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A bit over budget, though you can get $50 in rebates. If you can manage going a little over, definitely worth it. The Xeon's 8 threads will help with editing/rendering and the 970 is more than enough for 1080p gaming, even 1440p gaming will be a breeze with the 970 and it'll handle itself at 4k.

I like that build, however I think I can do without video editing on this build, since I have another PC that I usually use for it. So I think I would replace that CPU with an i5 4960K since I want to overclock. I also read some reviews on the motherboard, and it seems to have problems with components and just die out a lot. What's the difference between ITX and mini ITX, other than the size? Sorry, I'm pretty new to this and I am eager to learn.

What rot has offered there is a power full beast in a small box

Dat Xeon will blow the 4690k out of the water since the Xeon is hyper threaded so it has 4 cores, 8 threads, similar to the I7 4790K but without the IGPU.

You wont be able to OC but you wont need to and you save money on expensive coolers.

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Freshness wrote I like that build, however I think I can do without video editing on this build, since I have another PC that I usually use for it. So I think I would replace that CPU with an i5 4960K since I want to overclock. I also read some reviews on the motherboard, and it seems to have problems with components and just die out a lot. What's the difference between ITX and mini ITX, other than the size? Sorry, I'm pretty new to this and I am eager to learn.

If you want to overclock, you're looking at a much larger cost, the 4690k will set you back around $250, and you're going to need a Z97 chipset motherboard for overclock support. Z87 chipset boards will work to but may need a BIOS update. Other chipsets such as H97 and H87 apparently work from some brands but may be patched by Intel so better to stick with the Z series. After that, you'll need a decent CPU cooler to overclock the 4690k. Overclocking is over hyped IMHO, no real need. You could spend the extra money you'd use for overclockability on better components.

You're looking at about $400CAD at least for a 4690k, decent Z series motherboard and a decent cooler to OC, that's almost half of your budget gone already and you'd still need RAM, GPU, PSU, case and something for storage(HDD/SSD).

The more common form factors include Mini-ITX, Micro ATX and ATX. There aren't really any huge differences other than size. Although, with smaller form factors comes less features due to lack of space(obviously). I suppose upgradeability would be an issue too since smaller form factors lack space, again. mATX and ATX are usually fine. The majority of the time, Mini-ITX, and anything larger than ATX are for enthusiast or users who specifically require larger or smaller form factors due to their uses. Mini-ITX is good for media PC's and what not usually since they're much smaller than your average PC.

As for the motherboard, it;s not great but I suggested a cheap one so that you could manage a CPU and GPU that would benefit your needs. It's easier and cheaper to upgrade motherboard, rather than GPU or CPU. I haven't read anything about that motherboard dieing or having any horrible issues, if I had, I wouldn't suggest it, but obviously I can't read everything about every component. If you don't feel safe with that motherboard, don't get it.

Thank you very much for the detailed reply. I don't think I'm going to overclock, since I can put that money towards better parts.