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So I'm building a PC and I want to check if it works

Case: corsair graphite 230t

Case fan: 3 x Noctua NF-P12

CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE (socket 1150)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690

RAM: G.Skill 8GB DDR3-1600 RipjawsX (2x4)

hard drive: Western digital 3.5 Blue 1 TB

SSD: Samsung 120GB 840 Evo

GPU : 2-way crossfire R9 270x

PSU: Seasonic M12II Bronze EVO 750W

and some Thermal Compound from Noctua NT-H1
 
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Ah, in that case Crossfire is a good idea :)

Pr3di has a point about the overclocking, a good H97 board is fine with a non-K CPU, and probably a bit cheaper. A Z97 board will work fine as well, but it's a bit overkill unless you're going with a K-series CPU.

EDIT: Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97...
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I already have one r9 270x
 
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Here are a few things:
1. Why a Z87 motherboard if a non-K CPU? Z87 is for overclocking, but you will not be able to overclock your CPU.
2. You are using a 4690 with an older Z87 mobo. Either go for a 4670 CPU, or a Z97 (H97 or something similar if you will not overclock), unless you want to have problems updating BIOS, which will probably not work with your CPU.
3. Why 2x 270x`s? Why not only one more powerfull card? If you can affourd it, the GTX 970 is a very good card now days.
 
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Ah, in that case Crossfire is a good idea :)

Pr3di has a point about the overclocking, a good H97 board is fine with a non-K CPU, and probably a bit cheaper. A Z97 board will work fine as well, but it's a bit overkill unless you're going with a K-series CPU.

EDIT: Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $319.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 10:07 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.93 @ OutletPC)
Total: $337.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 10:06 EDT-0400


I'd be leaning towards the second option.
 
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This PC will work.

However, if you want to do some high level gaming, I would choose an i7 4970k with a Z97 motherboard like the ASUS Z97 Deluxe/Pro

I would also get a closed loop liquid cooler like the Corsair H100i rather than the air cooler.

I would choose different fans with a higher CFM if you're using SLI, something with more than 80 CFM like:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12204/fan-795/Aerocool_Shark_Red_Edition_120mm_x_25mm_High_Air_Pressure_Fan_w_Red_LEDs.html?tl=g36c15s60
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23409/fan-1302/Aerocool_DS_120mm_x_25mm_Dead_Silent_Cooling_Fan_-_Black_.html?tl=g36c15s60

hard drive choices are good, though 120GB may be low for the SSD. Just depends on how many games you want installed
PSU is good

I would ditch the Corsair 230t, which is a steel/plastic case and get an all aluminium case from Lian Li or Silverstone. With SLI, it will greatly reduce your ambient temps and lower the delta considerably.

That brings me to your two 270X SLI choice. For the price, I would not jump right into SLI. I would get a single card, like the GTX970. When you get to the point of needing a future upgrade, you can simply buy another 970 and use SLI. No reason to jump right into SLI.
 
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Will the Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 work to (in Holland they don't sell the asrock h97 performence)
 
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A fellow Dutchie! :)

I'd go with this one in that case: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/385493/gigabyte-ga-h97-d3h.html Slightly higher quality.

Keep in mind that all these boards run the second GPU at x4. That may bottleneck your cards a bit.

Now that I think about it, Crossfire may actually be a valid reason to go with Z97, since those boards can split PCIe lanes, allowing for x8/x8 instead of x16/x4.

EDIT: Looked it up, I think it'd be worth the extra €12 to go with this board (even without OC'ing), so you can properly run both your cards: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/385485/gigabyte-ga-z97x-sli.html
 
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