2 fps for $350 more.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $280.00 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $0.00 |
| Memory | PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $53.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $104.99 @ Adorama |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $47.96 @ NCIX US |
| Video Card | Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card | $309.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | Antec GX500 ILLUSION ATX Mid Tower Case | $0.00 |
| Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $44.99 @ Newegg |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) | $92.00 @ B&H |
| Other | For some reason the GX500's price is not on PCPartPicker, so any case with ~3 fans will do. | $60.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1018.92 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$25.00 | |
| Total | $993.92 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 16:07 EST-0500 |
^ that build leverages Microcenters CPU + Mobo bundles.
Anyways, what's wrong with the build that guy at microcenter gave you? Well, heres what.
Unnecessarily expensive case. Same price can land an Enthoo Pro.
Smaller SSD
Not leveraging Microcenter's own CPU + Mobo deals.
i7 (Nominal performance increase vs a comparable i5.)
16 GBs of RAM (won't help for gaming, 8 is fine.)
That Microcenter associate obviously isn't a buildsmith from /r/cabalofthebuildsmiths.
To put in perspective of what you could achieve for the same price here you go, and still cheaper.