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First of all, it's a good match, though if I was building it for myself, I'd go for an even smaller case.

But you mentioned using BT devices. More than one at a time. That won't go very well.
I was doing the same thing, a BT mouse, keyboard and headphones at the same time, connected to my surface pro, and I could feel the mouse lagging.
So, if you want to go wireless, you are better off with something that has its own little dongle and won't interfere with / saturate the bandwidth of the BT channel. Especially for gaming.

Also, you might want to look at a few 1440p monitors, I'm sure you'd like the extra space. The downside is that it needs more power to drive, and if you are driving it in 1080p, the scaling won't be too pretty...
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Thank you that's really encouraging to hear! How do you think I should use the storage in my build? I'm thinking OS and apps on SSD, games and multimedia files on HDD. I know games load faster on SSD but I would need a bigger one to store them all there. Also do you have any suggestions for monitor, keyboard and mouse? I would like to go for bluetooth keyboard and mouse in order to have as few cables as possible on my desk.
 
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Hello, does anyone have any suggestions for monitor, keyboard, mouse or headphones? I think I should go for a 1080p 23-24" IPS monitor instead of a 144hz one because I'm not a very hardcore gamer and I don't think I play any games that really benefit from 144hz. Also my gpu is not the strongest.
 
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First of all, it's a good match, though if I was building it for myself, I'd go for an even smaller case.

But you mentioned using BT devices. More than one at a time. That won't go very well.
I was doing the same thing, a BT mouse, keyboard and headphones at the same time, connected to my surface pro, and I could feel the mouse lagging.
So, if you want to go wireless, you are better off with something that has its own little dongle and won't interfere with / saturate the bandwidth of the BT channel. Especially for gaming.

Also, you might want to look at a few 1440p monitors, I'm sure you'd like the extra space. The downside is that it needs more power to drive, and if you are driving it in 1080p, the scaling won't be too pretty. Anyway, that's up to you, whether you prioritize games or other stuff.
 
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That's right way of thinking - OS and apps on SSD, rest on HDD. Although if you have a particular game that you play a lot of time, you could put it on SSD too.
Keyboard and mouse - very personal things. I'll give you an example: I like Logitech G502 very much, it's high quality mouse with many buttons (and I like that) - but I can't use it, as it is too small for my long fingers. So it makes a little sense follow someone's advice on those components - best way is to go to a nearby shop and find for yourself what items look nice and suit your needs. Then come back and ask if they are good quality (or just check reviews on net).
Same thing with monitor. Note however that your GPU limits you here - 1080p is best resolution for your card. I agree that you should look among 24 inch IPS 1080p monitors, that would fit your setup perfectly.
 
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