1st Timer Newbie Gaming Rig Setup

[Tehatoshie]

Hi

Im new to setting up a gaming rig, it's been 8 years since I've touch a desktop PC, used to have a gaming rig back in 2008, was unsure of the setup as it was not built by me. Decided to built a gaming rig myself as I missed playing FPS using Keyboard and mouse . Console too troublesome to aim and shoot . I've done some research and came up with a raw idea of the stuff that i want but it's kinda off budget and a little too steep. Hope the pros out here can help me out lowering the cost.

I wanna build a rig base of modern games such as Battlefield 4, GTA V and DOTA 2 ofcourse.

This is my rough Idea base on PCPARTPICKER.com, Prices from SGPCMART

Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz Quadcore Processor + ASRock Z97 Extreme 4 Bundle - $514 (tradepac)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing Cooler - $68
Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz 8GB - $119
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD - $75
Crucial BX100 120GB SSD - $103
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G - $579
Corsair CX600M Bronze - $116

Total roughly about 1.4K without case, monitor, OS etc

Kinda Over Budget . I need to reduce it as much as possible as its great for Battlefield 4 in Ultra Settings. Thinking about switching to AMD.

Thank you in advance.

 

[etoilebiscuit]

can cut to h81 or b85 board i think, processor also can step down since ur budget is a concern.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4460 + ASRock H81M-HDS R2.0 @ $294
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB @ $61
GPU: Zotac GTX 960 2GB Twin Fan OC @ $295
SSD: Transcend SSD370S 256GB @ $138
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $73
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $89
CASE: Cooler Master N200 @ $55

Total: $1006

Optional:
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit Product Key [OEM] @ $35 (G2A)
Download ISO here.
And upgrade to Window 10 Pro for free thereafter. Save yourself $100.

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18. Haggle for discounts!