Trying to put together a build with $1200~ CAD - need some help optimizing

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For gaming on the 144HZ monitor, a GTX 1070 would let you run Ultra settings on virtually every game with high frame rates.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.55 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.50 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card...
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If you really want to trim the price down, a few suggestions. Look at other retailers besides Newegg. Also, the M.2 drive is rather expensive and won't give a noticeable improvement over a normal SATA drive. No need for a CPU cooler or Z170 motherboard since you can't overclock the i5 6500, on that board anyway.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.55 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.72 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($41.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.50 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $968.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 10:01 EDT-0400
 
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My bad, didn't edit the title properly before posting, I'm not looking to lower the price, more like min maxing for the best value as close to $1200cad as possible.

If i did as you recommended, what could I improve to get back to around 1100-1200 ish again?
 
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My bad, didn't edit the title properly before posting, I'm not looking to lower the price, more like min maxing for the best value as close to $1200cad as possible.

what do you think about this build?
https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=30521046
 
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I'm sitting on a 1080 resolution 1440hz screen and also sitting on a 60hz IPS monitor i swap for to watch movies and daily use.

I dont practically care about overclocking, I mean, if it were an option i might do it, but as long as i can run most stuff i'm fine with it.
 
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For gaming on the 144HZ monitor, a GTX 1070 would let you run Ultra settings on virtually every game with high frame rates.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.55 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.50 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($564.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $1242.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 12:55 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks, might go for that option.

Seems like the gtx 1070 is sold out, Assuming I dont need to run ultra on everything and decide to go a bit more budget, would the same build work with a gtx 970?
 
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