First Build Thoughts

[RojiarM]

Hey , i've been thinking into going into PC gaming for a while now and i've made a complete setup with the peripherals and the pc itself. I want to know your thoughts about the PC, if I can at least play on high or ultra settings at 1080p and also 3 questions, thank you! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NTKMdC

1.What should my fan orientation be? I have 2 Noctua fans and 2 inside the case, all 4 are 140mm I think.

2. Should my PSU fan face upwards or downwards? I've seen people do both and I need to know which is best for this PC

3. Do I need any extra tools to building this?

 

[X79]

You will have an absolute blast with that.

Remember to include either Windows 7 or 8 64 bit. You will get a free upgrade to 10.

1 - Up to you. Usually you blow air out the back, while taking it in the front, so that it carries all the heat away from the parts.

2 - Also up to you. If it faces down, it won't blow heat into your PC, which can mean more cool and thus more performance.

3 - A screwdriver, anti-static wristband, time, patience and caution is all you need really.

Also, if you pick a cheaper motherboard, you can use the spare cash to fo for 16GB RAM.

 

[RojiarM]

X79, I already have a Windows 7 64 bit, and i've heard Windows 10 looks good, so I guess thats great xD. I guess I will have it facing down I guess. So I'm good on everything right now, but 16 gigs of ram will seem pointless since I'm not video editing or anything like that, just gaming. Your answer was really helpful but i'll see what other people think

 

[X79]

Well you're right about 16GB. However if you're going all out, it's a sweet luxury.

I also thought it would future proof you a little bit. Since I want you to have a good PC experience.

 

[RojiarM]

Thank you , btw would this computer badly hot? since i've heard the 290x series cards run very hot

 

[X79]

Depends what you find hot.

You should be okay. I would prefer a HAF X. High Air Flow. More cooling options.

AMD cards do tend to run hotter I think.

 

[RojiarM]

Made 2 changes to the setup, and don't worry the r5 is great at cooling, right next to the enthoo series, nzxt h440 and the Haf series. I'm going with the GTX 970 MSI 4G, and also the MSI Gaming 7 motherboard, what do you think?

 

[X79]

Sounds good.