R9 290 in a Cooler Master N200

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Hello people of Toms' Hardware, I am in need of your help today. So I was planning a build for a while and I was going to put a r9 380 in it, but today I saw a 290 for 210 bucks and I decided I should get that instead. This is the 290 i'm talking about:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202043&ignorebbr=1

Basically my question is, how will the temps be in the N200? should I get a different case? Or will I be fine with the N200 and the fans it comes with?

This is the whole build, if you need it: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vfQrNG
Also, my budget cannot exceed 600$

Thanks in advance guys :D


 
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It's a decent case. The 290 is hot. I'd recommend a pair of Corsair 120 AFs. This is two, but you could get just one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181023&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

The case has good cooling, room for two fans at the front, two on the side, one at the back and one on the bottom. I'd remove the lower drive cage for better air flow and be careful with my cable management. The student building the computer lives in Florida too. I would not make this choice if I were uncertain about its performance.

A 290 is a lot of energy. I can't think of a significantly better case in that price-range as far as...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($210.00)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $597.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-04 13:44 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($210.00)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $593.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-04 13:45 EST-0500

We are building something in that case at the moment here at school: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2852736/build-log-middle-school-jg01-mitx-budget-haswell-gaming.html If you have any specific questions or require some photos, I can get them. The case comes with two decent fans. I would add another case fan on the GPU side.
 
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Could you link a decent fan for me to get? Something not over 20$ preferably.
I also noticed you live in Florida(as do I). So would you still recommend getting the case despite the hot and humid climate? Thanks for the help.
 
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It's a decent case. The 290 is hot. I'd recommend a pair of Corsair 120 AFs. This is two, but you could get just one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181023&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

The case has good cooling, room for two fans at the front, two on the side, one at the back and one on the bottom. I'd remove the lower drive cage for better air flow and be careful with my cable management. The student building the computer lives in Florida too. I would not make this choice if I were uncertain about its performance.

A 290 is a lot of energy. I can't think of a significantly better case in that price-range as far as cooling is concerned.
 
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leinad555

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Sweet I'll get the fans
Thank you so much you've been a great help
 
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