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I want to build my first gaming desktop, but before I purchase anything, I want to make sure all the parts are compatible with each other. These are the parts I'm planning to get. Am I missing any parts?

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Black Mid Tower Case w/Side Panel Window = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=610... $129

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64Bit = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=601... $118

MotherBoard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA1150 ATX Motherboard http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=613...

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Haswell 3.4GHz 6MB Retail Box = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=612... $280

RAM: Corsair 8GB Kit (2x4GB) DDR3 Vengeance Low Profile C9 1600MHz = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=611855&CategoryID=282 $ 124

Graphics card: MSI GeForce GTX760 OC ITX 2GB DVI HDMI 2xminiDisplayPort = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=614... $359

Power Supply (PSU): Corsair HX750v2 750W 80PLUS Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=612... $199

Hard Drive: Western Digital Red NAS WD10EFRX 3.5" 1TB 64MB Intellipower HDD = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=610... $99

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST 24x Black SATA DVD Writer OEM = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=612... $23

Wireless adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11n 300MBPS Dual Band Wireless PCIe Adapter = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=612... $54

Montior: Asus VS247HR 23.6" Full HD WS 2MS LED Monitor = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=613... $175

Keyboard: Logitech K230 Wireless Keyboard = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=611... $24

SSD Card: Intel 525 Series 30GB mSATA SSD = http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=612294&CategoryID=750 $77
 
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while i understand australian prices are expensive, consider finding a cheaper alternative. plenty of them come under $110. there's a couple of DDR3-1866 under that price as well;
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#sort=a9&s=301600&z=8192&n=2&v=1500

Bronze certified PSUs will do just fine. 600-650W is plenty for a single GPU build, 750W if you plan to get another 760 to SLI. about the only time you'll need 750W for a single GPU is probably for (near) flagship-tier cards like the 780 and above, just to be safe.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/power-supply/#sort=a8&w=700,600&e=2

consider getting a WD Caviar Blue for $30 less instead over the Reds which are more meant for use in a NAS. & unless you plan to use it as a cache...
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while i understand australian prices are expensive, consider finding a cheaper alternative. plenty of them come under $110. there's a couple of DDR3-1866 under that price as well;
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#sort=a9&s=301600&z=8192&n=2&v=1500

Bronze certified PSUs will do just fine. 600-650W is plenty for a single GPU build, 750W if you plan to get another 760 to SLI. about the only time you'll need 750W for a single GPU is probably for (near) flagship-tier cards like the 780 and above, just to be safe.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/power-supply/#sort=a8&w=700,600&e=2

consider getting a WD Caviar Blue for $30 less instead over the Reds which are more meant for use in a NAS. & unless you plan to use it as a cache, consider dropping that SSD as well. if you've listened to my recommendations so far, you should be able to afford a proper 120GB SATA SSD instead and/or a 280X/GTX770;

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=137,148&sort=a6
 
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Thanks alot for replying! I will take your information on-board! Just wondering.. will this PSU work well? its a bit cheaper :D
http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=611298&CategoryID=519

Will the Motherboard and the CPU above work together?

 
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K thanks soo much! One more question..... Will the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA1150 ATX Motherboard work with the Intel Core i5 4670K Haswell 3.4GHz 6MB Retail Box??
 
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