Is this a decent and relatively future proof build?

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Any bottle necks or other issues?

I've assembled this via pcczone.com - I don't have the patience to build my own so I was looking into this.

1 x Intel Haswell i7-4790K LGA1150 4.0GHz Processor BX80646I74790K 424.02$
Motherboard
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 LGA1150 DDR3 Motherboard ATX 172.36$
Memory
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1866MHz XMP Memory KHX18C10T2K2/16X 157.77$
Primary Hard Disk
1 x Kingston Fury 240GB 2.5" SATA6.0 SSD SHFS37A/240 153.70$
Video Card
1 x Asus GTX970 4GB DDR5 Video Card GTX970-DCMOC-4GD5 452.48$
Audio Card
1 x Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio 0.00$
Optical Drive
1 x LG DVD REWRITER INTERNAL 24X DVD REWRITER Optical Drive GH24NSC0 18.41$
Cooling
1 x Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Intel/AMD Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CW-9060017-WW 120.65$
Power Supply
1 x EVGA SuperNOVA 850 B2 850W Modular Power Supply 110-B2-0850-V1 128.26$
Case
1 x Fractal Design Define R5 Titanium Black Mid Tower Case FD-CA-DEF-R5-TI 151.70$
Warranty & Software
1 x Asus PCE-N10 150Mbps 802.11b/g/n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 26.74$

Any suggestions to change the configuration?
 
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Yeah especially when a new Intel socket and motherboard with new USB and faster integrated LAN are coming within a couple of weeks now. And I agree that the DVD writer - while not...
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Not terrible, but nothing is "future-proof."

That RAM is pretty expensive, there's cheaper options at the same amount (~$100). I'd say R9 290x > GTX 970 if it's cheaper or the same price (but only if the 290x has an after-market cooler). If you expect to overclock hard, that motherboard won't be top notch (small heatsinks). Are the DVD writer and wifi card necessary? Wired is better for gaming by a long shot. Also, that CPU cooler is about the same price as some bigger radiators. I'd recommend a 240mm over a 120mm any day (things like the H100, etc).
 
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Yeah especially when a new Intel socket and motherboard with new USB and faster integrated LAN are coming within a couple of weeks now. And I agree that the DVD writer - while not necessarily necessary anymore with Microsoft shipping Windows 10 on USB drives - might not be necessary but is a convenience to have. There is a 240mm variant of the H100i - the H110i, but I would go with air over liquid any day of the week.
 
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