mini itx gaming build. need your suggestions

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Building a mini itx gaming pc. Must play wow on ultra settings, but must also play new titles at high settings. Running 2 monitors 21.5 in for games and a 32 in for music watching streams ext, Both LG 1080p. The only part that must stay is the case i chose the motherboard because the price is almost 70 bucks cheaper then other shops and has all features i need but im willing to change it out. No overclock on the cpu so i figured i wouldnt need a evo cooler, if necessary i will take out the upper hard drive bays in the case so i can fit a full sized gpu inside if that would be better, i just chose that gpu because i figured it would pair nicely with the motherboard and its mini itx. i can spend up to 1100 bucks if needed but i want to save as much as possible. I also have a computer now with windows 8 not sure if that is on my hard drive and i can re use it?. Any help will he much apreciated. Also sorry about the grammar im doing this at work.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vQywHx
try this one sorry
 
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geofelt

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As posted, your build is reasonable except for the psu.
A GTX760 will need more than 430w, and the CX line is only middling quality.
Look to Seasonic, antec, xfx, for example.
500-620w would be plenty.
And.. on Jan22, we should see a GTX960 which might be a better card in that price range.

With your combined budget for cpu and gpu, you will game better, particularly at high settings, with a stronger graphics card, like a GTX970.
Using a i3-4360@3.7 will probably be better for most games anyway. Few will use more than 2 cores.

I love small cases.
Why, in particular are you going ITX?
The Prodigy is not exactly a small case.

USB dongles are we
 
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Will the i3 be able to handle multitasking with the two screens.
I picked the psu because the wattage on pc partpicker said the build would only use 303 watts but i wasnt sure. And im going mini itx because i need something smaller that i can move easily (handles on the case) and the prodigy is beautiful.
 
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I suggest something like this (the R9 285 is a bit faster than the GTX 760 and a bit cooler):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $935.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 10:49 EST-0500
 
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Yea i was just checking the r9 and your right its alot better for being 10 bucks more. Between the two motherboards i was wondering differences or advantages z87 vs H97. note that the msi mobo is only $107 on superbizz. Also never heard of asrock is that a solid mobo brand? Thanks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=%2D1&IsNodeId=1&Description=Mini%20itx%20motherboard&bop=And&CompareItemList=%2D1%7C13%2D130%2D742%5E13%2D130%2D742%2DTS%2C13%2D157%2D526%5E13%2D157%2D526%2DTS&percm=13%2D130%2D742%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B13%2D157%2D526%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24
 
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AsRock is a great brand, it's like the cheapest of the best (Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, AsRock). It actually is from the same group as Asus (Asustek: Asus, AsMedia, AsRock).

The main difference between H97/Z97 vs Z87 is the compatibility with the upcoming Broadwell CPUs (5th gen core i) and the support for SATA-Express (i think).

Between H97 vs Z97 is, of course, OC capability.
 
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