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I've been with Nvidia for awhile now since GTX 260 era, then a 670, but I recently sold my GTX 970 to give AMD a shot and bought an R9 Fury (non-x). I like it's price to performance and I've been really happy with it. It is Sapphire brand, it has a massive cooler that is both quiet and cool, but can be seriously limiting because of its size. Honestly, it felt like a risk. Some games seem to inherently favor Nvidia because of the companies involvement in game development. If I wasn't such a fan of the underdog and didn't feel empathy for even big companies like AMD I would have simply got a 980 Ti and overclocked the sh%$ out of it. I always feel bad walking by the empty Microsoft store after passing the Apple store overflowing with patrons within the same local mall :'( But to the point, I expect big things from AMD, the new Radeon Crimson Software is awesome and I really think AMD could be turning things around... but that's really playing into an emotional optimistic side of me. Too much nostalgia for my beloved AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, maybe? What I'm really trying to say is Nvidia has more control over the market and game development and statistically performs better "across the board" (especially with overclocking), a 980 Ti is your best most rational choice, you avoid CF or SLI but have the option to SLI down the road. If you want to gamble like me and put faith in AMD try a Fury X or maybe go cheaper and get a Fury (non x) and sli that over a SLI GTX 980's, R9 290x aged very well and I'm hoping the Fury series does too. If AMD continues to put more effort into its GPU utilities and drivers and ages well into Directx12 with HBM you could be very happy with your "gamble." These are a lot of "if's," "I hope so's," and "I think that..." filled with doubt and uncertainty, the 980 Ti is your best bet for performance and stability, I think both companies are great and make great GPU's... but I can't deny AMD is often plagued with "hiccups." The map, Cave, on Star Wars Battlefront is all blacked out on my R9 Fury past medium settings. Proprietary Software is lame also.

I am going to agree and just reinforce what others have posted so far. The i5 4460 will be excellent for 1080p gaming at 60 FPS. I even feel comfortable using an i3 in a rig I built at my mother's house for when I visit her and am itching to play some games. An R9 390 is a better choice if you plan to keep it for awhile, as stated before, VRAM is important for upcoming titles. I think a lot of new builders get a little ahead of themselves. I know I did! When realistically a newer i5 and medium to high end GPU is going to excel at the most common 1080p resolution at 60 FPS. No need for i7 4790k and 980ti! And like the other responses state, go for an H97 or Z97. Personally, I say Z97, but H97 will do fine! Maybe even go for i5 6500 and give skylake a shot? I haven't kept up with skylake news so I may be leading you in the wrong direction, but it wouldn't be much more and could utilize DDR4. Quick edit: Maybe consider an R9 290 or 290x. If you can get a good deal on one they can be an amazing price to performance. A fellow forum member did a review on an R9 290 you could check out. 4GB of VRAM vs 390 8GB VRAM, but still solid!

I think the mouse that would fit you best is the Logitech G502 as a previous response stated. It meets all your requirements/desires. I've had really good experience with Razer support and stuck with them for a good while but Logitech is winning over my heart when it comes to peripherals, especially their mouse.

Hey there, you're in a similar dilemma that I was in awhile ago. So, I'd like to share my thoughts and what I did. I used super cheap TN panels with poor color and response times that werent very impressive and eventually got a 1080p IPS Asus PB238q. It was absolutely stunning, WoW had never looked so good. I wanted to try 1440p. Months of debating the risk of a Korean panel. Thankfully Acer released a 1440p 25 in IPS display for under 300, currently $200 dollars on newegg. Which is super cheap! I've been running these two IPS monitors and enjoying the experience, but as a higher level CSGO player (DMG), it's undeniable how much improvement can be made with a 144hz 1ms response time. I picked up the 144hz 24in Acer monitor for 170 (without freesync or gsync). CS is an easy game to drive, GPU can run it at 144 frames at max, if not you can just lower some settings. So, what have I learned? 144hz is nice, you will notice how nice your mouse tracks and how responsive it feels, the mouse really feels like an extension of you. But a good player is still a good player, I've been fine playing CSGO on my IPS with slow response times and 60 frame lock with great results. The colors may actually make certain scenarios better for me? I find 144hz helpful in LoL too. WoW, doesnt really matter for PvE, you are usually prepared to move before something even happens. It will depend on your most played games. From my quick impressions of you I think you'd be best with an IPS 1440p panel. The 25in acer is probably the cheapest choice(and safer than korean panels), but doesnt have vesa mounting, has poor menu operation, and overall feels cheap (minus the panel itself.) I like the high PPI, but if you need to downgrade 1080p for certain titles the smaller screen size keeps the pixel density decent. But I can also agree with the argument of saving and buying a really nice g-sync or free-sync IPS panel capable of higher refresh rates. You get the best of both worlds and monitors do last you a long time. Linus has made a great point that monitor technology is growing very quickly, it seems every month there is a new "best gaming monitor." So you may want to wait even longer. You may be a fan of ultrawide displays like Linus. Maybe 2560x1080 would suit you well. There is a lot to consider. A lot of things become a personal needs/desires. What I hear is budget, casual, a desire for nice colors, and I think for $200 to have the option of 1440p (if you're comfortable enough with ~ 30fps in some really demanding titles at 1440p more power to you.) If you've never used IPS, almost any IPS blows the water out of your run of the mill TN. TL;DR I've used both 144hz, 1080p IPS, 1440p IPS. 144Hz is nice but isn't game changing and doesn't seem for you. 1440p IPS 144Hz like the ROG Swift is an option and a good option at that, but you'll be paying for it and your GPU probably can drive such a beast. I think a cheap 1440p IPS monitor is for you.

First post, unfortunately. Took me far too long to join the community after years of watching LTT'! But I'd love to get that keyboard, it's pretty sexy, love the minimalist design... and if not that, some LTT Edition fans