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Rally0078

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How will this Rig work?
is there way to cut costs? im gona overclock and i want high fps on games

CPU: Intel i7 4770K 23000
M/B: MSI Z97 Gaming 3 14000
RAM: Corsair 1x8 GB CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 5600
Case: CM elite 311 2500
CPU cooler: Corsair H70 5000
GPU#1: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X 4 GB 33000
GPU#2: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X 4 GB 33000
 
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Shneiky
Taken from MSI's website:

Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, supports x16 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)*
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots
* The PCIe x1 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) will be unavailable when installing an expansion card in the PCI_E4 slot.

This means your 2nd video card will have 1/8 of the bandwidth of the first one. PCIe 2.0 running at x4 is not enough for high-end gaming cards. Minimum of x8 speed is recommended. I don't think this motherboard will provide good results with CrossFire. If you would like to stick to MSI - get the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - it has 2 slots running at x8 speed.

Also, instead of the 4770k - get a 4790k. It is the same price, but 500 MHz more.
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Taken from MSI's website:

Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, supports x16 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)*
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots
* The PCIe x1 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) will be unavailable when installing an expansion card in the PCI_E4 slot.

This means your 2nd video card will have 1/8 of the bandwidth of the first one. PCIe 2.0 running at x4 is not enough for high-end gaming cards. Minimum of x8 speed is recommended. I don't think this motherboard will provide good results with CrossFire. If you would like to stick to MSI - get the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - it has 2 slots running at x8 speed.

Also, instead of the 4770k - get a 4790k. It is the same price, but 500 MHz more.
 
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