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I've changed a few things that will save you costs overall but there is no sacrifice in build quality at all. Improvement if anything. The main change is the motherboard though, which for the Z97 chipset is quite high-end. Decent board, if you want keep your build and integrate the board to your list.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($265.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($73.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($99.88...
I've changed a few things that will save you costs overall but there is no sacrifice in build quality at all. Improvement if anything. The main change is the motherboard though, which for the Z97 chipset is quite high-end. Decent board, if you want keep your build and integrate the board to your list.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($265.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($73.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($99.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.75 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($419.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1290.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 14:00 EDT-0400
 
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