Will these components work together?

Mr W

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I have never build a pc before, so therefore I'm a little worried that some of these components will not work together (to their full potential). I'm especially worried about my motherboard and PSU compatibility.

Here are my components:

Case: Fractal Design Define R5
Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPower Max AC
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k LGA 1150
GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
PSU (Power Supply): Corsair CX 750M 750W
Ram/Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz 8GB CL9 kit /w 2x4GB XMS3 Modules
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 Hydro Series 120mm Radiator
Hard Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD Sata 6GB/s
Storage (Hard Drive Number 2): WD Desktop Green 1TB Sata 6GB/s (Sata 3.0)
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD±RW Writer iHAS324
OS (Operating System): Windows 8.1
Monitor: Asus 24" LED VG248QE

Fans:
Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm (x2, I want to get two of them) and Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm (x1)

 
If the motherboard is for slot 1150, yeah.
But I would change the Corsair CX to EVGA, XFX, Seasonic. Better quality.
CPU cooler, you would probably be better off with aftermarket aircooler than a 120mm Rad-cooled AIO. At same pricepoint.
And aircooler will most likely be quieter too.
 
Get a Z97 motherboard instead of Z87. Avoid the CX series Corsair psus. You don't need 750w unless you plan on running two 970s. 550w will do for one.

Don't get an i5 4690k and an expensive cooler when you could just get the 4790k for just a bit more that's already "overclocked" to 4.4ghz.
 


Why should I get a z97 motherboard instead of z87? Many says that z87 is better because z97 have some flaws that the z87 don't have.

Why should I avoid the corsair cx series (eventough I have heard many have said the exactly same thing ehe..)?
And yeah, I have planned on running SLI (or merely have the opportunity to do it).

I don't think I should get the i7 4790k instead of the i5 4690k because "a bit more" means 30% more expensive, and (don't qoute me, but) there are no games that require that you have a CPU better than the i5 4690k.
Also: The CPU cooler costs nearly the same as the other "cheap" CPU coolers because it's on sale, at the moment.
 


Yeah, the motherboard is for slot 1150.
Many have said that about the corsair's, but it is compatible?
The CPU is cheaper at the moment because of a "january sale" in my country. Do you think the noise would be noticeable since the case i'm looking to buy (the R5) is built with "noise muffled walls"?

 
The Z87 has no advantage over the Z97. The Z97 is more future proof as it will support the next generation cpus coming out soon. The CX series psus are mediocre quality and are not recommended for powerful builds like this. The psu is the single most important part of your build so don't cheap out on it. This is a much better unit for only a little more-

http://www.microcenter.com/product/433614/SuperNOVA_750_Watt_80_Gold_Modular_ATX_12V_Power_Supply

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371067&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 


But does the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 have ATX 12v ? Since it is required by both the z97 and z87 to have ATX 12v. I'm asking this because it says on your link that it does have x2 ATX12v, but on other sites it says that it only has x2 EPS 12v (even on EVGA's official website).