Building a new computer! Need some help with the components.

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I'm currently working on selecting the parts for a gaming PC. I am upgrading from my current PC and already have a hard drive and GPU.

Heres what I have chosen so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 FTW
RAM: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

I don't intend on overclocking, so I'm not interested in an upgraded CPU cooler or anything like that.

What I need help with is the motherboard and case. I'm not sure if I should go with Mini-ATX or Micro-ATX or standard ATX.
I don't need any more than two GPU slots. I really don't even need two but I would like to have the option. As for hard drives, it would be nice to have 3 slots.

So, am I forgetting anything? What motherboard and case do you guys recommend? I don't want to spend more than around $80 on a motherboard.

This is my first time ever building my own PC, as I've always just bought used computers off of eBay. Any help and advice is appreciated!
 
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Well, going Micro ATX or Full ATX is up to you.
With Micro you can have a nice small case to save space on the desk. Which some people prefer.
There is no performance increase/decrease when going Micro vs Full. Only expansion is limited but that not a problem since you won't SLI or have RAID cards and such.

If you're gonna go with MicroATX, here are some parts I recommend.
I would change that Corsair power supply with this one. The Seasonic one has a better build quality and is modular, which will help with cable management. You can always take the non-modular version which is cheaper.

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower...
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Well, going Micro ATX or Full ATX is up to you.
With Micro you can have a nice small case to save space on the desk. Which some people prefer.
There is no performance increase/decrease when going Micro vs Full. Only expansion is limited but that not a problem since you won't SLI or have RAID cards and such.

If you're gonna go with MicroATX, here are some parts I recommend.
I would change that Corsair power supply with this one. The Seasonic one has a better build quality and is modular, which will help with cable management. You can always take the non-modular version which is cheaper.

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.64 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $177.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 17:55 EST-0500

Also, why are you going with a 660? There are better graphics cards for the price out there.
 
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Thanks! I will look into these. I'm not buying a 660, I bought it a while back and don't see any reason to upgrade it right now, however I do plan on upgrading it eventually. Are you sure a 520w power supply is good enough for this setup?
 
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