$1500 AUD Gaming PC Build, Suggestions?

Gothic-Shadow

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Hello my name is zac,

I'm from South Australia and i am looking into my first PC build although i am not getting it for maybe 6 months though so i know prices will change but im just trying to get my build down, so anyway here is my build bellow, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45

GPU: EVGA GEForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz 6MB

Case: NZXT H440 Mid Tower Black/Red..

PSU: Corsair CS550M 80+ Gold

Storage: Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 64MB Cache
(i will be getting a SSD a few weeks after getting the build)

RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY Red HX318C10F DDR3 1866MHz 2x 4GB

OS: Windows 8.1

Thank you for your replies :)
 
Solid build.. But if it's me, I will pick a bit cheaper case, and will go to i5-4690.. I choose performance, but if you like the look of the H440 (I love the look of this case also), then go with i5-4460.. BUT for the RAM, your motherboard (B85M-E45) only support memory speed up to 1600Mhz, so your 1866Mhz will be useless.. :)
 
This build has a better mobo, RAM, and GPU. It also keeps a decent red and black color scheme going.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($258.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($699.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Scorptec)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1536.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-26 23:24 AEST+1000