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I'm still going back and forth with the SLI But I've thought about it and I'm just going to go with GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 I think that it is a great Mobo and does everything that the Asus LE does, but supports sli. Instead of getting the Asus Pro, I'm just gonna spend the extra money there on the EVGA SuperClocked 570
I'm still having ups and downs on the Case though I really like the look of the NZXT but the price on that 400r and for the looks and the good cable management it provides it will work just fine. And I'm not gonna like the green on that specific nzxt sells me so I'm thinking I'm just gonna go with the 400r and Put some green led fans in it just for the hell of it.
And I don't know how to quote in Quick Reply but Lehtv I do a lot of multi-tasking so I decided I'm gonna spend the extra 5-10 dollars for the 3% performance on the 1600 mhz. I think I have almost finalized my build lol Thank you all for the help and the suggestions!
 
I know I recommended the EVGA 570 as an option earlier, but I've heard EVGA's gtx570 cooler can be pretty loud, so you should go for a dual-fan option if you care about that. E.g. MSI twin frozr
 
As far as cooling goes on the EVGA video cards, you see some with the EE (external exhaust) option, Logic would say that would be advantageous. Does anyone have some insight?
 
External exhaust is almost always hotter and noisier than an open design dual-fan cooler. With just one GPU, it won't matter much if your GPU is pushing air inside the case (ofc it helps to have breathing holes on the top of your case). But in SLI setups that becomes more problematic not just for heating up your case, but heating up the adjacent GPU. So if you go SLI with open cooler cards you want really good airflow.
 
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So I def think that I have my final Product the only question I have left is how many fans does the 400r support?
 
This is my FINAL BUILD...unless anyone has any better suggestions lol...I decided against SLI, and I am an EVGA Fanboy lol thats why I didnt go with the MSI. I'm just wondering if the 650 w is enough power for everything I have, plus adding two fans probably.
Video Card: EVGA 012-P3-1577-KR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD DoubleShot
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K
Cooler: CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan
Memory: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R
MoBo: ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200
Paste: Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound
Accessory: NZXT CB-LED10-WT Sleeved LED Kit - White, 1 m
Total Price: $1,126.92(W/O) Tax because tax didnt pop up on newegg lol...idk?
 
Well the 400r has two front-panel intake fans and one rear exhaust fan included, and has ten fan mounting points. Another nice feature is mesh filters to help trap dust and other foreign objects (like gummy bears and such)....your over-thinking it Rainey its a great case lol 😉
 
From newegg: "Two front-panel intake fans and one rear exhaust fan are included, and there are a total of ten mounting points (four 120mm, six 120mm/140mm)"
 
Okay well my noob self was overthinking it a little bit lol. So thank you for the input and I overlooked that doubleshot too It gets too hot! Yeah I know dual fans....too hot? Didn't add up to me lol But I think I'm just gonna go with the superclocked 570 its also 349. But my two questions I wanted answered were answered and very very much appreciated Thanks everyone for the build help! 🙂
 
Rainey said:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Cooler: CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan
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"The Corsair A70 includes mounting brackets for Intel LGA775/1366/1156 and AMD socket AM2/AM3 motherboards."

Heads up, no bracket for the 1155 socket.
 
Honestly if you want my opinion just use the OEM heatsink and fan at out of box settings and see how it runs and save yourself a few bucks and overclock in the future if you feel the need to, thats me personally and im married so all my money seems to go to everything else....lol if you want tho it would seem you cant go wrong with the coolermaster 212 everyone seems to be pretty sold on it...but seeing as your a young single man with a career and your whole life ahead of you I say eff it and liquid cool that mother with say an H100 and well push her to the limit....just sayin I will be by your side the entire time
 
Rainey said:
I'm still going back and forth with the SLI But I've thought about it and I'm just going to go with GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 I think that it is a great Mobo and does everything that the Asus LE does, but supports sli. Instead of getting the Asus Pro, I'm just gonna spend the extra money there on the EVGA SuperClocked 570
I'm still having ups and downs on the Case though I really like the look of the NZXT but the price on that 400r and for the looks and the good cable management it provides it will work just fine. And I'm not gonna like the green on that specific nzxt sells me so I'm thinking I'm just gonna go with the 400r and Put some green led fans in it just for the hell of it.
And I don't know how to quote in Quick Reply but Lehtv I do a lot of multi-tasking so I decided I'm gonna spend the extra 5-10 dollars for the 3% performance on the 1600 mhz. I think I have almost finalized my build lol Thank you all for the help and the suggestions!
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I'd go for the Asrock z68 extreme3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...z68%20extreme3
Its a whole lot of board for the price. Including SLI and Xfire support. It's also very pretty 😀
 
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