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Hello! It would be most kind if you could look at my second build and provide advice. Thank you very much.
CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K
CPU Cooler - Alpenföhn Gotthard
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP
GPU - Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, 4GB GDDR5
RAM - 2 x Crucial Ballistix Sports XT DIMM kit 8GB, DDR3-1866
PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 800W
Case - Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 Dark Black Window
I intend to use the 2 HDDs, 1 SSD, and the operating system from my first build, and I have already bought the RAM as well. The items I feel iffy about are the motherboard and the PSU. Is there a better motherboard I could buy for a similar price? I don't think I will ever go for Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire but it doesn't hurt to have the option. Is the PSU wattage adequate? I was thinking that if I ever get another one of those GPUs, that will only leave 300 watts for the remainder of the system. That doesn't sound like enough!
So, what do you guys say?
CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K
CPU Cooler - Alpenföhn Gotthard
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP
GPU - Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, 4GB GDDR5
RAM - 2 x Crucial Ballistix Sports XT DIMM kit 8GB, DDR3-1866
PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 800W
Case - Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 Dark Black Window
I intend to use the 2 HDDs, 1 SSD, and the operating system from my first build, and I have already bought the RAM as well. The items I feel iffy about are the motherboard and the PSU. Is there a better motherboard I could buy for a similar price? I don't think I will ever go for Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire but it doesn't hurt to have the option. Is the PSU wattage adequate? I was thinking that if I ever get another one of those GPUs, that will only leave 300 watts for the remainder of the system. That doesn't sound like enough!
So, what do you guys say?
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