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n00bst3r

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Hi, I am building a gaming computer and was wondering if anyone could tell me if all this would fit on this motherboard. I have picked this ASUS M4A89GTD PRO AM3 890FX AMD Motherboard. Ok, now imagine it with its CPU, slotted with 8GB(4x2GB)DDR3 and 2x Radeon 5970 GPU's in crossfire.

First question: Would the CPU cooler, Cooler Master Hyper Z600 with 2x Cooler Master 120mm LED fans attached fit on the motherboard with the RAM? Its a giant CPU cooler.

Second Question: With that beastly Z600 and the 2xRadeon 5970 GPU's, would I be able to fit a wireless card on without blocking airflow? Or even at all? and no I can't just get the 1xbetter GPU instead.

Very new to PC building, all input is much appreciated. Thanks

EDIT-Sorry meant 5870
 
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depends on the ram. if they have tall heatsinks you might run into trouble with the cooler hitting them. you can always cut some fins on the cooler though (assuming only fins are in the way and not any pipes).

that motherboard will only run the 5970s at 8x each in crossfire mode (which will cut down performance). if you want to run each at full potential, i would suggest getting a motherboard with at least 2 slots running at 16x at the same time.

with 2 5970s in crossfire, the top one will really be restricted airflow-wise. the bottom one will basically be completely against the top one, cutting out the bottom fan hole altogether (don't worry though, the back of the card has holes; you'll just notice an increase in temps).

assuming the wireless card is pci, you'll be fine.
 
Meant 5870's Does that change anything, eg. will the motherboard stop them performing at peak?
And how about 4 of thesehttp://www.stonebridgecomputing.com.au/catalog/corsair-cmx4gx3m2a1600c9-xms3-pc12800-1600mhz-ddr3-i7i5-core-dual-channel-ddr3-processors-p-244849.html i recon they'll fit.

EDIT- Ah, I see what you mean about the 16x or dual 8x/8x. If anyone can find an AMD motherboard with 4 DDR3 slots, AM3 CPU slot, and 2x crossfire support that either does 16/8 or 16/16 Crossfire that would be great :).
EDIT2- Don't worry, just looked around and the only boards in those specifications look like long term investments. Cheers John0 :).
 
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you can get a really nice motherboard with 16x/16x, usb 3.0, and sata 6gb/s for around another $40-50.

the 5870s will still sit pretty tight together. looks like from a couple of benchmarks that the temps will go from around 70 C to something like 80-85 at load, which sin't too bad. you'll just have to run the fans a little bit higher (and you probably won't get much out of overclocking unless you turn the fans way up).

that ram should be fine. the heat spreaders aren't tall at all.

another option to consider would be a single 5970. i know you said you can't get it but why?
 
Using x8/x8 SLI/CF has like a 4% slowdown on a GTX 480... with x4/x4 you get an 8% performance hit. it's not that bad and the fact that you're using two cards negates the loss.
 
The 5970 is way too expensive for me to buy. Im getting the 5870 to start off with then when I save up, getting another. You said you found some motherboards in my specifications, mind posting a link to them or naming them please John0? I cannot find any. >.<

EDIT: look up the Gigabyte 790FXT-UD5P, looks nice to me :). Also hard to buy : /.
 
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