Few questions regarding system build

fapmannn

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About my upcoming build, i'm going to buy these parts:

4770K (featuring NH-U14S)
Maximus VI Formula LGA 1150
Corsair Dominator Platinium 16GB (2 x8GB) 2133Mhz CL9 1.65v
GTX 780 TI Asus DirectCU II
Fractal Design R2 XL
250GB 840 EVO Samsung
NF-A14-FLX (x5 cause i'm going to change the deffault fractal ones whit these badboys)

And finally PA248Q-monitor.

Things that i allready have: HX1000W that i'm going to put in this build from my previous.

I suppose that this thing is fully cabable? (CPU-cooler doesnt hit anywhere?)

But the main reasons to post is:
a) In the Formula there is 8x and 4x ATX12v power plugs in the corner, do i have to plug in both of those? (allthourg my PSU is cabable of that)

b) Also in the Formula there is molex-power plugin in the bottom of the mobo, do i have plug this in, or is it only for SLI/crossfire-setups?

c) Are those noctua fans 4-pin cabable that i can control them from desktop with Asus-program?

d) In the mobo manual it says that "MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Motherboard Qalified Vendros Lists (QVL)" The Corsaris aren't in the list, is this something to worry about or should this be ignorred?

e) Do i have to update any bios before building the system?

f) Is the ASUS-version of 780TI the quietest?

g) I'm going to plug in 3-monitors and 1-tv in to back of that 780TI. in the following lineup:
HP 24" 1920x1200 in the DVI
Asus 23 1920x1080 in the another DVI
Asus PA248Q in the Displayport
TV in the HDMI.
Does that kind of setup bring any kind of problems or do i have to buy example active displayport-dvi adapter or something like that?

Thanks!
 

Nuclear101

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Nope, everything is fully compatible except for your RAM (read letter "d.")

a. Yes, you must plug in both of the power plugs.
b. No, it's not required. Only for multi-GPU setups, as you've stated.
c. You can control them directly from the BIOS.
d. You should use 1.5V RAM to reduce stress on your memory controller.
e. You can't update before, so boot it into windows, install all driver CD's. Then download newest drivers from respective company websites.
f. It isn't, the EVGA one is most likely the quietest, but they're all about the same noise levels.
g. There shouldn't be any problems.
 

fapmannn

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Thanks for your quick reply!

Wondering that whats the real differences beetween 1866 and 2133MHz and quick Google search does say that maybe it is OK to use 1.65volts, you just dont wanna go over that.
 

Nuclear101

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Well it puts a bit more stress on the Memory Controller, thus slightly decreasing it's lifespan, but not much. Be sure the check CAS latency, as if both are CAS 9, then 2133 MHz is faster in memory intensive programs eg. video editing. For gaming, 1866MHz is substantial. I can still play Crysis 3 on DDR3-1600 CAS 10. Just not at the best fps on ultra.