Having more fans doesn't equate to better airflow, and neither does a bigger case for that matter. Case design and the quality of fans depicts air flow. So with that being said to answer your question the answer is no.Yea I did understand that.
Going to be purchasing the Case and Power Supply first.
Any big advantage getting a case thats a bit more expensive with more "fans"
Complete waste of money buying that board.Instead of the mobo big dog posted how about this one with that processor?
Newegg.com - ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
I'm just going to reiterate what PP said at the beginning, you don't need an i7 for strict gaming purposes. Spend less on the CPU (get a Haswell i5), and spend more on the GPU.Edgar said:PP I ended up talking to one of my buddies and he made this combo recommendation to me
mobo: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS - Newegg.com
chip: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 - Newegg.com
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
vid card: Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2761-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
Your buddy is trying to make you overspend on an older platform rather than buying a CPU 3 generations ahead that I recommended. I'll just leave it at thatI ended up purchasing my case/and power supply today.
COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus RC-431P-KWN2 Black Steel Body (0.5mm SECC), ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
and power supply
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
PP I ended up talking to one of my buddies and he made this combo recommendation to me
mobo: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS - Newegg.com
chip: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820 - Newegg.com
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
vid card: Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2761-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card