matx sli parts recommendations?

Jonzales333

Jonzales333

Jonzales333

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Hey guys,

So I'm fairly new here, decided to bite the bullet and build my own gaming rig. This time 2 weeks ago I'd never even looked inside a pc before so everything I know is kinda self taught/researched so I'm likely to make a colossal mistake somewhere :D.

Now onto the juicy stuff,
what I know I want so far is:
dual sli txt 760's.
Bitfenix prodigy m
I5 4670k haswell @3.4ghz (this maybe overclocked to 4.0 ghz depending on whether it's viable due to cooling/space restraints of the case.

I was looking for any recommendations for parts to this set up,
what mobo would be good
cpu cooling, preferably one that can overclock
Psu
also would having those two gpus need any extra cooling in such a small case or would I need to look into some expensive fans/water cooling?

Any other feedback would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks guys :D
 
whats you're budget and does it have to be nvida?
had a look at the bitfenix phenom case?

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95 (£499.90)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Phenom MATX Custom 140mm Watercooled Case £145
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Red Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £139.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
Total : £1,455.47 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Not sure I'd put two GPUs in a Prodigy/Phenom - particularly non-reference models.

Is there any particular reason you want two 760s rather than, say, a single 780?
 
One with a better case :p :D

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95 (£379.90)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,170.83 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Now one with your desired case

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95 (£379.90)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,170.83 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Add in an optical drive if you need one, not many do nowadays

**Edited due to stupid motherboard choice**
 
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^ Motherboard supports Crossfire but not SLI, and it would only run at x16/x4 anyway (not that I have any idea how much of a performance hit that is compared to x8/x8 or x16/x16)
 
Also, I think the PSU is too big. Max PSU depth is 160mm, otherwise it will get in the way of the GPU.
 
Hey guys thanks for all the suggestions, I've now got s heading for my other parts.

The main reason I wanted dual 760's is cause of this
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...l-269-nvidia-gtx-760s-outperform-a-999-titan/

So it'd be like a half price titan, only with a bit more heat and roon.

Yea I saw the phenom case, I read somewhere it was about the same ssize but obviously don't quote me on that.
I chose the fenix cause of astethic reasons, but if my set up won't work well in the fenix, I'd use the phenom.
My budget is around 1K also would 2x 4g ram be enough to future proof?
Thanks again guys :D
 
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