BitFenix Prodigy M help required!

[Caleb SF]

Hi, this will be my first build in such a small case. I'm really stumped on a powersupply and graphics card. I'm trying to keep the driverbay in and have a cd drive installed. This is the build at the current moment:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/swiftfishy/saved/8fjRsY

 

I'm really looking for a graphics card now. Somewhere around $250-$300 that can run most all games maxed and will fit in the build (somewhere around 250-270mm in length)

[Prestonification]

Hi, this will be my first build in such a small case. I'm really stumped on a powersupply and graphics card. I'm trying to keep the driverbay in and have a cd drive installed. This is the build at the current moment:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/swiftfishy/saved/8fjRsY

 

I'm really looking for a graphics card now. Somewhere around $250-$300 that can run most all games maxed and will fit in the build (somewhere around 250-270mm in length)

cut back on the psu to a 500W and get a 970 for $350. I built in that case just for fun and I will tell you it wasn't. Even with the water cooler in there you're going to want a blower style gpu in there because air flow is a wreck and if you can, don't think about optical drives. Like I said it was not fun building in that case. Challenging but not fun. Also be warned that I had ended up swapping panels with each side because by default you have to be care and go through hell to take it off because of the front panel cables.

[Caleb SF]

cut back on the psu to a 500W and get a 970 for $350. I built in that case just for fun and I will tell you it wasn't. Even with the water cooler in there you're going to want a blower style gpu in there because air flow is a wreck and if you can, don't think about optical drives. Like I said it was not fun building in that case. Challenging but not fun. Also be warned that I had ended up swapping panels with each side because by default you have to be care and go through hell to take it off because of the front panel cables.

well on pc part picker its saying that the system will be pulling 480+ already. A 500w seems really risky.... 

[Caleb SF]

cut back on the psu to a 500W and get a 970 for $350. I built in that case just for fun and I will tell you it wasn't. Even with the water cooler in there you're going to want a blower style gpu in there because air flow is a wreck and if you can, don't think about optical drives. Like I said it was not fun building in that case. Challenging but not fun. Also be warned that I had ended up swapping panels with each side because by default you have to be care and go through hell to take it off because of the front panel cables.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/swiftfishy/saved/8fjRsY I updated it with the pny graphics card because it was blower... though I'm not a fan of the blower type because it seems that they get really hot. (though I'm an amd fan and even I know their blower design is extremely hot)

[Prestonification]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/swiftfishy/saved/8fjRsY I updated it with the pny graphics card because it was blower... though I'm not a fan of the blower type because it seems that they get really hot. (though I'm an amd fan and even I know their blower design is extremely hot)

its more than enough. I realized the power draw calculations are off a lot of the times. With 970 you're looking at 400-450. I have a 500 what psu and was previously running sli 670's no prob. I havea  single 980 now and multiple drives and overclocked cpu with an h60 wc. Just saying

[Caleb SF]

its more than enough. I realized the power draw calculations are off a lot of the times. With 970 you're looking at 400-450. I have a 500 what psu and was previously running sli 670's no prob. I havea  single 980 now and multiple drives and overclocked cpu with an h60 wc. Just saying

so overall, would u say the build is pretty solid for extreme gaming at 1080 and fairly good at rendering?

[Prestonification]

so overall, would u say the build is pretty solid for extreme gaming at 1080 and fairly good at rendering?

I would say you will be able to game no problem and rendering will decent. An SSD would be a very nice addition. Rendering can be done on any machine to be honest but it all comes down to how serious you are with it. Your processor is fine, but I always preferred intel i7's for hardcore rendering(benchmarks and fanboyism). Also comes down to what you're rendering too. But its solid overall! :]