GTX 970 PC Build

[philly3290]

This is my first build, and I want to have all the parts by the end of June. My budget is $1400.
I originally wanted the GTX 970 and an AMD FX 8350, but my friend recently told me that I might have some problems with that setup. He said that both would run fine, but some features wouldn't work. Is this true? and if it is, what CPU should I get? Even if it isn't true, is there a better CPU I should use? He said I could either get a different CPU or an equivalent GPU by AMD.
My friend has built multiple PCs so I'm assuming he knows a bit about computers.

Thanks!

Here's a link to my parts list, the CPU, GPU, and motherboard should be the only things that change
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rqdLLk

 

[logainofhades]

$1400, you want to go with Intel. AMD is for budget builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 POWER 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1374.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 22:43 EDT-0400

 

[turbopiki]

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[Sergeant_Sneaky]

The CPU and GPU will work fine together assuming you have a motherboard with the correct socket for the CPU. The 8350 may bottleneck the GTX 970 in more CPU intensive games but apart from that, they will work fine together.
You should consider an i5 4690k or i7 4790k and a Gigabyte Z97X-SLI motherboard.

 

[philly3290]

Thank you very much for your support!