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Originally Posted by iceyfw
GEEBUS. are you planning to x3 crossfire or sli with that 1500w psu?! that motherboard form factor is also EXTENDED ATX form factor and might not even have enough clearance in that case you first posted. Extended ATX is a bit longer compared to your average standard ATX form factor and most of the old cases don't support it.
SeaSonic Platinum Platinum-860 860W modular PSU for $219.99 + $11.30 S&H and choosing another board will save you some cash and to get an even better GPU. just my opinion on course over that motherboard bundle you chose. |
Thanks. That's what I wanted to know. Is that PSU still good with the motherboard, or should I pick another motherboard, instead?
If I do need to change them both, I would probably go with these:
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $121.99
-Not sure if it's got enough PCI slots, but it's 1155 and relatively cheap. Definitely worried about there only being 3 PCI slots, though....
SeaSonic Platinum Platinum-860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
-Your suggestion looks very nice, with fan controls, too.
I would prefer something with more slots for expandability. My other top pick for a motherboard would be this:
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $269.99
And for a graphics card:
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $139.99
-Not sure if this graphics card is suitable to my setup. Do I need a better one?