Cooling this mATX build

CJW716

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I'm trying to take my current build and move it into a mATX build. The build is here:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9T9pg. The main thing I am worried about is keeping the temperatures at safe levels for the CPU and GPU's. I have a H100i for the CPU, and 2 spectre pro's on the bottom and one on the back. to vent the hot air from the GPU's. I just need to know if anyone here forsee's any problems with the temperatures. Also If you have any suggestions about mistakes I may be making feel free to tell me.
 
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I think you will be fine. I think that the 980s are a rear exhaust design which blows the hot air out of the back of the cards and not into the case. Also if you are overclocking I would go with a bigger power supply(800-1000 watts) just to be safe.
I think you will be fine. I think that the 980s are a rear exhaust design which blows the hot air out of the back of the cards and not into the case. Also if you are overclocking I would go with a bigger power supply(800-1000 watts) just to be safe.
 
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if you're not married to that case, take a look at the aerocool Dead Silence Cube - similiar size but definitely quiet - plus it comes with a 200mm front fan (turns max at 500 rpm) and a 120mm rear (max 900 rpm) so the fans are silent while moving air thru. If i turn everything else in the room off, and remove one side cover, i can barely hear the fans or the cooler.

I went with a noctua U12S cooler (i7-4790, 16 gb 1600 ram, and my max temp under prime95 (v26.6) after 30 minutes is mid 60s, otherwise when i'm rendering vids i see high 50-61C - i'm turning the noctua fan at low speed cause i got hooked on the "quietness" of the case

here's a shot of the inside of the aerocool - excuse the cable managment, shot was taken just after assembly when i first tested the setup

the aerocool comes in more than a few colors - i'd have gone with the red but this was for an office and i was tired of black

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thanks for the suggestion, I do like the case I picked but that one will be a top contender due to the fact that It has a very spacious interior. Thanks!