Gaming PC, i5 4690k, GTX 970 G1, First build

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Hello, I am building a new PC, my first build, and was wondering if you would be able to help me and tell me if it would all work together.

Parts:
Tower- Aerocool X-Predator X1 Gaming Case with 12cm Interior LED Fan - White,
Power supply- XFX 650w XTR Gold Fully Modular Power Supply Unit,
CPU- Intel core i5 4690k,
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 120mm,
Motherboard- Mod 1150 ASUS Z97-A ATX Motherboard,
Ram- Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz DDR3 2x 4GB,
Graphics- Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming Edition Graphics Card,
Network interface card- TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter,
Hard drive- Seagate ST1000DX001 3.5 inch 1TB Hybrid Internal Solid State Drive,
SSD (For OS)- Kingston Technology 120GB Solid State Drive 2.5-inch V300 SATA 3,
Optical drive- Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer,
OS- Windows 7

Would it all fit in the case? will it run games well? on high graphics with high frame rates? will it be cool enough? It will cost £972.71, is it worth it as I need a new PC, I had a laptop which is now dead and I want a gaming desktop PC, I want it in time for fallout 4 so I have until November and I have the money ready, I just need to sort it out, I also want a SSD for the OS and other programs I use often and a hybrid drive for the games etc, will this be ok or a good idea and is a hybrid drive good? Many thanks
 
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That's a very decent build, although I'd have a look at the Samsung 850 EVO in either 120GB or 250GB (120GB is more than enough for Windows and programs, but not games) in preference to the Kingston - Samsung drives generally have very good reliability, and that one comes with a 5 year warranty.

It should run nice and cool, although I'd add a second intake fan at the front, which would increase airflow and allow you to run the fans at a lower RPM (making them quieter). The EVO's a very good cooler, although I think it can get a little loud if you really push it (just a case of adding quieter fans if that happens).
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heh go 2 x 120 ssd for some raid0 goodness, I had win 7 and bf4 on 1x 120gb ssd drive and spare space was like 20Gb, with 240 gb u can fit a few of ur fav's, even a single 240 gb is pretty fast as I didn't notice much speed increase at 1000mbps r/w with raid0.
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heh I get like 125 ave fps in bf4 with most settings on ultra
 
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That's a very decent build, although I'd have a look at the Samsung 850 EVO in either 120GB or 250GB (120GB is more than enough for Windows and programs, but not games) in preference to the Kingston - Samsung drives generally have very good reliability, and that one comes with a 5 year warranty.

It should run nice and cool, although I'd add a second intake fan at the front, which would increase airflow and allow you to run the fans at a lower RPM (making them quieter). The EVO's a very good cooler, although I think it can get a little loud if you really push it (just a case of adding quieter fans if that happens).
 
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