Finalizing my build, a couple of questions

Okay so I budgeted $1800 Australian Dollars for this build:

i5 3570K- $240

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H LGA1155 Mainboard- $161

GSkill 8GB Kit (2x4G) PC12800 (1600Mhz)- $59

Asus GeForce GTX670 2G- $529

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler- $38

Crucial M4 128GB SSD- $155

Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001- $119

Corsair TX-750 750W Power Supply ATX Vision 2- $141

LG CH12LS28 Blu-ray Combo- $54

NZXT Phantom 410 Black- $129

TOTAL = $1652

Better case

http://www.cplonline.com.au/online-shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_default.tpl&product_id=4933&category_id=217

Get the Corsair TX750 for SLI

Better case

http://www.cplonline.com.au/online-shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_default.tpl&product_id=4933&category_id=217

Get the Corsair TX750 for SLI

GTR12

cases are completely subjective in terms of what people like. best thing to do is watch video reviews of them, see how good the airflow and cable management is, etc. And honestly, everything looks good.

mATX = NO!!! Get a full ATX board, especially if you're thinking about SLI. If you don't mind spending a bit on the case, get the Switch 810. Costs around $210, but has a lot of features. You can't have too much wattage, but it's not advisable to have way more than you need. But if you want to SLI/Crossfire in the future, of course make sure you have a PSU that can handle it. A good 750W will handle 670 SLI.C_Rule

o damn, i feel bad. how did i miss that was mATX well it is 4:45 am here and I haven't slept.

Asus Z77 extreme4

Is there reason why that specific GTX 670 costs $529? They're normally around $400, no? That link is broken for me so I can't tell. Hell, none of the links work. As for the Corsair TX 750, why not get the AX750? It's modular and it costs the same. I just picked up another Corsair PSU last night (AX750), and I would never go back to non-modular PSU's ever again.

As for the CPU heatsink, I have a 212 myself, but if you could pay a little more, get a Corsair Hxx cooler. Those hyper 212/Tuniq Tower style heatsinks are just asking for trouble. You'll either snap the motherboard dye, or drop bits of thermal paste on your motherboard. Not to mention, it's a risk each time you install or remove to clean. Those fins accumulate dust like nobody's business. I highly implore another option.

Is there reason why that specific GTX 670 costs $529? They're normally around $400, no? That link is broken for me so I can't tell. Hell, none of the links work. As for the Corsair TX 750, why not get the AX750? It's modular and it costs the same. I just picked up another Corsair PSU last night (AX750), and I would never go back to non-modular PSU's ever again.

As for the CPU heatsink, I have a 212 myself, but if you could pay a little more, get a Corsair Hxx cooler. Those hyper 212/Tuniq Tower style heatsinks are just asking for trouble. You'll either snap the motherboard dye, or drop bits of thermal paste on your motherboard. Not to mention, it's a risk each time you install or remove to clean. Those fins accumulate dust like nobody's business. I highly implore another option.

Elann2008

He did bold Australian Dollars.