Gaming rig tower question.

Jim Teh Greek

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Mar 7, 2013
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Hello.

I plan buying this build soon:

AMD FX 8350 (8-core 4GHz)
Radeon HD 7950 Vapor-X (Sapphire)
M5A99FX PRO
Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM

Since I'm on a tight budget, I can't afford a new case (maybe only a new PSU).
I am going hard gaming with this build (Planetside 2, Tomb Raider, etc) on full graphics. My case is kinda old, with nothing fancy. So I plan opening the left side of it, for better air and heat flow.

Will it work, or it will still overheat? Also, am I going to have any problems by doing so? Thank you!
 
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