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Wondering if this case will fit everything and if the case is good. Also I don't want to spend more on a case because I am already a little above my budget.https://pcpartpicker.com/user/AJLefty015/saved/
 
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it'll fit, but if you're already over budget, then consider:

skip the Hyper212 cooler for now, you can add it later on
skip the Noctua fan for now, you can add one later
find a cheaper microATX board and cheaper microATX case - there's really no point in a giant ATX board if you're only running a single graphics card
do you have an old DVD drive you can use just to install Win8.1 from? no point in buying these things anymore
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it'll fit, but if you're already over budget, then consider:

skip the Hyper212 cooler for now, you can add it later on
skip the Noctua fan for now, you can add one later
find a cheaper microATX board and cheaper microATX case - there's really no point in a giant ATX board if you're only running a single graphics card
do you have an old DVD drive you can use just to install Win8.1 from? no point in buying these things anymore
 
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ATX and mATX (microATX) are standardized motherboard and case sizes. imaging that ATX is a Large, mATX is a Medium, and mITX is a Small. well, they actually are like that. you can fit any board into a large case, but a large board can only fit into a large case. so, less choices when it comes to cases.

mATX gives you 99% of the features of ATX, with more choices and less size. for a single graphics card computer, an ATX is not necessary - you can use ANY of the three board sizes. the smaller the board, the more case options you have.


here's a slightly cheaper build - i swapped the motherboard, case, and power supply, and removed the cooler and fan. it's about $115 less in total

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker Expert Wired Gaming Keyboard
Total: $767.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 21:27 EST-0500


if you don't plan on overclocking the CPU, you can get it down quite a bit more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker Expert Wired Gaming Keyboard
Total: $689.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 21:30 EST-0500
 
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