$1000 Budget Gaming Pc Build Help

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So this is my 1st ever time building a pc. I have a $1000 budget but I would like to go a bit cheaper if possible. Any help or feedback is very much appreciated, Thanks!

Specs:

[CPU] Intel Core I-5 4590 <$199.99>
[Motherboard] ASRock H97 Pro4 <$59.99>
[Memory/RAM] G skill Ares series 8GB <$34.99>
[Video/Graphics Card] ASUS GeForce GTX 970 <$339.99>
[Case/Tower] Apevia X-Sniper 2 <$54.99>
[HDD] Seagate Barracuda 1TB <$51.99>
[SSD] Samsung 250Gb Sata III <$89.99
[Cooling] x3 Deepcool Fans <$18.99>
[Power Supply] Thermaltake 550W 80 Plus Bronze <$49.99>
[OS] Windows 10 64Bit <$99.99>
Adds up to about $1000

Let me know what you think of my build/ What you would do or change.
Also, I plan on playing games like LoL, CSGO, Dayz, H1Z1, Battlefield and some other graphic intense games.

 
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Just an alternative if you wanted to go Skylake. Yours looks good, although I would get a higher quality PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.50 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"...
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Just an alternative if you wanted to go Skylake. Yours looks good, although I would get a higher quality PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.50 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($318.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1041.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 20:43 EST-0500

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

You'll have great frame rates with your rig at 1080p also.
 
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