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Hi, im new to pc building and i would like to know if these parts would be compatible, the help would be appreciated. Below are my parts.
-Asus Z87-I Pro LGA 1150 Motherboard
-BitFenix Mini-ITX Tower Case Without Power Supply, Arctic White BFC-PRO- 300-WWXKW-RP
Corsair Builder Series CX 600 M (modular)
-WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX
Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell
-Cables Unlimited 3-Pin ATX Fan to 4- Pin Molex Connector Cable FAN- CABLE
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) -
- Not sure on which graphics card to get either, Sapphire Radeon HD7870 2GB GDDR5 XT With Boost PCIE 3.0 VGA Card or Sapphire Radeon HD7870 OC 2GB DDR5 PCIE 3.0 VGA Card. Thanks for your help.
 
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yeah it is mitx so your gold. hyper threading does not help gaming at all, if your mainly gaming by an i5 - 3570k/4570k as they are really better suited for games. the xt 7870's are amazing but the only problem is...
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the problem i see with this, and it's possible i could be wrong so check, is that you spec'd an atx board with an m-itx case. this motherboard is too big for that case as you need and matx motherboard. again maybe this case somehow can fit it but i'm doubtful. other than that good build. get a 7950 if you can swing it, the 7xxx cards are dropping in price quick so it's primo time to buy! oh i just checked, if the case is the prodigy than that board will not fit!! if you want to stick with that mobo, luck into the nzxt phantom 420, or corsair 300r, both awesome cases in that price range. good luck!
 
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The Asus Z87i pro is actually a mini-ITX motherboard, so it will fit in the prodigy case
 
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haha, yup, totally missed the i in that one! well go you!
 
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Thanks for the reply, I am very sure that this motherboard is a mini itx compatible because it has the I at the end of z87. Would you recommend me to buy a hyper threaded cpu or is it not beneficial for gaming? I cant go for the 7950 unfortunately, my original choice was the hd7850, however someone persuaded me to try to hd7870 for more performance, so its either one of those cards that are listed Sapphire Radeon HD7870 2GB GDDR5 XT With Boost PCIE 3.0 VGA Card or Sapphire Radeon HD7870 OC 2GB DDR5 PCIE 3.0 VGA Card?
 
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yeah it is mitx so your gold. hyper threading does not help gaming at all, if your mainly gaming by an i5 - 3570k/4570k as they are really better suited for games. the xt 7870's are amazing but the only problem is that if you try and crossfire in the future you can do so only with other xt 7870's or an 7950, if you are not interested in that than the xt card is still a good way to go but you will pay a bit more for it as it's close to a 7950's price.
 
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well if it's sixty than yeah go for the xt since they perform fairly close to each other, with that said i've seen 7950 non reference cards go on sale for around 225$ which is a steal, if you can find something like that jump on it!
 
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