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Well for someone with an itx or matx case they would be a logical choice :biggrin:

Okay that makes sense I guess. These itx cards won't have much overclocking headroom then? I know they're a little faster than reference but how much do you think they can overclock? Perhaps up to some factory OC cards like the G1 or Strix?

Very interesting video, thanks! Seems like they really know what their saying. This is my first build in like 8 years so I assume on board audio has changed significantly since then. Do you think the onboard audio varies drastically from motherboard to motherboard? Or am I okay as long as I get...

Thanks for the help. I think your suggestion seems like the best option with this particular case. Very interesting what you said about positive pressure being better. I know some people say negative pressure is better. It's a bit confusing for me haha. But you're right about having the...

Most likely going to get i5-4690K and GTX 970. I'm going for a closed loop system since I have no experience with water cooling. Heat is definitely a concern for me. I've only done full size atx builds so this is my first time doing a micro-atx build. I can imagine it getting too crammed inside...

Thanks for the thorough response and informative response, but I'm not quite sure what you are suggesting. Are you advising me to mount the radiator externally as in outside of the case? I'm looking to get an AIO CLC like Enermax Liqtech 240, Kraken X61 or Swiftech H220.

I have a pair of Turtle Beach XP510 headphones and I'm planning to get some 2.1 speakers for around $100 (Logitech, ect). Would it be worth it to get a dedicated sound card or will motherboard on board audio be enough? Not sure which motherboard I'm going to get but it's gonna be one of the...

Yeah I get that the 970 is low power enough to make a smaller Itx version but why didn't they just do that from the get go? You do make a valid reason about the noise though. And I'm guessing this Itx version won't OC as well. But considering that it's already faster than reference speed I think...

Thanks for the response. I don't understand how they could shrink the 970 card down this small without sacrificing performance or cooling. And it's cheaper than the standard size card. Why didn't they just build it this size to begin with? Would save people a lot of space :D

http://www.techpowerup.com/206524/gigabyte-launches-geforce-gtx-970-mini-itx-graphics-card.html Will this card fit into a micro-atx or full atx motherboard?

Thanks for the answers guys. Sorry for not being too clear. I'm not too familiar with water cooling works so I might be off...but if I mount the radiator in front as an intake, it would intake fresh air but blow hot air into the case right? What I meant was would it be okay if there were no...

I'm looking at the Bitfenix Pandora case as an option for my next build. It only has 1 top exhaust fan (120mm). There is room in the front for 2x 120mm intake fans but I plan to use that space for a 240mm radiator for water cooling. Would it be okay to have no real intake fans and the single...

Hey guys got a couple questions...first one has to do with RAM. I know DDR has a bus clock multiplier of x1, DDR 2 = x2, and DDR 3 = x4. But what exactly is a bus clock multiplier and how does it work? Is it similar to a CPU multiplier? Second question is, when overclocking older CPUs...

I know DDR has a bus clock multiplier of x1, DDR 2 = x2, and DDR 3 = x4. But what exactly is a bus clock multiplier and how does it work? Is it similar to a CPU multiplier? I have CPU question which is off topic but might as well ask while I'm posting... When overclocking older CPUs like...