Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this build better? My budget is $1600.
(I'm fairly new to all this so go easy on me :D)
Case- Fractal Design Define R5
Mother Board- ASUS z97 -A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150
Video Card- Gigabyte GeFore GTX 970 G1 GDDR5 4G
Hard Drive- WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm
Processor- i5-4690 3.5 GHz
Ram- Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3
Power Supply- Corsair 750 Watt Modular
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Extra Fans- 2 NZXT 140mm Case Fans
At those specs, why not get a SSD? It's only about 100 USD more, but it is well worth it. You can always drop the RAM down a little lower.
Cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316
Xeon E3-1231V3 - $256.99 Quad core hyper-threaded
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116907
Xeon E3-1220V3 - $206.99 Quad-core Non-hyper-threaded
That psu is sort of overkill unless you plan on adding a second graphics card.
Psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016
Honestly, at the price of ssd's I feel they are still optional 339.99 for a 1 tb ssd is not practical in my opinion. I mean if you want to get one more power to you but, meh. I only have two because I grabbed them as refurbished drives so, only reason I have mine. Just a personal opinion though most people will tell you to get a small one as a boot drive for your operating system so it boots faster but, if you are just getting into this I say just keep it simple and stick with the 1 tb mechanical drive for your needs. There are 480 GB ssds for 159.99 but, that's still 111 dollars more than a mechanical drive but, if you are interested in it here you go.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226673
You can do a lot better within your budget but I also assume you will be gaming with this rig. If you aren't dead set on the define r5 go with something like the first link you will get great performance. If you aren't then grab the build in link number two, It will allow for the same performance at a quieter operation. If you pick up the build two mount the case fan in the front for a positive air pressure, if you have any questions and or concerns feel free to ask.
Build One: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PhsKgs
Build Two: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tC2kP6
Thank for the tips!