So I have been looking on the net for quite awhile now and dug up afew bits of information but I still need more advice with this one. I don't want to get all the components to then find out that something won't fit in properly.
First of all with the BitFenix Prodigy, I'm looking at putting a 230mm fan (BitFenix Spectre 230mm Fan White LED) as the front intake. Is this possible without removing the ODD bay? I can't quite tell from pictures as the inner-mesh appears to slightly overlap into it. (A 200mm seems fine though)
Secondly motherboard choice, this is mainly down to two things the CPU socket location and SATA ports. I have been considering just using the stock intel cooler as its a pretty good chance that I won't be overclocking the CPU (I know it's criminal). Looking at either the Intel Core i5-3450 or the Intel Core i5-3570K.
I am swayed towards the Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 for the 6 SATA ports (I can compromise here but ideally I need 5 ports) my concern though is how close the CPU socket is to the PCI-E slot. Would a cooler such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 fit in alongside a dedicated GPU?
There is the Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe which has the CPU socket positioned a good distance from the PCI-E slot but damn it's expensive! The ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 seems to be pretty popular but again the socket position looks pretty close to the PCI-E.
I've just had a quick squint at some prodigy builds on here and most people seem to be using all-in-one watercooling units which I wasn't considering for this build.
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
First of all with the BitFenix Prodigy, I'm looking at putting a 230mm fan (BitFenix Spectre 230mm Fan White LED) as the front intake. Is this possible without removing the ODD bay? I can't quite tell from pictures as the inner-mesh appears to slightly overlap into it. (A 200mm seems fine though)
Secondly motherboard choice, this is mainly down to two things the CPU socket location and SATA ports. I have been considering just using the stock intel cooler as its a pretty good chance that I won't be overclocking the CPU (I know it's criminal). Looking at either the Intel Core i5-3450 or the Intel Core i5-3570K.
I am swayed towards the Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 for the 6 SATA ports (I can compromise here but ideally I need 5 ports) my concern though is how close the CPU socket is to the PCI-E slot. Would a cooler such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 fit in alongside a dedicated GPU?
There is the Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe which has the CPU socket positioned a good distance from the PCI-E slot but damn it's expensive! The ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 seems to be pretty popular but again the socket position looks pretty close to the PCI-E.
I've just had a quick squint at some prodigy builds on here and most people seem to be using all-in-one watercooling units which I wasn't considering for this build.
Any advice/help would be appreciated!
