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I wanted to get some approval before I purchase; its a build I will use for work and a bit of light gaming (CS GO low settings). I am in Thailand and the parts are more expensive and the availability is worse, so options are limited.

Concerns:
1. Perhaps I would be better off with an H100i GTX cooler? I am concerned because I travel internationally and will take this with.
cooler included: , not shown on pcpartpicker
2. RAM , PSU, everything can fit in the case?
3. Perhaps there is a better case for durability / transportation and performance?
4. I heavily multitask. Perhaps its worth spending more for better ram speeds?


$1,650 equivalent here, $1,285 on pcpartspicker.com

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPqpyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPqpyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($395.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Argon AR06 ($35)
Motherboard: MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($172.16 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($153.28 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1285.36
 
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Mr Kagouris
Node 304 looks good :). Corsair's cases aren't so fragile because of case design but more because they use a lot more plastic than they should which tends to snap under stress. The Node 304 is mostly just a metal skeleton and a solid-looking front cover (which should be fairly resistant to stress by the looks of it). All your parts will fit just fine in it, although I'd recommend getting a bigger CPU cooler.
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Yeah I'd definitely recommend a non-Corsair case as Corsair's (especially Obsidian) is, while very nice functionally and aesthetically, very fragile as well (kinda fits the name lol).

Everything should fit.

Stick with an aircooler. Water cooling loops (even AIOs) are more likely to break while moving on account of there being a lot more things that can go wrong. An aircooler on the other hand won't have any such issues, especially a relatively small one.

RAM speeds don't matter.

Depending on what kind of work you do I'd recommend checking if the software you use benefits either from OpenGL or CUDA. If it offers CUDA acceleration, you might be better off getting an nVidia card.
 
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Maybe a little note, you'll be able to play CS:GO with max settings, and not even use 70% of your GPU. You can play that game on a $500 build. But I guess you're going to do other stuff on that PC too.
 
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yes, gaming is a very small part of the build. I will mostly be doing work stuff, mostly lots of open apps with database reading/writing and number crunching. I'm trying to get by with this, the recommended build is far too extreme for what I can afford (i7 5820k (which is much more expensive here than the i7), 64 gb ram). I may go with a lower GPU, but I do want to be able to do 144 hz at 1920x1080 on less demanding games as well as achieving a high resolution at 2560x1440.
 
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Node 304 looks good :). Corsair's cases aren't so fragile because of case design but more because they use a lot more plastic than they should which tends to snap under stress. The Node 304 is mostly just a metal skeleton and a solid-looking front cover (which should be fairly resistant to stress by the looks of it). All your parts will fit just fine in it, although I'd recommend getting a bigger CPU cooler.
 
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