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Ok, buliding new gaming pc, ?place issues?

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Ok, so here's the deal, i'm buliding a new gaming rigg. And my plan is to run two GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 460 OC 1GB in Sli, but since the fans are so big (Picture and info in link below) will i have place issuses on this setup?

 

Here is the setup:

 

Case:
http://www.extremepc.co.nz/images/1200_front_q_lights.jpg
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129043

 

Psu:
CORSAIR HX 750W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V
http://www.jpcomputersolutions.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/H/X/HX750.jpg
http://www.jpcomputersolutions.com [...] upply.html

 

Mainboard
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R X58 S-1366 ATX
http://static.scan.co.uk/Images/Products/1167642-a.jpg
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 614-5.html

 

Cpu:
INTEL I7-930 PROCESSOR 2.80GHZ
http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/skuimages/large/I69-0950-Main01-JH.jpg
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] u=I69-0930

 

Graphic card(s):
GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 460 OC 1GB X 2 (Sli)
http://www.vgadownload.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/GIGABYTE-GV-N460OC-1GI-GeForce-GTX-460.jpg
http://www.funkykit.com/reviews/12 [...] ml?start=2

 

Harddrive:
SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 1TB SATA/300 7200RPM 32MB
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MymTXN%2BpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152185

 

Memory:
CORSAIR 6GB DDR3 XMS3 INTEL I7 9XX DOMINATOR 1600MHZ (3X2GB)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41bXF8ds-%2BL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145222

 

Cd dvd burner:
SONY OPTIARC DVD Recorder 24x SATA Internal Black Bulk

 

And if you got any tips to improve this setup, go ahead ;D just don't say two gtx 480 in sli ore 5970 in cf.

 

All answer will be much appreciated
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Eirik

 

Norway :)


Message edited by Dimnar on 08-06-2010 at 11:30:26 PM
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Im not noticing a Cooler on that list,
are you sticking with the stock unit? or intending to overclock at all? in which case I'd say look for a better Cooler as well
I dont see those cards being a problem in that case though, Its a big case :)
Moto

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Oh, sorry but i'm thinking about the fans on the graphic cards. They take up two slots. In the review i posted this stands under Installation section:

We didn't encounter any problems during installation. And as you can see from the photos below, the card but uses up two slot space which is expected because of the cooler. However, you do need 2 x 6-pin PCIe power connectors ... so be sure that your power supply has this.

So i'm wondering will the be placeissues on the motherboard? Sorry if this is a stupid question. But i'm not all that inn to hardware.

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Nice setup. Change rams though. Patriot, G.skills, OCz to be exact. get some ocz'z imo.

Otherwise pretty slick setup.

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It's fairly standard for gaming graphics cards to take up 2 slots. There shouldn't be any unusual issues with using those cards.

 

You could get this G.Skill PI Series 1600 MHz CL7 6 GB kit for $5 more, but better timings, assuming you're buying from newegg. Corsair Dominators tend to cost more than other brands with the same speed/timings.

 

Other than that, the build looks pretty good.


Message edited by coldsleep on 08-06-2010 at 11:49:33 PM
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OK thanks for the answer, then i'l go order :D

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I thought you'd meant was there an issue length-wise,
not side by side hehe, as Cold says lots of cards now are 2 slot sized, thats no problem man, happy building
Moto

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