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gpu: Gigabyte Gtx 970 G1 (oc)
cpu: Intel i7 4790K (oc)
case: NZXT H440 White
ssd: Samsung 250GB
ram: Kingston HyperX Fury (2x8GB) 1866Hz White
psu: Evga Supernova G2 850W Gold
cpu cooler: Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power
mobo: Asus Z97-A
os: Windows 8.1 pro
hdd: Seagate 2TB
display: Aoc 2450w (at the moment, planing new one)

This build is made for future SLI (in a year or when fps starts to drop). Also at the moment I own 1080p 60Hz monitor. Should I buy 1080p 144Hz or 1440p for gaming?

Anyone have experiance with airflow/cooling performance, options and solutions for NZXT H440? I don't want high temperatures in my case, neither am planing to use watercooling in near future.
This case has 3 fans in front and 1 in the back with option for 2 on top which I should buy right away right? So, can this case with all them fans aswell as with Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power cpu cooler, handle gaming temperatures with overcloocked cpu and SLI in the future aswell (2x gtx 970) ?

Is Asus Z97-A solid mobo for SLI gaming?

Thank you for all the anwsers,
 
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Actually, correction to my other builds. Get this PSU for no worry SLI in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($482.98 @ Newegg)...
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For that price you can get this: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1499.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 20:50 EDT-0400

completely OVERKILL for 1080p, so I suggest a 1440p monitor with this build.
 
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oops, I see you wanted a white color scheme: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($661.23 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1520.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 20:53 EDT-0400
 
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Another build if you need the monitor price factored in:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($482.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC Q2778VQE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1436.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 20:55 EDT-0400
 
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You want a white color theme PC?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($269.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($504.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($206.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1535.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 21:06 EDT-0400
 
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You're spending way to much on motherboard...
also a watercooler could be gotten for the price of your air cooler.
Samsung SSD would be better.
The S340 is basicaly the h440 but cheaper

 
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Actually, correction to my other builds. Get this PSU for no worry SLI in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($482.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC Q2778VQE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1459.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 22:37 EDT-0400
 
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