LAN build fat trimming

[brownbat]

Purpose: By day, this box will sit in a room and stream Hulu (for maybe 10 hours a day - endurance is helpful). It's alter ego: LAN party guest once a month for Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch. I don't need Ultra settings. I could even be sweet-talked into medium if absolutely necessary.

Approximate purchase date: Immediate but flexible. Will buy tomorrow if build looks right, but could wait as long as mid-Jan if new years sales are expected.

No monitor needed. Current monitor: 1920x1080.

I have a keyboard and mouse. I'm eventually expecting to drop 85-100 for Windows 10 Home, and 5-20 for wifi, but those are not urgent.

Overclocking: I can pick "Auto" in a BIOS, that pretty much sums up my lackluster tweaking skills.

Ok, first shot:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/73Mxpg

(SuperBiiz had a 15% off sale that ends in like 2 minutes, so that probably skewed a few of my selections on pcpartpicker. I listed SB's normal prices below.)

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100
124.99 (SuperBiiz)

Board: Asus H170I-PLUS D3 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h170iplusd3
109.99 (SuperBiiz)

Mem: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9d8gbsr
49.99 (Newegg)

SSD: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-trn10025sat3240g
54.99 (Amazon / Newegg)

GPU:
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42976kr
319.99 (SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b800s1wn00
29.99 (newegg w/ 20 MIR)

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1
49.99 (newegg w/ 30 MIR)

Total ~$740?

It came out a more expensive than I expected, was (foolishly?) hoping closer to 600. I love the idea of an SSD helping with space, speed, heat, and power all at the same time. So maybe the GPU is my price bottleneck. Or maybe this niche is 700-750 and my expectations were just way off.

I can click on things in PCPP but have no delusions, I'm a total noob at this, so really appreciate any help at all. Thanks in advance for your time!

 

[king3pj]

I like my 970s but downgrading the GPU to a R9 380 should save you a little over $100 and perform well in Heros of the Storm and Overwatch.