The motherboard is a little expensive, it won't perform any better than a cheaper one unless you're an extreme overclocker.
Also you could take some of the money going into that ram and put it into the graphics card. You can always add a second stick of ram later when you have the money around, but the graphics card you get you're stuck with until you upgrade or add a second one in SLI.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $323.00 @ Umart |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $152.00 @ Centre Com |
| Memory | Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $70.00 @ Centre Com |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $135.00 |
| Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card | $715.00 @ Umart |
| Case | NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $169.00 @ Umart |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) | $125.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1689.00 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 07:48 AEST+1000 |
It's not a big deal either way, if you like the look of the motherboard you picked and you just want to have all the ram right away and have it finished, that's fine. A 970 is still going to perform great, just wanted to show that stretching for a 980 is possible on your budget.