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July 3, 2014 8:25:28 PM

SO i have decided to go to Micro center and get a AMD FX 8320 and a ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Socket AM3+ for a pretty good price of $179. I have 4 questions now. 1. Will this motherboard fit a cougar solution case? 2.Should I get kingston hyperx fury black 1600 ddr3 ram? Or hyperx fury red 1866 ddrm? (I assume both fit but the red is like 2 dollars cheaper on amazon which made me a bit suspicious.) 3.Will these be good fans for the inside? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... (I do like the color) 4. Finally, will this mobo fit and be able to over clock a r9 270x vapor x sapphire? Only a little nothing major? Thanks so much I am so close to my second build being done!

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July 10, 2014 8:26:16 AM

1. The mother board is an ATX form factor and will fit any case that supports ATX.
2. If you find a slightly faster set of the same size (GB) ram go for it.
3. Those fans don't really give the info needed to tell if they are 'good' or not. Volume (cfm) and static pressure tell you how well they move air.
4. Overclocking the GPU will be more dependent on the quality of your PSU than the motherboard. Higher clocks generally require more power delivery.
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July 10, 2014 1:25:25 PM

I agree with lilcinw.
As for the fans, do yourself a favor and use Cougar turbine or vortex fans for your entire build. They move alot of air and are super quiet, even at 100% speed). See my sig below for my specs. I have all of my cougar fans except for 1 running at 100% all the time and my pc is right beside me and I can barely hear anything.
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