Are these cases big enough for Crossfire setup?

lepercorn · 22 Apr 2012 at 16:59

Hi All. I have been doing lots of reading (lurking) on these forums and I am thinking about buying either the the Bitfenix Shinobi http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-BX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1850 or the Corsair 300R http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1489 to build an i5 2500K + HD7850 system. Initially I would only go for a single card setup but if in the future I needed to upgrade would consider adding a second HD7850. So my question is whether you would consider these cases adequate, both in the sense that the cards would fit and that their would be sufficient airflow?

I like the look of both cases but am edging towards the Corsair 300R. Anyone know any reason they wouldn't be suitable?

cobbly123 · 22 Apr 2012 at 18:18

both should fit ok, the only problem you could have is the 2nd card could be up against the psu. a lot will depend on the pcie slots on the motherboard you choose

King Damager · 22 Apr 2012 at 19:16

Yeah, it should fit fine. I might put some extra fans, or aftermarket fans with more airflow in them though to help with cooling.

kd

lepercorn · 22 Apr 2012 at 22:01

cobbly123 said:
both should fit ok, the only problem you could have is the 2nd card could be up against the psu. a lot will depend on the pcie slots on the motherboard you choose

Thanks for the replies! I am looking to get the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H mobo http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261 so I think I should be ok using the 16X and 8X slots (is this right?) which are the slots nearer the CPU.

And any preferred brands that you use for case fans KD?

cobbly123 · 23 Apr 2012 at 00:56

looking at that board you will be fine. as kd said invest in some extra fans