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So, I've never built a PC before, though I'm pretty tech savvy. I'm a gamer, but I also record, stream, anddo some video editing. I want a good PC that's small, light, and easy to cary around. I plan to use shadowplay to record, so I'm going for an Nvidia GPU. I favor intel, so I'm going for a 4770(Non-K) I have no intentions to overclock, because the case I chose is so small. I plan to dual boot hackintosh, so that's why there are 2 SSDs. For now I'll just be using windows 8(Great OS, a lot of people hate on it for some reason). I'm also going to get a 1tb external drive. As you can tell, I like a white color scheme. If anyone has any recommendations on a better monitor that would be great.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100A Mini ITX Tower Case ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($87.77 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G196HQLb 60Hz 18.5" Monitor ($79.00 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($132.24 @ TigerDirect)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1450.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 18:28 EDT-0400)
 
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The pc hardware looks like a solid build, nothing needs to be changed.

Great mouse, I use it myself. :)
Isn't the keyboard pretty bulky for a small, carry around pc? If you're planning on using the extra keys though it's nice. If you're not, then i recommend the K70. Same without the extra keys. Though both keyboards looks sexy as hell, im typing on the K70 with browns and grey aluminum plate. Best quality keyboard I've even seen.

Hope this helps! :)
 
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Yeah, I've always been a sucker for Corsair's keyboard/mouse line, the sleek aesthetic just looks great, and white/blue is the best combination in my mind. For the bit of minecraft that I do play, macro keys are useful because I can assign one to a console command. I mainly play FPS though. and GMod too. I just wish the silver/black K90 came with blue switches, then it would be my dream keyboard.
 
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K70 Grey aluminum comes with blues. :)
You don't even want to use a single button for commands then. It's too good to just hear all the clicking when you type it instead hehe.
For Minecraft you should get used to the functions of tab in the chat, im not, but it helps fill text for commands and re-use commands. Youtuber Sethbling uses tab all the time in Minecraft, and hes just throwing out commands in no-time. It would make things easier too and remove the need of the K95, so you could get Blue switches.
 
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I play tekkit classic :p lol I didn't know the K70 grey aluminum came with blue switches, I'll have to look at that. also, from what I've found(Or it may just be me) tab doesn't work with plugin commands. It would also make it smaller, which is definitely a plus.

 
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You can get the K70 in these keys & colors:

Cherry MX Red_____ in Black or Silver
Cherry MX Brown___ in Grey
Cherry MX Blue_____ in Grey

I have the Brown and can tell you the Grey aluminum just looks awesome, when i found out that the only color for my type of switches (Cherry MX Brown) was the grey, i felt pretty lucky, and still do. :)
 
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Personally I've never been a big fan of black or black and red PCs, though there are a few that pull it off well.
 
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The K70 is Grey alu. with blue backlight.

I myself have a white case with a red & black interior. actually looks pretty good.
 
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The mixture of colors is sort of what I was talking about, just straight black and red is boring in my opinion. Though I'm thinking that black/blue might be cool, corsair has some black/blue periphs.
 
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