crossfire but lower the price considerably.

A third thing is that I would personally go for a better power supply, the less expensive corsair PSUs are not very good at all, instead I would suggest an EVGA B2 750W unit, or an XFX 550W unit.

If you already have the PSU and Case then you don't have to take too much consideration to my last point, a 450W PSU can still run the...
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Instead of getting a locked i7, you could get a Xeon instead, they are almost identical except for the fact that the Xeon doesn't have integrated graphics which doesn't really matter when you have a dedicated graphics card.

Along with that, if you aren't planning on going SLI soon, you could switch over to an H97 based mobo which will not allow overclocking or SLI/Crossfire but lower the price considerably.

A third thing is that I would personally go for a better power supply, the less expensive corsair PSUs are not very good at all, instead I would suggest an EVGA B2 750W unit, or an XFX 550W unit.

If you already have the PSU and Case then you don't have to take too much consideration to my last point, a 450W PSU can still run the 970 fine.

Anyways here is what I would suggest.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $966.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 02:46 EDT-0400
 
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