First Build, Need advice

FlyingPlatinum

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This is my first gaming pc build and I need some advice on a few things.
-Is my PSU sufficient?
-What are the best Wi-Fi cards? (I have to use Wi-Fi)
-Any other suggestions/comments on other components?

I will be be playing on a 1920x1080 monitor and wanting to get around 30-60 fps on med-high settings.

PC PartPicker Link:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FlyingPlatinum/saved/m6ZXsY

Please ask if you have any questions.
 
PSU is fine
Why get a non overclockinh chip with a z motherboard? That board also isn't good if you get slisli

Save some money with a h87 board instead

Get a different ssd, perhaps crucial mx100 for a budget one

Try and stretch to a gtx 970 it will make a huge difference over that 760
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1068.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 19:19 EDT-0400

I kept as much the same as possible.

The motherboard is cheaper and includes WiFi. The processor is slightly downgraded, but the GPU is greatly upgraded.

Having two 4GB sticks of memory of memory is better than one of 8GB for performance. The two can use dual channel I/O, but the 8GB is onlt single channel. I made this mistake to start with when I put my first configuration together.
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1097.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 19:40 EDT-0400
 
Main thing I don't like about Donkey's build is the itx board. It just looks weird in a mid atx case and I don't see the point of getting it when you can just buy a wifi card. atx also has better upgrade ability. Otherwise, we made the same choices for the gpu, cpu, and cpu fan.
 
I admit that I took my own SFF build and put it in his case. Mine goes in a ML07.

H97+wifi card in ATX is a push price-wise so go for it.

The important point is that we seem to agree on upping to a 970 and saving budget by changing to a cheaper motherboard with WiFi and going to a 4590, for a better overall build.