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Looking to build a ITX PC.

is there anything you would change.

buget: £2089 or less

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k

Case/PSU: Evga 500w hadron air

Motherboard: Evga Z97 Stinger Core3D ITX

RAM: HyperX FURY 16GB 1866MHz

CPU cooler: Evga ACX mITX CPU cooler

GPU: Evga GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

HDD: Seagate barracuda 3.5" 2TB

OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit

Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 24" G-synk

Keyboard: Corsair K70

Mouse: Logitech MX Master

DVD: Evga slim slot load 8x

Extra: Xbox 360 controller for PC

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I legit can't see anything that needs improved..

 

Maybe a watercooler if possible?

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I legit can't see anything that needs improved..

 

Maybe a watercooler if possible?

Yep. Same here.

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What it will be used for?

I think the use is in the title-gaming.

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        .;d00xl:^''''''^:ok00d;.            OS: openSUSE 20260405
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maybe an Amd r9 295x

It also draws a lot of power and kicks out a lot of heat. A GTX 980 is a far better choice for a small PC.

           .;ldkO0000Okdl;.                michael@SUSE-BlackBox
        .;d00xl:^''''''^:ok00d;.            OS: openSUSE 20260405
      .d00l'                'o00d.          Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.19.11-1-default
    .d0K^'  Okxoc;:,.          ^O0d.        Uptime: 2d 21h 52m
   .OVVAK0kOKKKKKKKKKKOxo:,      lKO.       Packages: 6556
  ,0VVAKKKKKKKKKKKKK0P^,,,^dx:    ;00,      Shell: bash 5.3.9
 .OVVAKKKKKKKKKKKKKk'.oOPPb.'0k.   cKO.     Resolution: 3840x1080
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 lKlKKKKKKKKKK;.;oOKx,..^..;kKKK0.  lKl     GTK Theme: Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3]
 :KAlKKKKKKKKK0o;...^cdxxOK0O/^^'  .0K:     Icon Theme: breeze-dark
  kKAVKKKKKKKKKKKK0x;,,......,;od  lKP      Disk: 13T / 22T (60%)
  '0KAVKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK00KKOo^  c00'      CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core @ 16x 4.55295GHz
   'kKAVOxddxkOO00000Okxoc;''   .dKV'       GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (radeonsi, navi22, ACO, DRM 3.64, 6.19.11-1-default)
     l0Ko.                    .c00l'        RAM: 13127MiB / 48094MiB
      'l0Kk:.              .;xK0l'          
         'lkK0xc;:,,,,:;odO0kl'             
             '^:ldxkkkkxdl:^'    

 

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