6K Budget Gaming Build - Micro Atx

[loismustdie555]

My requirement is 2 r9 295X2's and at least an i5 (preferably an i7) CPU. I already have a 3 way 4K monitor setup a friend gave me in a bet he lost. 😛
I'm looking at micro ATX cases and I'm wondering if the Corsair 350D is large enough to fit the two water cooling radiators on the top (or front) of the case along with a Corsair H60i CPU cooler.
It seems it all fits together nicely, but seeing as I need about a 1600W PSU (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've read I need 1500W minimum?) does the LEPA 1600W PSU fit or would it overshoot the cable management holes in the back of the case and make it harder to hide cables for proper airflow.

My questions (mainly) are:

Smallest case possible to fit the two R9 295X2's?
Best PSU for the money?
Recommended CPU?
Recommended RAM? (Preferred at least 16GB if not 32 for future proofing and loads of photoshop too)
Recommended Motherboard?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Karsten75]

Building that on an u-ATX board and cramming it in a small case is insane.

 

[pcbuilder1997]

I Currently have an AMD R9 270X GPU (the card is a tri fan version and is almost as long as the R9 295X2 [without the cooling loop coming out of it]) anyhow,
i would highly recommend a corsair PSU, they are the best consumer (arguably) Power Supply. (the company that makes them also makes the best PSUs in the world) they are very reliable, constant, and the company has always been very nice to me regarding warranties and returns. (I would go with a CorsairAX series PSU).
The case that i have the card(s) in is the NZXT Phantom 410. THIS CASE IS BEAUTIFUL. It is very functional and is designed very well. PLENTY of room for cable management (modular or hard wired) plenty of grommets as well. Fan controller, airflow is phenomenal. the case just is awesome. It also is very easily modified.
RAM - i would highly recommend GSkill ram. stable, easily overclocked, very compatible. The company is amazing, definitely the best company/manufacturer i have come accross, and make sure purchase the ram in kits. (compatibility and speed will be maximized because the company pre-teststhe ram)
I am currently running an AMD bulldozer series CPU. I would recommend to save power an i7 (newest generation) purchased from tigerdirect(dot)com. right now it is currently about preference. I have run many benchmarks and tests on both amd and intel. Same clock (4.5 GHz) watercooled with a corsair hydro series H100i. the only difference i saw after hours of strenuous tests was that intel ran cooler as well as with less voltage and power sucking from the wall. i would recommend an i7 (or i5) as you indicated (both newest gen. due to the way that the I/O works inside the architecture of the CPU it consumes less power).
as far as the motherboard. (in order of preference and record of best performance and function) Asus, Gigabyte, and ASrock. Those companies have served me and clients best) Asus has more selectability as far as microATX motherboards (i would highly recommend a full ATX because they are usually more compatible and easier to install two graphics cards on.
and really? 6k? a budget? haha hardly.
Best of luck,
if you need more info PM me or email me. (PCbuilder1997@gmail.com)
~J

 

[pcbuilder1997]

NZXT also has micro cases available.

 

[dannyflynn00]

You must have one pretty P'd off friend.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tnKvqs
I have this for you.
I say f*ck it, go with 32gb of ram.
Extreme edition core i7 should go pretty well with the two r9 295x2s.
Good build overall, I just couldn't find you a case.
Have fun gaming in 4k.

 

[loismustdie555]

I didn't expect so many replies so quickly. lol

For the record yes, my friend is quite a bit upset. 😛

And Danny I don't see a case in that build.

Any either way, PCBuilder1997 has a point. In case I ever wanna upgrade heavily a full atx is probably best. But, I do want something small. But I've got an online friend saying a Corsair c70 would be best. Is that a better case as far as upgradability?

 

[dannyflynn00]

I just couldn't find you a case./quotemsg]

I didn't expect so many replies so quickly. lol

For the record yes, my friend is quite a bit upset. 😛

And Danny I don't see a case in that build.

Any either way, PCBuilder1997 has a point. In case I ever wanna upgrade heavily a full atx is probably best. But, I do want something small. But I've got an online friend saying a Corsair c70 would be best. Is that a better case as far as upgradability?

.

 

[pcbuilder1997]

I didn't expect so many replies so quickly. lol

For the record yes, my friend is quite a bit upset. 😛

And Danny I don't see a case in that build.

Any either way, PCBuilder1997 has a point. In case I ever wanna upgrade heavily a full atx is probably best. But, I do want something small. But I've got an online friend saying a Corsair c70 would be best. Is that a better case as far as upgradability?

The C70 is a good case, between the two the NZXT and Corsair, it is pretty much preference. Just do whatever your heart desires with that money. The build danny has set up is nice, i would highly recommend an SSD for the OS, ESPECIALLY if you're going with winders 8.
Hopefully what i had posted earlier helped.