I would recommend going with Intel, Although if you prefer AMD its fine, You want to choose an AMD Chip that wont bottleneck you're 970, I would recommend the 8320 (The reason i don't recommend the 8350 is because its just an OC version of the 8320) And just overclock it a bit, If you're on a budget go for the ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2 Motherboard, If not the ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboard R2 is a good choice