Is this a stable build that leaves room for a second 270x in the future?

[Tamotefu]

Keep in mind that I have 3 sata drives, a dvd-rw, and windows 7 ultimate already, I just need to know if these parts will be stable till it comes time to upgrade.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VjgMTW

 

[MalakiArtook]

You should get big enough psu so you dont have to buy another down the road. the rest loos fine

 

[herrwizo]

This is a very good power supply, and should be able to handle 2 270X's, although the peak load will be quite high. TDP of each 270X is close to 180W at max load, leaving you with peak theoretical load of entire system (CPU+drives+MBO+2x270X) of close to 500W. It is unlikely that you will ever reach those figures in real life, though. You'd have to OC your CPU, load it to 100% and load both graphics cards to 100% as well. In practice this is highly unlikely, especially over long periods of time.

Frankly, I've never been a fan of SLI or Crossfire. I'd rather sell this 270X when it gets underpowered and just get 1x 290 or 290X.

 

[byza]

The PSU will be fine but i would go for this

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Slightly larger, more efficient and fully modular. As a rule of thumb you want to go +100w over your max load, as you don't want to stress your PSU out too much. If your PSU loses it, you could end up with a pretty expensive brick.

Also if your looking at an upgrade path, you might want to look at Intel, even an i3 for now, but only if you plan on upgrading while they still use the LGA1150 socket, or you'll need a new mobo anyway.

I also agree with Herrwizo, one GPU that is twice as powerful is usually better than 2 GPU's in crossfire or SLI. Some games don't play well with duel cards.

 

[Tamotefu]

I'm going to add that im paranoid about heat issues, but have hit the absolute budget cap in my build, will this have good airflow or will i need to add a 212 Evo?

No i do not plan on over clocking, but i know stoch coolers are pretty bad all around.

 

[herrwizo]

Get 212 EVO, it will be well worth it regardless of overclocking or not. Stock cooler is just too loud and does it job poorly.

 

[Tamotefu]

Get 212 EVO, it will be well worth it regardless of overclocking or not. Stock cooler is just too loud and does it job poorly.

Guess I'll have to find a way to warp my budget. Everyone is saying get the 212 Evo so I gues it's time I listened 😀