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Is this setup ok? not sure if will fit or allowance for upgrades

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March 29, 2014 9:34:24 AM

Hi guys, just wondering if this will fit? will there be options for furture upgrades? like the graphics card.


CoolerMaster Elite 311 Silver
FSP H​EXA 5​00
Asrock B75M-DGS
Intel​® Co​re™​ i5-3​350P ​BUNDL​E
MSI R9 270 GAMING 2G
G.Skill RipjawsX 1600MHz 8GB(2x4GB) 9-9-9-24 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
WD 1TB SATA 6GB/s, 16MB Cache, 7200RPM (Caviar Blue)
Samsung Internal 24x DvD+-RW (SH-224)
Crucial M500 120GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD

And has anyone heard about the CM311's airflow? is it good? can't seem to find much reviews on it

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March 29, 2014 9:56:21 AM

I highly reccomend a new case and different motherboard possibly. The case doesn't look like anyone would use it, and it is either unfinished, or extremely new. There doesn't seem to be good places for air to flow in it either. The motherboard is good, but if you intend on crossfiring, it doesn't appear that you can do that on this one.

Also note the motherboard is micro ATX, so you might want to get an ATX instead if you are using a big graphics card, and a mid tower case. The graphics card will probably look extremely silly next to a micro atx motherboard. And like a review said, future expansion on this board is limited
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March 29, 2014 9:58:58 AM

Yes, you will be able to upgrade the graphics card, but you will not go far with the memory RAM and CPU.
Your MB supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 channels. Some MB have support for 1800/2100/2600 channels, and it would be great for future upgrades. Also, B75M-DGS has only 2 slots for memory RAM -> 2x8GB = 16GB.
It's socket is LGA1155, and the forth-generation of Core i3,5,7 is LGA1150.
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March 29, 2014 10:35:49 AM

I would change to an i5 4440/4570 and an Asrock B85 pro 4. 1155 of that 3350p is a dead socket. I would suggest an XFX 550w for power supply. It is a pretty good quality/$$$ PSU. The Antec GX500 is a better case for the $$$ as well vs the Elite 311. A corsair 300 is a better case as well for a similar price to that coolermaster one.
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