any potential problems for my first build?

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Hey everyone,

I am currently in the process of shopping for my first build. Through pcpartpicker I was able to check compatibility with all hopeful parts. I am here because I am curious to see if there are any problems I might have overlooked. My intentions are to use for gaming at 1080p on max settings with the exception to AC: Unity. I would love to get a GTX 980 TI but I do not have the budget for it.

CPU: i5-4690k
Cooler: Corsair H105
MOBO: MSI Z97I AC Mini ITX
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8GB, DDR3-1866 (Purchased)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 4GDT5 OC, black and white version
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX white
PSU: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold (Purchased)
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE 24.0"

*I do have noctua case fans picked out to fit inside of the case*

I did find a video on youtube that shows a builder fitting the Corsair H105 inside of the mITX case as well as a GTX 980 TI Hybrid, so there is actually a surprising amount of room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-ibmQ5kfE

Looking forward to hearing from any and all feedback.
 
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That seems good to me, just remember to have your fans on your radiator pulling the air through the radiator and out of the case. If you draw the air through first it will considerably increase the heat of the other components in your system. Other than that is sounds like a sweet setup to me :D
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I more than likely will. The plan is to have a Bitfenix 200mm fan be the intake, a phanteks 140mm be the exhaust, and 2 Noctua 120mm to replace the corsair h105 which would be mounted to the top of the case. The case can only accommodate 5 fans so I tried to go with what I thought is best.
 
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That seems good to me, just remember to have your fans on your radiator pulling the air through the radiator and out of the case. If you draw the air through first it will considerably increase the heat of the other components in your system. Other than that is sounds like a sweet setup to me :D
 
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I will most certainly remember that. Thanks for the input, it is much appreciated.
 
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With this build i sincerely doubt you would need to overclock for 1080p ultra it looks pretty good.

 
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To be completely honest, I am still not completely familiar with how overclocking works and I definitely wouldn't want to do anything to hurt my first build. Can you give me some examples of when overclocking would and would not be necessary for 1080p?
 
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To be completely honest, I am still not completely familiar with how overclocking works and I definitely wouldn't want to do anything to hurt my first build. Can you give me some examples of when overclocking would and would not be necessary for 1080p?
 
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Awesome. And correct me if I am wrong, but essentially overclocking will just get me a few more frames per second if I am lucky? But I would also run the risk of some slight coil whine with the 970?
 
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You would get yourself a couple fps more on games, most GPU's come with overclocked settings out of the box.

I usually don't overclock my GPU manually because im pretty sure it voids the warranty, and to me that's not worth it.

If I was you I wouldn't worry about overclocking.

Overclocking makes your GPU use more power and therefore produce more heat. Heat is the Enemy of the PC.
 
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