My first "spec me"

thewanted · 6 Oct 2013 at 19:54

Last bump, I think.

After watching the Hardware Canucks review of the Phenom M, and seeing the picture below of the Prodigy M, the Prodigy is definitely the case I want. There are zero cable management opportunities before the motherboard tray with the Phenom M which was the deal breaker.

I just wish the damn thing was in stock

Source: http://www.eteknix.com/computex-bitfenix-showoff-the-m-atx-prodigy/

thewanted · 6 Oct 2013 at 21:56

It took many hours of searching, but I finally decided on this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z87M EXTREME4 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £34.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
2 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99 (£39.98)
1 x BitFenix Spectre 230mm Fan - Black £11.78
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (4g) £6.98
1 x Akasa PWM fan splitter (AK-CBFA04-15) £2.99
Total : £701.64 (includes shipping : FREE).

Just need 1 or 2 graphics cards now

Thanks everyone for your help!

EDIT: I only ordered 1 pair of AF120s. I messed the basket up :/

thewanted · 9 Oct 2013 at 07:30

Does anyone think that 2 x HIS 7950s will fit? The reference cooler is slightly taller than dual-slot which concerns me.

I only have an hour or two to order while they're still on special, but the R9 290X is appealing although a lot more expensive :eek:

oceaness · 9 Oct 2013 at 08:14

I couldn't say for sure whether they'd fit or not.

Without the 3.5" hdds mounted to the removable panel they'd fit fine, but with, I'm not sure. The larger end would probably be past the panel anyway but those heatpipes stick out a fair way too.

I think they probably would, but it's a bit of a gamble :confused:

thewanted · 9 Oct 2013 at 08:29

Well with the 3.5" drives attached to the panel, the case can apparently accommodate CPU coolers that are 160mm tall. I'm sure a graphics card is nowhere near that, but the heatpipes concerned me too.

One graphics card would definitely be easier, but at a far higher cost. :/