Are these components compatible and do I need anything else?

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I am making my own gaming pc and I have chosen the components on the list below.

Firstly, I am not sure if all of these components are compatible, especially the case (not because it said that they were but I am just not sure about sizes). Also, please could people tell me if I have left out any components or have any that I don't need. I will not be overclocking yet, but may be in the future and I am buying this PC primarily for gaming in case that information helps.

Here is a summary of the components and links to each of them:

CPU: Intel i7 4790k http://www.ebuyer.com/645546-intel-core-i7-4790k-4ghz-socket-1150-8mb-l3-cache-retail-boxed-bx80646i74790k

GPU: MSI GTX 970 http://www.ebuyer.com/663848-msi-gtx-970-gaming-twin-frozr-v-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-gtx-970-gaming-4g

Motherboard: Asus Z97 1150 http://www.ebuyer.com/696301-asus-z97-pro-gamer-socket-1150-vga-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-z97-pro-gamer

RAM: Corsair 16GB DDR3 1866MHz http://www.ebuyer.com/509507-corsair-16gb-ddr3-1866mhz-vengeance-kit-intel-haswell-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9b

PSU: Corsair 650W Semi Modular 80+ Gold http://www.ebuyer.com/584216-corsair-csm-650w-semi-modular-80-gold-power-supply-cp-9020077-uk

Cooling: Corsair fan SP120 120mm x 25mm 4 pin http://www.ebuyer.com/546292-corsair-fan-sp120-pwm-high-pressure-fan-120mm-x-25mm-4-pin-co-9050014-ww

HDD: Seagate 1TB 3.5" http://www.ebuyer.com/337316-seagate-1tb-sv35-3-5-sata-drive-for-surveillance-st1000vx000

SSD: Plextor 128GB 2.5" http://www.ebuyer.com/655772-plextor-128gb-m6s-series-2-5inch-ssd-px-128m6s

Optical drive: Samsung SATA http://www.ebuyer.com/506016-samsung-24x-internal-dvd-writer-with-sata-samsung-oem-sh-224db-bebe

Case: GT-S Full tower 20cm http://www.ebuyer.com/566887-gt-s-black-full-tower-gaming-case-20cm-led-fan-2xusb3-side-window-en52162

Thanks in advance
 
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Option 1:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.88 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£406.76 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £859.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 21:40 BST+0100

Option 2:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.88 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£406.76 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £875.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 21:42 BST+0100

Keep in mind that Option 2 cannot SLI.

You could always throw in another graphics card in Option 1, along with an SSD. You would have to reinstall the OS on the SSD, though.

Also, the case is up to you.
 
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That is helpful thanks but I don't want to change the CPU for future proofing and because although my main focus is gaming, there are other programs that I will be running that will require a very high level CPU. Also, what I was really asking was whether or not the combination of components that I already have is any good and individual replacements, not the whole thing (and I defininetely want both a HDD and and SSD)

 
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Also, would those options both not need any extra fans for cooling?
 
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Well, if you were to overclock, fans would be good. However, the 200r comes with a fan or two so it's good enough.
 
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