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KillertoadJman_Hey Guys Jman here and I need to ask a question about cooling for my pc I will be getting.
I have a really hot GFX card and I want to make sure my case will be cool enough for it to work.
Here's my fans: Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators (Value 4 Pack)
My setup for those wondering:
(80$) Case: Corsair Carbide series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case.
(80$) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s Intel Moterboard
(224$) CPU: Intel core i5-4690 Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646154690
(9$) CPU Fan: ARTIC Alpine 64 GT Rev. 2 CPU Cooler – AMD Supports Multiple Sockets, 80mm PWM Fan at 22dBA
(75$) Memory (RAM): G.SKILLS Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
(110$) (Primary) Hard drive: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB 2.5” 240 GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
(55$) (Secondary) Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATS 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
(19$) (7$ Shipping) DVD Drive: ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE) - OEM
(99$)OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit
(270$) Video card: SAPPHIRE 100363L Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
(70$) Keyboard: Death Stalker Razer Keyboard
(160$) Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS 238H-P Black 23" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1
(12$) Fans: Cooler Master Sleeve Bearing 120mm Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators (Value 4 Pack)
(60$) PSU: Corsair CX series CX750 750W ATX 12V/EPC 12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Why are you getting a CPU cooler? The stock one will probably do better. And it'll save you 10 dollars. Do you still have the pcpartpicker list? Could you post it?
Also, that GPU won't run as hot as people think AMD cards do. Reference cards ran hot, yeah, but aftermarket coolers don't run too hot.
In the computer I just built, the 270x never went over 68c(ish) at full load. It has the same cooler as your 280x (the dual x). So I wouldn't worry too much about that.
You do have a lot of fans though, it's not gonna heat up. 3 would be enough though.
What case are you getting? My bad, over looked it, your case already comes with 2 fans.
And also, you can get a cheaper and better SSD, with more room, for 3 dollars less.
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