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This is a good option. Also in this same price category, check out the Steelcase Leap V2. You can find both the Leap V2 and the Herman Miller Aeron used on ebay and craigslist all the time. Edit: I suffer from chronic back pain and have used both. Currently using the Leap V2.

I've owned the MX Master and the G700s (wired/wireless hybrid) and they both do plenty well for me when gaming. I prefer large mice and they both have large footprints (feetprint??) on my desk. I don't play too many FPS games but it seems to work just fine for Overwatch for me. For long gaming sessions though, the MX Master is SUPER comfortable.

I second the G502. Excellent mouse. Although I would recommend giving a look at the G700s. I think they discontinued it, but you can still find it for sale and it is a wired/wireless hybrid. It's a bigger mouse, but I like that. Plus, it doesn;t have so many buttons that it feels overwhelming. I mean, I would like to recommend the best mouse ever, the Logitech G9x (may she rest in peace). But Logitech stopped making that model a very long time ago and the ones that are left are crazy expensive.

I don't have much experience with the Mastercase series but the Evolv cases are excellent boxes. Much higher build quality than I have experienced with other makes. My current rig is in a mATX Evolv and I'm not changing it any time soon.

Create a custom Starcraft 2 map and have THOUSANDS of minions all running at each other in a huge war. With enough troops, the effects should be pretty crippling on your system.

As for the motherboard size, there honestly isn't much of any difference between ATX and MicroATX these days for the average consumer. For people who need tons of PCI-E slots for multiple GPUs and other add-in cards, they'll need ATX or bigger but if you're just running one graphics card, any size should be fine. Even miniITX boards are usually fine but you have literally no option to add something in the future unless you want to lose a graphics card. In fact, I've had an ATX motherboard for years and finally got really tired of having such a massive machine taking up so much space on my desk. I finally moved down to mATX and I don't regret it at all.

Uh I just realized that motherboard price is from MicroCenter since I live near one (a lot of their parts can't be ordered via mail). Do you live near a MicroCenter? Edit: The amazon price only like $7 off... oh well.

I know a fair amount of people who still prefer to use Windows 7. It's perfectly viable. I don't know why you dropped frames on Windows 10 unless it was just some weird bug but remember that Windows 10 will be getting more updates than the older operating systems. Just something to consider. And yeah, don't worry. The first time I built a PC was long before the days of pcpartpicker and I totally forgot a hard drive. It happens.

So, a few things. You'll need a power supply and an operating system if you don't already have them. Also, you won't need a CPU cooler if you're not overclocking and without an overclockable CPU, you can go with a cheaper motherboard. Here is the list I came up with: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Intel 540s 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($142.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC) Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($209.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1141.68 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-04 21:44 EDT-0400 I went with the Corsair 200R since I've built in it before and know it's a good budget case. I dropped the RAM down to 8GB which should be plenty for now. Also, with the changes I made, it gave you enough budget to get an SSD which will help a lot with load time in games as well as everything else. Edit: I also left out the Deathadder. Didn't know if you meant for that to stay in or not since you said it wasn't build related.

I... guess so? Theoretically, that would be true. I think... lol.

Basically, the IPC (or Instruction Per Cycle) differs from CPU to CPU. The architecture of each CPU means that core clocks can't be used as a viable comparison between CPUs of different architectures, especially of different manufacturers. Your best bet is to look at benchmarks of each one and make your decision based on that. Personally, I still have a system with an FX8320 in it that is totally rock solid at any game I play on it. If you live near a MicroCenter, check their prices. They generally sell their CPUs much cheaper than everywhere else (some even below cost.) Just my 2 cents.

That motherboard doesn't seem to be available yet but I found indication that it would be about AUD$499.Not sure why you would need something so high end for gaming but here you go: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/9DVxFd Edit: Trouble with the markup links... PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($669.00 @ Mwave Australia) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.00 @ CPL Online) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($101.20 @ Newegg Australia) Storage: Intel 535 Series 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($195.00 @ CPL Online) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($649.00 @ Mwave Australia) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ IJK) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart) Other: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON ($499.99) Total: $2818.19 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-05 11:12 AEST+1000

I would try something like the Phanteks PH-TC12DX. If it's anything like it's big brother, it should cool very well.

You'll find plenty of opinions on this (very few of which would be wrong, tbh) but IMHO, I usually recommend C++. It feels like writing in long-form cursive when compared to other languages but it's a great stepping stone to other languages. Actually, now that I think about it, I would suggest whatever language you can find the best training for. IIRC, lynda.com's beginner programming courses suggest Java, which is also a great place to start. Basically, find a great training program and use whatever they recommend.

Similar, yeah. I guess I was envisioning rotating the PSU it would be as far away from the mobo as possible but it might not have enough clearance on the height. Hmm... more thinking is required.