Which build

[Guest]

I should probably break the news that you can only fit a gpu with a height (or width depending on perspective) of 120mm max (maybe a few mm more).

Any GPU with high-profile pipes or just very wide/tall is not going to fit.

I'm going SLI 970s and I had to choose EVGA since they only have 112mm (4.376") cards, I will be getting the one with a blower cooler for better airflow.

Therefore a reference 980, like in build 2, or EVGA 970 seems to be the only options.

I would elect to do a modification of the build 1 with a smaller gpu in terms of height.

I would suggest this build, however you should change the parts to fit the colour scheme that you decide on.

The PSU is upgraded as it will give you headroom for potential SLI down the line, but perhaps 650 is sufficient due low TDP on the 970s)

 

Build: 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (£171.54 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING (£77.84 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 (£67.67 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" SSD (£45.58 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM SSD (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 4GB (£287.99 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Corsair Air 240  (£69.59 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £924.13

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I may sound like a total pillock here, you mean the gigabyte gtx 970 G1 is to tall/wide for the case? 

[Mulven]

I may sound like a total pillock here, you mean the gigabyte gtx 970 G1 is to tall/wide for the case? 

I had the same reaction when i discovered that with the MSI 970 I had my heart set on them, I am a fanboy for Corsair and MSI .  I am sticking with the case and only 4.4 inch will fit ((((

[Guest]

Are USB 3.0 PORTS backwards compatible with USB 2.0 DEVICES? It's just i'm playing about with a ATX build and the motherboard only has 3.0 ports... 

[Guest]

Went back to the drawing board, sort of. 

 

EVGA Supernova 650W G1 for PSU. 

[Mulven]

Went back to the drawing board, sort of. 

 

EVGA Supernova 650W G1 for PSU. 

 

heard the h440 has airflow problems or something. Check out the enthoo cases (section off psu !) pro,luxe,evolv and the NZXT Source 340. 

 

Are USB 3.0 PORTS backwards compatible with USB 2.0 DEVICES? It's just i'm playing about with a ATX build and the motherboard only has 3.0 ports... 

 

Yes. 

[Guest]

The H440 will be fine with just a single gpu.

 

The EVGA Supernova G1 isn't a very good psu. 

[Guest]

The H440 will be fine with just a single gpu.

 

The EVGA Supernova G1 isn't a very good psu. 

 

Yeah, i swapped it for a Corsair RM 550? just didn't mention it