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Also fit Antec VP Series 500W and Zotac GTX 1050 Ti OC.

the motherboard size is 24.4x20.5 cm. I need something not too fancy/expensive. Corsair Carbide 88R is good, but a bit above my budget. if you have alternative about PSU, freely mention the specific model
 
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The n200 IS a matx case mate.
Its the corsair spec 01 that is a full atx case.

An atx case will hold atx,matx,mitx boards.
A matx case will hold matx,mitx boards.

Generally if building with an matx board I stick to matx cases, not for any particular reason apart from I think its tidier.
Many people would argue the bigger the case the cooler the components, not true IMO - in a smaller case like the n200 the airflow is compact & direct & creates a windtunnel right through the centre of the case from front to back.
& yes you always want a minimum of a 120mm front intake & a rear 120mm exhaust in a gaming build.
The n200 has those fans prefitted & is one of my personal all time matx favourites , its compact, solidly built ,has good cable...
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please give me a few other option as well for the case. I prefer to shop from this website

http://enterkomputer.com/casing.php - this is local store in my country. please do the shopping for me. thanks. please tell me when you come up with more options

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MSI B150M GRENADE (LGA1151, B150, DDR4) size 24.4 Cm x 20.5 Cm Rp 1,342,000

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2Ghz - Cache 6MB [Box] Socket LGA 1151 Rp 2,750,000

Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB DDR5 OC Series Rp 2,299,000

Corsair DDR4 Value 8GB PC17000 - CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 (1 X 8GB) Rp 655,000

Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 SATA 250GB Rp 1,155,000

WDC 1TB SATA3 64MB - Blue - WD10EZEX Rp 620,000

Antec VP Series 500W - VP500P V2 - 80 Plus Rp 585,000

Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 Rp 835,000

Altec Lansing BXR-1321 2.1 Rp 415,000

Viewsonic 22" VX2263SMHL Rp 1,830,000
 
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What will I miss if I choose that H110M? I was about to choose h110m. however, the pcie lane is 2.0 right instead of 3.0? what is the size of RX 470 and RX 480? I choose Nvidia because I want shadow play. well maybe I just buy the gpu later on
 
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The h110 still has PCI express 3
You lose 2 ram slots & 2 sata ports.

That's all , performance wise there is zero difference.

The sapphire rx470 is fairly short (8 inches) , will have no trouble fitting any standard matx case.
& yes its a good 40% more powerful than a 1050ti
 
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The gpu, maybe I should buy rx 480 4gb sapphire nitro. I will take a look at those mobo. Well, gta v is optimised for nvidia. but at least rx 480 still faster than that. Is 500 psu enough for rx 480?

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H110M-PRO-VH.html#hero-specification

That's good, but it miss DVI port, it only have hdmi and vga port? I thought gaming would be good using dvi port? Well, 40+ fps is fine for me. maybe I should wspait about buying the gpu
 
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Okay, I haven't built a desktop before, I only start reading threads from here and ask around to certain people. I don't know about that thing before. so if the motherboard already have DVI, HDMI and VGA. then the GPU has DVI and HDMI, there will be like two DVI ports (if you look from the back of the case). anyway. do you recommend me to put micro ATX motherboard on ATX case? why? are micro ATX case more expensive?
 
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https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H110M-PRO-VD.html#hero-specification how about this Motherboard comparing with this MSI H110M-PRO VH (the one you mentioned)? the VD has DVI and VGA, the VH have HDMI and VGA. I tend to use dual monitor with different ports, first monitor for gaming, and the other for browsing, checking emails, social media etc. 16 GB RAM would be suffice.
 
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Those 2 boards are virtually identical apart from the video outputs


Regarding cases , I see you're veering towards the spec 01.
While I've got nothing against it I don't think its good value, you need to add a 120mm exhaust tk it as it only comes with a front fan & thatbjnflates the price further

I would go with the cooler master n200 in all honesty, it comes with 2x sickleflow fans so you don't need to add anything & its substantially cheaper .
Ssd wise I like the new mx300 personally , its cheaper than the evo , slightly slower but unnoticeably so , & is 275gb (that extra space is always welcome)
I'd sink the saving into a better PSU than the antec then , its an OK unit but fairly mediocre.

 
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MX300 is not available yet in my local store, the samsung 850 evo is somehow cheaper than crucial mx 200. kinda strange. I choose M.2 because M.2 samsung 850 evo is cheaper than the normal sata 6gb/s samsung 850 evo. so cooler master n200 is ATX right instead of micro atx? I like the looks of the case but, isn't that a bit weird putting micro atx on ATX case? I would prefer something a bit smaller. but I will use your suggestion if I don't have another option. so the rig will overheat without 120mm fan in the back of the case?
 
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The n200 IS a matx case mate.
Its the corsair spec 01 that is a full atx case.

An atx case will hold atx,matx,mitx boards.
A matx case will hold matx,mitx boards.

Generally if building with an matx board I stick to matx cases, not for any particular reason apart from I think its tidier.
Many people would argue the bigger the case the cooler the components, not true IMO - in a smaller case like the n200 the airflow is compact & direct & creates a windtunnel right through the centre of the case from front to back.
& yes you always want a minimum of a 120mm front intake & a rear 120mm exhaust in a gaming build.
The n200 has those fans prefitted & is one of my personal all time matx favourites , its compact, solidly built ,has good cable management & good prefitted reasonably quiet cooling .
It has plain looks but that on a personal level is fine by me
It is a perfect novice builders case IMO.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5521/cooler-master-n200-chassis-review/index.html

http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/henry-butt/cooler-master-n200-mini-tower-case-review/

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/cooler-master-n200-case-review/

You will not find a bad review anywhere .

Stick with a standard sata ssd mate, those MSI boards do not support m2 drives!!

BTW - the Galax l 240gb ssd is a great price if in stock , not the fastest drive but on a par with the older Samsung 840 drives - that's a very very cheap price though.
 
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Thanks for the info about the case, cooler master n200 it is. then.
only B150M Grenade which support M.2 SSD. I heard before about GALAX SSD. yeah it is more inexpensive. so it is still slower than SAMSUNG 850 EVO? in that case I might just stick with MSI B150M Grenade and use the case you suggested. it is less expensive than corsair carbide 88R.
Anyway, as I haven't owned dedicated gpu before. could you explain to me about connecting the dvi port from the GPU? you said that it is different from the port in the motherboard. please pardon me as I am a noob in this thing. hence that my username is non tech savvy because I still learning things by reading various threads from here
 
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