Not a problem, it's great to see people showing interest in their own build! A lot of people just take what I give them without any comments or questions, it's refreshing someone taking interest in the parts.
Why not the i7k? I know I won't be doing intensive rendering programs and stuff, but I heard some games are now being CPU-intensive.
There's a difference between being more "CPU intensive" and taking advantage of the i7. The only advantage the i7 has over the i5 is hyperthreading, which is a technology that allows the CPU to sort of simulate more cores. As it stands, most games only use the four cores that the i5 has, and can't take advantage of the hyperthreading, so the i7 isn't needed for gaming (barring a few specific cases). An i7 would be more useful for programs that could take advantage of the hyperthreading, like video editing, streaming, or serious productivity work.
Could I do 16gigs? I know 4 gigs is the minimum and 8 gigs is the recommended sweet spot, but would 16gigs help? Or could I just put that off until later and upgrade when I want in order to shift money elsewhere for now?
Similarly to the i7, it doesn't really benefit gaming. RAM is basically used for the computer to "remember" what is going on with all of the programs running at once, and most games don't use 8gb of the system's memory (to put it simply). If you think you'll need it later, it's one of the easiest parts to upgrade anyways. All you need to do it put the stick in the slot and press firmly, so it's an easy upgrade later.
About the video cards, I'm wondering why there's so many different versions and does the company making them matter? Ex. EVGA vs. PNY vs. MSI and then oh wow, what's with all the ACX/FTW/2.0? Do those matter or is it fancy rebranding by the company to make them 'unique'?
The different companies put their own spin on the base card, essentially. There might be EVGA or MSI or Asus 970s, but in the end, they're all 970s and should perform quite close to one another. The main difference between the companies is their support/warranty, the cooling they use on the card, and their factory settings. Different companies have different warranties/support policies, use different solutions to keep the card cool, and change the clock settings on the card (which you can do yourself). Brandings like "ACX, FTW, Strix, etc." refer to different things, but they're generally terms used to market certain features. In this specific case, ACX refers to EVGA's cooling solution on the card, FTW refers to a card that can overclock well, and Strix is the name for Asus' cooler. I would not place too much stock on these, as they're still the same card and there should not be a large difference in performance between any of them (adjusting for overclocks).
Case: I feel really bad, I should've mentioned it before, but, could I ask for a white/very light gray case. Window addition on one side is up to you, and no need for fancy LEDs. Sorry again, I should've mentioned it earlier and the reason I don't like black is because sometimes bugs come in through my window and they freaking disappear among black articles of clothing and I don't want that to happen to the PC which I know is a ridiculous fear, but bear with me. Again, many apologies.
It's not a problem, you have plenty of spare money left in your budget to make that happen. Would something like the NZXT H440 be suitable?
Keyboard: Would it be too expensive/too much of a bother to get one with a couple Macro keys? Doesn't have to be many or super fancy, I like the idea of it being backlit though, nice addition :o Looks hella fine.
Again, not a problem with your budget. Would something like the G710+ be suitable for you?
Everything looks good and again the monitor's look amazing and I'm sorry about all the questions and bothering and stuff. Oh and upgrading the Audio is extremely fine with me. I know that's not a proper adjective to use, but I didn't know how to get across the idea that suggestions for decent audio are incredibly (wrong word again) fine with me.
Not a problem, you're getting your points across fine. With the H440 and G710 included, that still leaves $700 for audio. Do you want to spend the extra on audio, or would you prefer to spend/save it on something else?
Also, did you ever check what if you had a 120GB 840 EVO? Even if you do have one, it might be worth it to get another, larger SSD, for more storage.
