Looking for GPU and Memory Help

[gmm213]

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=26139912 Heres my build so far, Im going to use my current case and HDD. I will be playing Farming Simulator 15 and my wife plays Sims4, but because they are not releasing anymore ACs on Wii my computer will take over that and any new Elder Scrolls games.

I am wondering between Sapphire Tri-X R9 290x and MSI GTX 970 4G.

As for RAM I read great things for G Skill Trident but they all have a higher CAS.

 

[Bossyfins]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $834.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-07 23:59 EDT-0400
You don't need an i5 4690k for those games so a few dollars saved there.

The 970 and 290x are equally similar, although, the 970 is a little better because of less power draw and heat output

RAM is one of those things where it takes time to look for it. GSkill is what I go by. I listed some good 8 gig kit of GSkill with cas 9.

 

[gmm213]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $834.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-07 23:59 EDT-0400
You don't need an i5 4690k for those games so a few dollars saved there.

The 970 and 290x are equally similar, although, the 970 is a little better because of less power draw and heat output

RAM is one of those things where it takes time to look for it. GSkill is what I go by. I listed some good 8 gig kit of GSkill with cas 9.

But Ive heard all the rage is the Trident X or os that just hype? As well as wouldnt Trident x being 2400mhz and CAS10 be faster than the 1600mhz CAS9. I was lookingat CAS8 but the math says the fhigher MHz with a little more CAS would be faster

I want the 4690k for future games. The extra $40 for a faster overclockable CPU is worth it to me if it gets me another year or two. And the 850w is a must for possible SLI down the road