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Interesting. Not half bad given the slight price difference. I wouldn't go for the ftw however as it is a little outside my budget. Instead I would go for the SC version. Would this be good?

I was wonder if a gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970 will fit into a corsair carbine 240 with a corsair h100i installed in the front. Pictures would be appreciated as all I can tell is that the g1 fits but not the g1 gaming edition. Also I'm up for suggestions for good gtx 970 that will fit in this setup as I plan on doing sli in the future. Thanks

As it turns out the g1 gtx 970 is only $15 than the msi. I may be now considering using that in my build instead.

If I were to switch from the msi gtx 970 to a gigabit g1 gtx 970, would that still fit in the corsair carbide 240? I ask as after doing some digging, I much prefer to the and spacing (not to mention the cable management) of the 240 over the 804.

would the node still fit an h100i in the front? also hows the cooling of this case? i do like it and you are right, it isn't half bad.... might change to that upon further inquiries.

at then end of the day, i am considering the G1 gtx 970, i am just concerned about doing an sli down the road and the cooling

the card fits if i remove the window panel and put it on the outside. In the end, its 25$ cheaper than the g1 which i would have gone for .... but i do like the design of the card

Hello fellow enthusiast. I am in the process of building a new gaming pc from scratch for myself. That being said, i have selected all the components that i want and am asking for the community to give me nay feedback if needed. I know the i7 4790k is a little overkill along with the 850w PSU, however this is due to the desire to allow for upgradability in the future (along with the ram of course). As for the corsair carbide 240 and the MSI GTX 970, i am aware that the case does not allow it to fit exactly, however given the deal of it being under $400.00 Canadian, i am willing to mod the case with the window on the outside to keep the build in the red/black theme i am going for. That being said, let me know what you all think. MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011070-WW Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mid Tower Air 240 High Airflow MicroATX and Mini-ITX MSI Z97M Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard EVGA 110-B2-0850-V1 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E120B/AM 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm Corsair Air Series AF120 CO-9050015-RLED 120mm Red LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan P.S. I am going for a Micro-ATX build in order to keep the form factor small. Before anyone comments, i am biased towards the green team as well as team intel. Thank you all for your input

you are correct in assuming the sli. i figure in a few months id add in the card hence the overkill on the psu. I will take into consideration the h100i.

gaming, media, video editing, work... pretty much i just want something that can literally handle anything i throw at it. i know its a little overkill but i figure i should treat myself

I recently built a micro ATX gaming rig for my brother and it's amazing. I was contemplating building myself one and was wondering whether the community could give me some feedback. that being said, i am attached to running intel and the case i chose is something i really like. Please feel free to comment on the components. BitFenix BFC-PHM-300-KKXKK-NV Black Steel, Plastic, SofTouch Computer Case PS2 ATX (bottom, multi direction) Power Supply - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345052 MSI Z97M Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130773 MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832 CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369 SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E120B/AM 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147371 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568 Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060 CORSAIR Hydro Series H75 CW-9060015-WW Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120 MM - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181058 BitFenix Spectre Pro BFF-LPRO-23030B-RP 230mm Blue LED Case Fan - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835345040 Thank you in advance

At this point any advice at all mind you I wouldn't mind also knowing for my knowledge what was wrong with my original build. Or is it simply the reliability of the component. . As the post states it has been a while and I wouldn't mind obtaining additional knowledge and understanding as I am also planning on treating myself to a new rig in the fall. Thanks again for all the feedback. Mice to know there are still some parts of the Internet that are old school genuine and not troll bate

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Furthermore he is rather attached to the case chosen. Or at least bitfenix in general. And I'm finding it hard to change his mind onto a different.... Astetically pleasing case

To answer more questions in in Toronto Ontario Canada and the reasoning behind the i7 is future upgradability compatability. Basically as parents are bankrolling his build it allows him to up the other components in a years time if he chooses without having to complicate things with a new cpu and motherboard