Cooling and Casing

[enterti]

Hey all first time posting and first time building a pc from scratch. I have pretty much everything I want picked out or at least narrowed down to a couple options and I will post them at the end of this post. My question is what type of fan should I use (or water cooling) and what size/type of case should I house it in? My remaining budget is approximately 800 dollars and I would like to eventually run a second GTX 680 in SLI so leave me some room for that if you can. Thanks in advance!

Current Build(comments and recommendations would be appreciated here as well)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K
MOBO: ASUS TUF Sabertooth X79
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gb (4x4)
GPU: SLI enabled NVIDIA GTX 680
Power supply: OCZ ZX Series 1250W
HDD: Hitatchi 1TB Sata Drive (moving from old desktop)

If you see any essential components that I am missing please point them out, thanks in advance for the advice

 

[bigcyco1]

Why buy two 680 when 670 is only 7% slower but cost 100 less ? Anyways for case i recommend any of these take your pick Case:COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper (SGC-5000-KKN1) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119245#top

Case:NZXT SWITCH 810 Matte Black CA-SW810-M1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBIRD Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146095#top

Case:Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX / XL-ATX, come with Four Fans - 1 x Front Red LED 230mm Fan, 1 x Top 230mm Fan, 1 x Side 230mm Fan, 1 x Rear 140mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053#top


Case:COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225#top

 

[garrettk4]

what are you going to be using the PC for, because if its just for gaming you can drop the i7 and that motherboard

 

[enterti]

I think I am sold on the Thor. Case looks sick and more importantly it sounds like it will fufil my needs perfectly. Thanks for the quick post, I shall do a bit of research before finalizing that decision.

As to the 680 I had not looked into the 670 unit. I had been comparing it with the 590, 690, and a few others including my current 450. I guess the 670 just got overlooked.

 

[enterti]

Its for gaming but I would like to be using hardware that will remain relevant for the next four or so years, preferably longer.

 

[bigcyco1]

also you don't need that big a PSU maybe if you were running 4 480 lol but not two 680 this will do and give you breathing room to
SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102#top
15% off w/ promo code EMCNCHN24, ends 7/26

 

[enterti]

also you don't need that big a PSU maybe if you were running 4 480 lol but not two 680 this will do and give you breathing room to
SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102#top
15% off w/ promo code EMCNCHN24, ends 7/26

Yeah I may have been going a bit overboard with the PSU. I probably will end up toning it down to an 850 or 950.

 

[bigcyco1]

actually it's overkill lol but for the same price why not http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151110 15% off w/ promo code EMCNCHN24, ends 7/26

 

[bigcyco1]

Yeah I may have been going a bit overboard with the PSU. I probably will end up toning it down to an 850 or 950.

o.k.

 

[garrettk4]

I see your point but you could get another motherboard with the same features with a lower price like the z77 chipset f.e. and go with an ivy but thats my opinion

 

[enterti]

actually it's overkill lol but for the same price why not http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151110 15% off w/ promo code EMCNCHN24, ends 7/26

If I do keep going overkill I may just spring for that one.

 

[bigcyco1]

I think I am sold on the Thor. Case looks sick and more importantly it sounds like it will fufil my needs perfectly. Thanks for the quick post, I shall do a bit of research before finalizing that decision.

As to the 680 I had not looked into the 670 unit. I had been comparing it with the 590, 690, and a few others including my current 450. I guess the 670 just got overlooked.

Good choice on the case my cousin has it and is extremely happy with it i noticed it's got lots of cable management options and good air flow for the price you can't go wrong most cases that good cost much more

 

[enterti]

I see your point but you could get another motherboard with the same features with a lower price like the z77 chipset f.e. and go with an ivy but thats my opinion

I was thinking of getting an i7 3820 as opposed to the 3930 as it is about 200 cheaper and is still pretty high performance(especialy compared to my 920) but it still requires an x79 slot and the reviews I have looked at have me leaning towards the 3930.

 

[enterti]

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[enterti]

Thanks for all the help, I am sure I will be back with more questions when I finally start building this beast.

 

[bigcyco1]

Thanks for all the help, I am sure I will be back with more questions when I finally start building this beast.

Your very welcome enjoy building that beast

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Why buy a 670 that's 7% slower than the 680 when ya can buy a 670 that's faster than the 680 ?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

And with your budget, I'd certainly be looking at the Level 10GT ..... if ya want something less pricey, consider the 500R (9.25 rating) compared to the Thor's 9.1 rating

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=791&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

 

[bigcyco1]

Why buy a 670 that's 7% slower than the 680 when ya can buy a 670 that's faster than the 680 ?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

And with your budget, I'd certainly be looking at the Level 10GT ..... if ya want something less pricey, consider the 500R (9.25 rating) compared to the Thor's 9.1 rating

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=791&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

holy crap i didn't know that there was a 670 faster thanks for info does the the 500R fit his kind of mobo