Feedback on this $900 build

[assasinleo]

I wanted some feedback about my first build and if it can be improved or need some changes.
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive and
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX
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Link to build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qznsgs
Thank you for any possible feedback

 

[okcnaline]

Very poor motherboard choice and CPU choice for $900. You should be able to get Z97, a nice ATX case, and a better PSU. And the CPU should either be i5-4690K or i5-44x0 (whichever is cheapest).

 

[okcnaline]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($332.49 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $894.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 22:31 EDT-0400

 

[Kitt Sue]

If you don't mind spending more up front and making the budget after rebates:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.54 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($316.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $897.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 05:04 EDT-0400

Otherwise if you want to limit to $900 before rebates, then swap the i5-4590 for an i5-4460 and drop the 240GB ssd to a 128.

 

[Kitt Sue]

If you don't mind spending more up front and making the budget after rebates:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.54 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($316.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $897.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 05:04 EDT-0400

Otherwise if you want to limit to $900 before rebates, then swap the i5-4590 for an i5-4460 and drop the 240GB ssd to a 128.

The V300 is a really bad SSD

Definitely slower than many other SSDs, but how much time do you really spend doing sustained writes/reads from it? Primary benefit of SSD is removing the search times of platter drives, so even though the V300 is really slow I would personally prefer a 240GB SSD with slower speeds to a 128GB SSD with faster speeds... but to each their own i guess.

If you can afford an MX100, XPG SX900 or Samsung 840/850 series in the 240-256GB range that'd be the best route though of course.