MSI Z 97 GAMING 5 ATX LGA 1150 Motherboard has onboard USB 3 . 0 headers , but the Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3 . 0 ports . This isn ' t a really big deal , it looks like the case does have at least one USB 3 . 0 Header . but you can always buy a front port 5 . 25 bay internal unitN 82 Etelcmreinternalusbhub 20223120 Product and plug it in to the motherboard headers . The Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case supports video cards up to 390 mm long , but video cards over 270 mm may block drive bays . Since the Asus GeForce GTX 970 4 GB STRIX Video Card is 280 mm long , some drive bays may not be usable . This is referring to the case ' s removable Hard drive cage in order to support cards longer than 270 mm long . if you remove the cage , you won ' t be able to use the extra HDD bays . If you aren ' t going to use the extra bays then this isn ' t an issue . The G . Skill Ripjaws X Series 16 GB 2 x 8 GB DDR 32133 Memory operating voltage of 1 . 6 V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1 . 5 V 5 % 1 . 575 V . This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1 . 5 V voltage recommendation , or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum . This could be an issue . This is saying that the Memory sticks you ' ve chosen can run a higher voltageclock then what the I 7 is capable of supporting , which means the CPU would be a bottle neck for the ram speed . I feel like i should suggest a better CPU , something a bit newer . which also would mean a different motherboard . What are you going to be using this machine for ? Are you going to be overclocking ? What is the price range you ' re looking to stick within ?