Smallest $600-800 gaming build (a little bigger than an xbox/ps4)?

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Hey guys,

A friend has asked me to build them a very small gaming pc for around $600-800, although they don't want to spend more money than they have to. They'd like for it to be roughly the same size as xbox one/ps4. They want to be able to play stuff like Gary's Mod, Minecraft, and Battlefield 3/4, all at around 60 fps. I'm not very well versed in small form factor pc's, so if I'm asking for a build that's not possible with these limitations I completely understand. They would also like to have a backlight keyboard capable of the stuff that you see on alienware keyboards (color customization, etc), and a mouse with the same kind of lighting stuff as well. This is going to be a living room pc that will probably be put in a tv stand so it needs to run cool as well. Thanks for reading.
 
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Its possible, just gonna be hard to build it with such a tight space. This will work
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($79.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GS40N DVD/CD Writer ($31.91 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $751.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 18:43 EDT-0400

The case is the size of an xbox one just a bit longer. The gtx 960 will easily outperform a console, couldn't really get a better gpu though because it would require a larger power supply, which would go over your budget.
 
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My suggestion

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($79.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $805.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 19:39 EDT-0400

My build compared to @vlxedits build.

-I picked better CPU (real quad core)
-I picked Motherboard that will 100% support the CPU, B85 chipset motherboard might not work with i3 4170 if it doesnt have the latest BIOS
-I picked 1 stick of RAM so your friend can later upgrade to 16gb of RAM if he wants to

Everything else is the same
 
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Very cool build. But with all those high-end components in that small of a case, do you think my friend needs to worry about overheating?
 
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No. There are fans already installed in the case and tons of air-pathways built in, should be fine. Heres a good mouse/keyboard combo btw, I forgot to include one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129032&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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Ok cool. Thanks turbopiki and vlxedits!
 
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How much better? Because if it's noticeable, my friend would definitely consider it.
 
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Yes uts noticeable, but dpends on a game some games dont need more than 2 cores which i3 has and some can use 4 cores which i5 has, so in some games there will be a big difference and more and more games will start to use 4 cores so in the future where will be even bigger difference

http://www.hardwarepal.com/best-cpu-gaming-9-processors-8-games-tested/
 
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Your cpu and RAM makes sense for futureproofing, and your mobo looks cool, but now my friend is thinking about getting a laptop. Thanks for your help though I appreciate it!
 
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