1. The Krait is frakin gorgeous but a poor performer, upgrade to the Gaming 5 (MSI or Gigabyte) which kicks tail beating several $300 MoBos
2 The Strix is among the weaker 970s. MSI and Gigabyte are the way to go. Match the card to the MoBo for ease of tech support.....Note the Giga at 12+ inches doesn't fit in many cases. read the nitty gritty about VRM phases, chip cooling, chokes, caps and you'll see why in every review the MSI / Giga break 1500 Mhz and the EVGA / Asus does not
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14
3. Avoid any Corsair PSU with a "C" in the model name..... think of the "C" stranding for "crappy capacitors". You can get a SLI capable 750 watt B2 EVGA for the same price.
4. If you can afford a 144 Hz monitor, I'd grab it.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe
Can't find anything about the case.... reviews or spec data as to what fits and what don't.
I know you have read on the forums how great the Hyper 212 is but while it is a "great budget cooler", it's certainly not a great cooler when compared with mid priced coolers ($60 ish). The Hyper 812, Phanteks PH-TC14PE will get you another 7 - 10C.