Case Airflow For Corsair Spec-03

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I think i would put one extra in the front and add one at the top.
You could put two 140mm at the front and place the 120mm led from there at the back,give a little light in the case.
The motherboard only supports a total of 5 fans including the cpu fan which already eliminates one fan header from being used.
I would also go with an atx motherboard when having a window like the next,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g41pcmate
or this one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4
with the blue leds on that ram should those colors work nice together.
I understand your desire to look at the costs,but take this cpu to balance the more expensive motherboard,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590...
I think i would put one extra in the front and add one at the top.
You could put two 140mm at the front and place the 120mm led from there at the back,give a little light in the case.
The motherboard only supports a total of 5 fans including the cpu fan which already eliminates one fan header from being used.
I would also go with an atx motherboard when having a window like the next,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g41pcmate
or this one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4
with the blue leds on that ram should those colors work nice together.
I understand your desire to look at the costs,but take this cpu to balance the more expensive motherboard,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590
you won't notice any difference in performance.The gpu will be the bottleneck in this build.Not that it is a bad one,it is a good choice.
Expensive as well,why not take this one?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc2gd

My view on your build,

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $897.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The psu is on the haswell compatibility list,the xfx is not.Haven't heard a lot about that so maybe it doesn't really make a difference,the xfx would do fine with it's wattage and quality the rosewill hive 550watt,about as expensive as the xfx but modular,would be a good choice too.
 
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