Will the antec 1200 V 3 hold dual 6970s?

[xinpig]

Question is in the title. I was going to go with the DF85, but microcenter has the 1200 for 120.

it looks like its the V1, any differences between the two?

 

[xinpig]

also, 2500k or 2600k for gaming? I have one person pushing me towards the 2600k as they said HT will be very relevant in the near future for gaming, while everyone else is saying 2500k.

 

[cmcghee358]

I doubt Hyperthreading will be gaming relevant for 5 years+

I have the Antec 1200 v1, and it fits my 5870 2GB card without issue. It helps they made the power plugs for the GPUs on the side rather than the HDD area of the card. You'll fit without problem.

 

[xinpig]

Rest of my build is:
antec 1200
2 6970
CPX 850
2500k
noctua D14
4GB CAS8 ripjaws x 1600
Asus Sabretooth P67
Samsung 1tb F3 (or should I go with the 1tb black)?
plus 1 dvd and two other HDs

Will all this fit?

 

[cmcghee358]

Yeah it'll all fit. And for the HDDs, get whichever is cheaper as both are top notch.

 

[xinpig]

Are they that close in performance then?

Really on the fence about the 2600k. I hear crysis 2 can use up to eight cores. What kind of difference will I see?

 

[cmcghee358]

Well what's your budget?

 

[cmcghee358]

I think for Crysis 2 with dual GPUs you will be fine with the SB 2500K. Especially if you intend to OC it. Crysis 3 on the other hand...

 

[cmcghee358]

It seems the CE3 engine will support up to 8 cores, but without benchmarks it's hard to say what type of FPS increase it will be. If you can comfortably afford the 2600K, go head.

It's less of a gamble just because it's a good chip for other things as well!

 

[xinpig]

1600 is my budget. I am cutting it close as is.

Will the CPX 850W reach being routed behind the mobo? Just wondering if I need the extension. I can probably afford the 2600k

 

[cmcghee358]

Theres an extension 3 pack on newegg but I personally love the NZXT extensions at Frys because they are all wrapped in black with clean heat shrink.

For my friends budget builds I always include the 8 pin/4pin and 24 pin extension kit.

 

[xinpig]

I believe the length of the cables is 25 inches. will that suffice for the 1200?

 

[cmcghee358]

Probably not. Maybe the 24 pin, definately not the 8 pin

 

[RickyT23]

HAFX FTW. The HAF is wider than the 1200 - more room for big heatsink.

 

[cmcghee358]

While I do agree the HAF-X is the better case, it also costs 179.99 on newegg. If you do have room in your budget, I'd get that.