My first PC build with an $800 budget?

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I'm looking to build my first PC with a budget of $800. I definitely want a powerful CPU for my productivity side, but I also want a decent Video Card. I'll only mainly be playing Black Ops III and all the CoD games to come for now, but who knows what other games I'll get into later that require a better GPU... For now, I'm just looking to get started with a decent productivity/gaming setup. If you have anything you'd want to change out of all the things I've selected, I'd at least like to keep the CPU and Motherboard that I've chosen.

*Sure Selections*
[CPU - Intel Core i5-6600 "$220"
Motherboard - ASUS h170-PRO "$130"]
(i dont't plan on overclocking) ^^

*Unsure Selections*
RAM - Crucial Ballistic Sport 8GB (4GBx2) DDR4 w/ 2400 MT/s "$57"
Video Card - ???
SSD - Samsung EVO 850 SATA III "$88"
Power Supply - ???
Case - NZXT s340 Razer Edition "$111"

That's a total of "$606" so far and "$350" of my sure selections... What would you change/add to this? I'd like to stay around $800.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $796.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 20:08 EST-0500

The SSD is in M.2 format and mounts on the motherboard


If you drop some of your must haves you could build this . Small case . Performance is the same

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12B redux-700 33.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $805.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 20:17 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($46.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $794.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:12 EST-0500
 
I would go with a gtx 950, and a cheaper case in the $40 range. PSU is important and it would be smart to go with a 80+ gold. You can always place another gtx 950 in SLI if you ever need to, saves money. But I agree with everything else although 8gb ram makes me cringe a little
 
What do you guys think of this?
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBKqK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBKqK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-cm8064601710803) | $219.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $24.75 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming3) | $127.88 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk216) | $67.76 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43967kr) | $211.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011051ww) | $59.98 @ Mac Mall
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $804.24
| Mail-in rebates | -$42.00
| **Total** | **$762.24**

Also I already have a BFG GS-650 power supply (650 watts) also already have SSD and Windows 7