advise me on this mATX build.

[kenderkenobi]

I originally built this with the idea of going with a Jonsbo mITX U2 case.

Much to my dismay the 980 gtx is just too big to make work.

I'd also like some advice on lighting for the 240.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C9sknQ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C9sknQ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) | $360.76 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060015ww) | $72.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [EVGA Micro Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-motherboard-131hee995kr) | $206.22 @ Mwave
**Memory** | [Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx426c13pb2k416) | $264.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | $200.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex) | $119.30 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42986kr) | $575.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww) | $77.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm750) | $119.99 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1991.13
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$1971.13**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-05-05 08:37 EDT-0400 |

 

[dottorrent]

For a little less, you can have this -

EVGA Supernova 750 G2 - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

 

[Per Wigren]

Pretty good I would say. For storage I would instead use a large WD Green (because they are silent and cheap) + a small dedicated SSD cache drive (BX100 120GB for example) to make it a hybrid drive using Intel RST which is already builtin to your motherboard. Intel RST will only use up to 64 GB for caching but more unused blocks means longer lifetime.

The Corsair H75 cooler is pretty noisy. I would recommend the Enermax Liqtech 120X instead (and control it with PWM), or if you want to overclock, the Liqtech 240. I don't have hands on experience with them myself but I know people who swear by the Enermax Liqtech and Liqmax II when it comes to noise/performance-ratio in AIO-coolers, beaten only by the Swiftech H*-X coolers but those don't fit in the Air 240 and they are very expensive.

Finally, remember that both Nvidia and AMD are likely to announce new high end graphics cards in only a month from now. Even if you think that the GTX980 is good enough, its price will likely drop when the new cards arrive.

 

[kenderkenobi]

Pretty good I would say. For storage I would instead use a large WD Green (because they are silent and cheap) + a small dedicated SSD cache drive (BX100 120GB for example) to make it a hybrid drive using Intel RST which is already builtin to your motherboard. Intel RST will only use up to 64 GB for caching but more unused blocks means longer lifetime.

The Corsair H75 cooler is pretty noisy. I would recommend the Enermax Liqtech 120X instead (and control it with PWM), or if you want to overclock, the Liqtech 240. I don't have hands on experience with them myself but I know people who swear by the Enermax Liqtech and Liqmax II when it comes to noise/performance-ratio in AIO-coolers, beaten only by the Swiftech H*-X coolers but those don't fit in the Air 240 and they are very expensive.

Finally, remember that both Nvidia and AMD are likely to announce new high end graphics cards in only a month from now. Even if you think that the GTX980 is good enough, its price will likely drop when the new cards arrive.

Isn't the Pascal slated for next year?

Thanks on the Green recommend, I didn't even really think about RST.

 

[Per Wigren]

Yes, Pascal is next year but the GTX 980 Ti will (most likely) be officially announced at Computex the first days of June, along with AMD's R9-300-series.