How is that Captain 240? I don't see too many coolers outside of Corsair and NZXT these days, so it's refreshing to see someone trying out something a little different!
Excellent choice! I just finished a build with the GTX970 (Gigabyte's G1 card) and it is a wonderful piece of technology, personally I don't think you can go wrong with it! Eventually I'd love to get another and run a 2-way SLI setup with 970's. I don't know much about the Oculus's specs, but I bet you this computer ought to have no problem running it.
Thoughts on monitor, if wanted: I decided to jump on board with a relatively high-end monitor, the Asus VG248QE. It features a 144hz refresh rate and 1ms (GTG) response time. It is a pretty sweet monitor over all if you have the budget for it. Considering the power behind the GTX970, I figured I may as well buy a monitor that can get the most out of it!
That's a good motherboard you have chosen! I use the Z97-AR currently (which is basically identical) and I love it. It feels well built and offers tons of room for upgrades, but you already know this...
I'm with Xalian on the aftermarket cooler. I run the 4690K (non-overclocked)with it's stock cooler and it's temperatures are perfectly fine. I feel that there's not much need to overclock my 4690K with the games that are out currently, but later down the road the extra power might be nice.
Looks great, in my opinion! Personally I'd prefer a better keyboard and mouse to bring out the most in my system, but these will probably work just fine.
I think the i5-4690K is worth getting. You already have an "unlocked" motherboard and a CPU cooler; with the i5-4690K you will be all set for any overclocking in case you change your mind about it in the future.
I got one from Microcenter the other week for about $195 with tax, and I think they're still going for that price. If you're near one this might be useful to know.
Thank you, I chose the wrong RAM by accident. I'll have to look into that powersupply when I purchase. If it's still running at that price that's a damn good deal! There are so many parts out there, it's too easy to overlook good ones like this, so thanks!
Ah yes the RAM! I meant to have 2x4gb, must've selected the wrong one, thank you. As for the cooler it will definitely be added later before I overclock, I just want to drop money on what I'll need for now. Thanks for the tips!
Oh yeah, that could save me a few bucks! It definitely seems like a perfectly good PSU, although isn't semi-modular like the Corsair. I'm going to keep this one in mind in case I decide the semi-modular feature isn't worth the extra ten dollars. I'll throw that sucker in my inventory, thanks!
An SSD is definitely something I'm going to add at some point, but I've decided since it's not absolutely essential I'm going to hold off on the purchase for now. I still need to buy a good monitor and keyboard with this build, and I just can't get myself to drop more money at once than I have too!