Help Me To Build My First Gaming PC

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antoniodelotero

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I've been intrigued by the idea of having a gaming PC over my console. And recently, I've really delved into that idea. I set a budget of 1,300 (for absolutely everything including desk, chair, monitor) and was able to under meet that budget thanks to the Amazon prime prices :) My few questions for all of you is...

1) Will all of these parts work together without any problem, is there any compatibility issues because I know you need certain part models for certain things but I'm not to sure of all of that.

2) Is this machine overclockable? Will the cooling system be able to handle it?

3) Will this system run games such as GTA V, Cities Skylines on normal-high settings?

4) Will all of these parts fit into the computer case with room to spare for upgrades?

Thank you all for your time! :D I'm new to this, sorry for so many questions!

Parts list:

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti 2gb GDDR5
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb DDR3 1600
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB 3.5 inch 6gb/s 7200rpm Internal Drive (for data) Kingston Digital 60gb SSD (for Windows 8)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz
Motherboard: MSI Mini ITX DDR3 2400 LGA 1150
Optical Drive *Will this fit into the case listed below?: LG Electronics Internal Super Multi Drive
Cooling System: Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Silent Fan 4-pack
Case: Sentey Gaming Computer Case http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Removable-Management-Motherboards-Watercooling/dp/B00MNSDBVW/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1QE4G7F5MBRD0P4YCB1F
Power Supply: 750watts Sently Power Supply



 
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Sandstorm3000
You don't need a 750w power supply, go for an XFX 550w unit. Also go for a regular ATX board instead of Mini ITX, since the case you are using is a regular Mid tower which supports an ATX board, most of the time ATX boards are cheaper than Mini ITX ones. So that is why you should go for an ATX one. I recommend an Asus Z97-a or something similar. The case already comes with a front and rear fan, so you don't really need those extra fans you are going to buy. Instead of that buy a nice CPU cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. For the graphics card i would recommend replacing that 750ti for a GTX960.

Hope this post helped you out a bit.
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You don't need a 750w power supply, go for an XFX 550w unit. Also go for a regular ATX board instead of Mini ITX, since the case you are using is a regular Mid tower which supports an ATX board, most of the time ATX boards are cheaper than Mini ITX ones. So that is why you should go for an ATX one. I recommend an Asus Z97-a or something similar. The case already comes with a front and rear fan, so you don't really need those extra fans you are going to buy. Instead of that buy a nice CPU cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. For the graphics card i would recommend replacing that 750ti for a GTX960.

Hope this post helped you out a bit.
 
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Just my $0.02:
Yes, you can get away with a 60gb SSD. I currently have one in my HTPC (along with 3x 1TB platter drives for media), but the issue is that this is now your C drive, and by default everything wants to save there. Obviously you can manage this, and move files etc etc, but if you can afford to jump up to a 120GB I think you will appreciate it.

Reguarding your power supply. This is a handy tool for getting an accurate estimate of your wattage needs. You can play with things to see what happens. (for instance, what happens if you go SLI in the future? Or overclock? etc etc. just a good information generator)
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

As far as your build goes, check out a site called 'PC Part Picker'. You can put all of your components into the list, where it will track costs etc. But more importantly, you can use it to post to forums, like this one, and it will create links for each component that we can click on them instead of having to google the parts we don't have direct experience with. The less work you make the community do, the more support you will get.
https://pcpartpicker.com/
 
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