LeeoS

The RAM will work fine with the motherboard, and you tweak the RAM settings in the BIOS ( motherboard's control panel ) to set the speed.

Yes you can, and the motherboard...well, both, but mainly motherboard. 

Definitely stay away from ssd now, the manufacturing is different from initial release and it would a surprise if you got half the rated speeds on that drive. 

That is not what a whole bunch of reviews on amazon says, I mean I understand that amazon reviews are not the most reliable thing in the world but those reviews are pretty damning 

I contacted Kingston and they stated the speeds should be the same in a certain program that they use for benching. They said the fact they changed the controller shouldn't have changed their performance. In real world performance such as boot times and such.

Hi LeeoS!
 
The motherboard and CPU look good, it's ok you've already bought them.
Overall, your build's parts are all compatible, which is great, no issues.
The PSU might be a little overkill, bit I suppose if you plan on upgrading, you'll need the additional power supply from up front. Otherwise, you'll be fine with 500W.
In my opinion, you could upgrade the GPU a bit, depending on what kind of games you'd want to play, but nowadays 4GB for a video card is quite decent.
About the storage devices, it's really a choice of taste. If you plan on getting the SSD, you'll need to install your OS and to load all of your programs/games from there and use the HDD simply for storage. In this case, the WD Blue is great as a HDD choice, as it's design is for an everyday storage.
In the case you'd want to load programs also from the HDD, or use only a HDD without a SSD, I'd recommend you the WD Black hard drive. That's a maximum performance hard drive for gaming and more demanding applications, up to 4TB of capacity and 7200 RPM.
And if you decide to get a SSD and could afford it, you could think about 256GB.
 
WD Black:
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=760
 
I hope I've helped!
Cheers!
 
CK_WD

$30 more and a hell of a lot more performance.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $964.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 02:23 EDT-0400
Maybe one more before I leave..

Get EVGA SuperNOVA 650G1 650W it better! gold and platinum will help you from running electrical bill through the roof! 
 
Never bronze

Now... do you never post again, or post another 11k times?
 
My only suggestion would be to look at EVGA for your 760. I've been incredibly unhappy with ASUS support in replacing my GPU. I will pick a higher price point with better customer service every time, EVGA are usually fairly close to all other cards, however, if not cheaper.

Get an 840 EVO/PRO 850 PRO instead 
and you can get a GTX 770.

Click, read, format accordingly.
 
11k, omg..