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Oh and there's always the...

"Man if I'm spending this much more on a case...

Why not get an i5 instead of an i3?"

Yeah you need to evaluate that can of worms too haha
 
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Well the i5 isn't all that superior than the i3
I watched a few videos and it's just a few FPS more than the i3
But if so, what would you suggest me?
maybe you can just lay everything down for me and I'll follow (switch cpu, what case, how many fans, what kind of fans, keep the case and cpu).
 
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You are right the i5-4460 isn't too much faster. Usually only 10-15% if all 4 logical cores are at full bore (rarely ever happens). But I see you got the building bug, so I'm not going to encourage you more so that maybe your wallet won't hurt so bad. Right now I think you have a good build planned and you will be happy with it.
 
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Yea, do you know when the PC parts are cheaper throughout the year and which retailers are the best? The price rose a lot lately, do you think between now and June, the price will be somewhat decent (around or below $600) in that time period of 2 months?
 
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November-January is the best time to build with the week of Black Friday being the best.

This is not bad though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card ($252.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 10 Preview ($0.00)
Total: $722.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-05 04:30 EDT-0400
 
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Unknown. I have snagged some nice things from newegg on Black Friday like PSUs, graphics cards and RAM (they fluctuate price a lot anyway). pcpartpicker has a price graph to show you price fluctuations. Looks like your build is at a good price right now.

 
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Yea I'm Canadian xD
I should've moved to the U.S. when I had the chance... Haha
Anything around $600, and what monitor should I get? 120hz? 60hz? But my main criteria is that it has to be 27"
Thanks in advance!
 
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Alright being Canadian and only pushing 1080p 60Hz, I think this will suit your needs. Let me know what you think:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.00 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.16 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($244.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 400W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $745.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 14:59 EDT-0400
 
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Yes it's a quality 400W that will work great with the i3 and GTX 960. Those combined barely push 200W at full synthetic load. That Antec is actually a Seasonic, good stuff.

The R9 290 on the other hand is a power hog and would need beefier PSU. The GTX 960 runs cool and efficiently and is great for 1080p gameplay.
 
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