Building a mid grade PC, but have some concerns

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor


CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM  CPU Cooler 


Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard


Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 


Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk 


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) 


Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case 


Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 


Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer 

 

Ok here are my worries:

Enough room in this case for these 2 Graphics cards to run cool?

Is the power supply reliable?

Is the ram solid and do I have enough to not bottleneck the graphics cards?

Is the processor fast enough for this build?

Is this too much graphics card with not enough computer around it?

I already own the case and the processor, just let me know if you have any recommendations.

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Looks like a solid build to me. I personally would swap out the Rosewill PSU for something from Seasonic, Corsair, Silverstone, Enermax, Cooler Master, XFX, or NZXT though. I might bump the wattage up to 850 watts just to make sure there's enough power there too.

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You consider crossfire 7970s a mid grade build? LOL

anyway the 3570K is the best CPU on the market so you don't need to worry about bottlenecking your GPUs and like Vortex88 said I would swap out the PSU, I like Corsair for the power supply

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Does anyone who is familiar with the Fractal R4 know if I'll have enough space in the case for all this crap?

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There should be no reason the 7970 would not fit the r4 is a decent sized case and i would get the rosewill fortress 750 platinum everything else looks awsome

 

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Lol, what? The 3570K is the best i5 processor, but it's certainly not the best processor.

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There's 2 7970s though

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uh...what's your point? Any ATX mid tower case is going to have 7 expansion slots. Two video cards will take up 4. Full Towers will have even more slots than 7. The only cases you're not going to be able to do two videos cards in are things like micro ATX and Mini ITX cases.

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I was just wondering if it'd get too hot in there with 2 graphics cards, thanks for the help though

 

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Great build man!  I'm in agreement on the PSU type and wattage.  Corsair has some great prices right now too.  Maybe add a couple of extra case fans for a solid push/pull scenario to help with the heat from the GPUs? 

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Awesome idea, any good fans you could recommend?

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There are lots of decent ones out there and it's fun to add some color that way, won't cost you too much either.  I would check your case specs to see what size fans will fit.  Remember to go as big as possible - they'll move more air and are quieter.  I added four additional fans to an NZXT and pull lots of air into the bottom and back out the top = right across the mobo.  :]