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Doesn't seem to be much talk about the computer case and/or cooling.

Besides defining what you want the computer to do and then decide on the computer components, don't forget the case to put it all into.

Cooling is one factor that must also be considered. Air cooled and/or liquid cooled or both. Rule of thumb is to have more air going into the case than is coming out. Positive pressure.

In my last computer build, I got the Corsair Carbide Series 200R case. Big enough for my requirements yet small in overall size. I got the Corsair liquid cooler for the Intel CPU and also got the liquid cooled video card from EVGA. I installed the radiators in the back and top of the case with the attached fans in exhaust. I inverted the Corsair power supply to suck air out of the case and exhaust out the rear. Both the front of the case and the side of the case have two fans each forcing air into the case. So mine is a positive pressure system. 4 fans blowing air into the case and 3 fans blowing out. I haven't had any cooling issues and everything runs fairly stable even while playing a game of Modern Warfare. CPU or GPU never get above 40C during long episodes of game playing and cool down rather quickly afterwards.