Need help with gaming PC build, already have some parts

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For games like:
- Fortnite
- CS:GO
- Overwatch
- WoW

I already have :
- CPU : i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz
- GPU : GTX 970
- RAM : 8GB Kingston DDR3 1333MHz

I would appreciate some suggestions about the rest: case, MOBO, PSU, CPU fan and HDD
I don't know how much exactly I would like to spend but the parts I need should be kind of proportionate in price and perfomance to what I already have. Thanks
 
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Any B85, H87, Z87, H97, Z97 that suits your storage needs and budget and looks. With a locked cpu like the 4460, OC performance isn't necessary. So it's not really all that important, any will work just fine.

For a gtx970, you'll want a decent 520w or 550w, emphasis on decent. It's the psu, so don't skimp on quality.

You don't need a good cpu cooler, the stock one is fine, but they do get loud under moderately heavy use, so an upgrade might be advised, just for piece of mind.

Case, kinda depends on your aesthetics, you don't need a full tower, atx mid, micro or even mITX would be better, but must also fit other components like gpu length, cpu cooler height and mobo size.

Optical. Upto you, some want them, some don't, some could...
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Any B85, H87, Z87, H97, Z97 that suits your storage needs and budget and looks. With a locked cpu like the 4460, OC performance isn't necessary. So it's not really all that important, any will work just fine.

For a gtx970, you'll want a decent 520w or 550w, emphasis on decent. It's the psu, so don't skimp on quality.

You don't need a good cpu cooler, the stock one is fine, but they do get loud under moderately heavy use, so an upgrade might be advised, just for piece of mind.

Case, kinda depends on your aesthetics, you don't need a full tower, atx mid, micro or even mITX would be better, but must also fit other components like gpu length, cpu cooler height and mobo size.

Optical. Upto you, some want them, some don't, some could care less. Will be a case consideration.

Storage. Recommend an SSD, it'll make the OS far snappier and seriously decrease load times on maps etc.

Something like this :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - B85M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $303.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-13 15:34 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks

 
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What about this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterAir MA610P 53.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.25 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - B85M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.90 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($42.46 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ B&H)
Total: $401.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-14 13:27 EDT-0400

Add another 8GB ram stick, to get 16GB ram.
8GB ram is the minimum now.
 
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That PSU is not a quality unit, and single channel ram would hurt performance.

I went with a bit beefier PSU, as some highly clocked GTX 970 could be a bit power hungry. It wasn't much more. 500gb SSD should allow for enough storage, to put those 4 games on without hitting close to the storage limit of the drive. You do not want to run an SSD near capacity.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - ASUS B85M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.84 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.19 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $332.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-14 14:46 EDT-0400
 
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That would work too, except the psu is crap. The psu is the absolute worst component to try and skimp on, it needs to be of adequate size for the job and as high a quality as you can reasonably budget for. The Evga 500/600w W/B are ok for Office type applications, but with high/hard demand pc's like what comes with a gtx970, you really need a psu oriented for gaming genre. With Evga, that'd be the B2/G2/G3 series, and not the NEX. It's the difference between a 7/10year warranty and excellent or better outputs and a 3yr warranty with mediocre outputs, questionable platform and low grade internal components.

Here's an example of what 'cheap' gets you. Pay attn. to the claimed wattage and actual wattage.
https://youtu.be/f6snWfd1v7M
 
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