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I realized that, aside from the price, it was too big, so I went with a NZXT Phantom 420 Series )

Can you explain what I would be sacrificing with the hard drive in the current build? When you say reliability, is this just in terms of it's life or are you talking performance? Let me reiterate: I'm a NOOB at this, thanks!

might go w the EVO to be safe... I'm not planning on doing much overclocking as this is my first time building and I know nothing about it. Do you think I still need better cooling solutions?

I recently bought the listed components for my first build. I wanted to spend around 1,000 on it. My intent is to use it for gaming and media consumption mainly. Haven't decided on the display but will prob go with a 1080 or 1440. Any recommendations for this NOOB? Thanks in Advance! PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XdxdQ7 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XdxdQ7/by_merchant/ PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ NCIX US) Total: $1074.69 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 21:18 EDT-0400