New build looking for input.. i5-4690k

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Howdy. Here is what I've picked out. I'm a novice having a previous build(i5-3570k) under my belt that you guys helped me out on. The last build is fantastic, OC'd at 4.2 and stable.
Can you tell me what you think of this setup and what I may have missed please.
It's coming in at $1221.87 Canadian before taxes.

intel Core i5 4690K Unlocked Quad Core 3.5GHZ/3.9GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0 Motherboard
Corsair CX Series CX600M 600W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply
MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC TwinFrozr V 1216/1279MHZ 2GB 7GHZ GDDR5 HDMI DVI 3x DP PCI-E Video Card
Seagate ST1000DX001 SSHD 1TB 3.5in SATA3 64MB Cache Internal Solid State Hybrid Drive OEM
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60 CPU Cooler System LGA1150 1155 1366 1156 2011 AM2 AM3 FM1 & FM2
Kingston HyperX Fury Memory Black 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1866 CL10 Dual Channel Memory Kit
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Red LED ATX Gaming Case ATX 2X5.25 3X3.5 2X2.5IN USB3.0
ASUS DRW-24F1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer Black
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64Bit English DVD OEM
 
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I agree with 3 comments above about power supply, hybrid drive, and water cooling. (But there is nothing wrong with MSI)

However the main issue I see besides those is that you will see much better gaming performance to spend less on an overclocking build and more on a GPU. A locked i5 and GTX 970 or R9 390 will be much better in games than an OC i5 and GTX 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial BX200...
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I agree with 3 comments above about power supply, hybrid drive, and water cooling. (But there is nothing wrong with MSI)

However the main issue I see besides those is that you will see much better gaming performance to spend less on an overclocking build and more on a GPU. A locked i5 and GTX 970 or R9 390 will be much better in games than an OC i5 and GTX 960.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($394.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1178.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 23:12 EST-0500

I added in an SSD with this too, and still came in under budget. If you bump up the budget a little (or sacrifice the SSD) you can even afford a Xeon 1231v3 which will be great once DX12 becomes more common and games start using more threads.
 
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I've used MSI, ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, XFX, EVGA, Sapphire, and probably a few others I can't recall at the moment. They all worked fine. The quality of individual models can be good or bad no matter the brand. That's why you read reviews, you can see if a particular model has many users reporting the same issue.

Whomever has the best part for the lowest price is usually what I go with.
 
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