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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 05:44:50 PM

Hey guys, i'm going to buy a new pc and i have some questions

specs:

Motherboard: Asus Rampage II mATX
CPU: Intel i7 920
GPU: 3dclub ATI 4890x2
PSU: Corsair, 850 watt
RAM: OCZ, 6GB DDR3 1600 MHz
HDD: WD Caviar Black 620GB
OS: Windows Vista x64(not sure which one, because I heard ultimate has a lot of useless stuff on it that slowers the pc)
Case: NZXT Guardian 921

Will everything fit? Because 4890's are pretty huge and Asus Rampage II is a Micro ATX.

And how many fans (and what kind of fans) would you recommend?

Cheers in advance.

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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 05:48:07 PM
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Oh by the way, NZXT Guardian 921 is a Mid-Tower

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Helloworld_98   06-23-2009 at 05:51:53 PM
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do you need mATX?

also my suggestion would be get one 4890 for now then in Q3/Q4 buy a DX11 card as it will be close in benchmarks to the dual 4890's while having DX11 support and using less energy/space and also costing less than the 2x 4890's.

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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 05:55:23 PM
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Helloworld_98 wrote :

do you need mATX?

also my suggestion would be get one 4890 for now then in Q3/Q4 buy a DX11 card as it will be close in benchmarks to the dual 4890's while having DX11 support and using less energy/space and also costing less than the 2x 4890's.



Basically I want a Crossfire/SLi machine that fits in a Mid Tower because I don't like Full Tower for some reason

And thanks for the suggestion, will do.

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Helloworld_98   06-23-2009 at 05:56:32 PM
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switch the rampage gene for a P6T, you get more space and only lose a few features but it costs less.

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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 06:02:44 PM
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Helloworld_98 wrote :

switch the rampage gene for a P6T, you get more space and only lose a few features but it costs less.



this P6T? http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-068569

if so, isn't that motherboard bigger? I'm not sure I could be wrong but that's what it says here

http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-068785


Btw, sorry for the dutch website, couldn't find that P6T on an English site.

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Silver Home Brew badge shortstuff_mt   06-23-2009 at 06:39:05 PM
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+1 for ditching the Rampage II and getting a P6T. The NZXT Guardian 921 supports full size ATX motherboards.

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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 06:43:39 PM
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shortstuff_mt wrote :

+1 for ditching the Rampage II and getting a P6T. The NZXT Guardian 921 supports full size ATX motherboards.



Yes I know but will it fit with Crossfire/SLi?

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Silver Home Brew badge shortstuff_mt   06-23-2009 at 06:49:13 PM
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I don't have direct experience with that case, but one Newegg reviewer said he had the following configuration in that case:

Intel core i7 920
EVGA X58 SLI motherboard
2x EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX280 SSC Edition (SLI)
6GB OCZ DDR3 1333 ram
Seagate 2x250GB in Raid 0

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Noobynerd   06-23-2009 at 06:53:54 PM
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shortstuff_mt wrote :

I don't have direct experience with that case, but one Newegg reviewer said he had the following configuration in that case:

Intel core i7 920
EVGA X58 SLI motherboard
2x EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX280 SSC Edition (SLI)
6GB OCZ DDR3 1333 ram
Seagate 2x250GB in Raid 0



Alright sounds good thanks

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