Gaming pc build advice

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Im building my first gaming rig after researching a bit i'v decided on these's components,What do you guy's thing good,bad,ok?

Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/240G 2.5" 240GB
Western Digital WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAPPHIRE 100363-4L Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE)
XFX P1-850B-BEFX 850W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active
 
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1. That's not a 840 EVO.
2. I'd get a 850 EVO instead
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $132.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 22:56 EST-0500

3. If OP wants a more budget option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $109.99
Prices...


1. That's not a 840 EVO.
2. I'd get a 850 EVO instead
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $132.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 22:56 EST-0500

3. If OP wants a more budget option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 22:59 EST-0500
 
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As others said, you should just get a GTX 970. Also, you don't need 16 gb RAM unless you're doing some heavy rendering. 8 gb should suffice for the games that our out "now". However, if you would like to future proof you pc, 16 GB should be fine. As for the mobo, you could just settle for a GIGABYTE Z97 Or ASUS Z97 mobo, no need for that expensive one. If you knew you weren't going to OC, you could downgrade to a i5 4690 and an H chipset. I know for a fact that I won't be overclocking because I don't want to run the risk of messing up. Therefore I got a 4690, the k just means it's unlocked and you can mess with the clock speeds.