Re: This all look compatible to you guys?
Glad to hear that your system went together well.
Don't forget to update your PC Specs with your new hardware setup.
I'd cool it a bit (pun intended) until you get a higher end cpu cooler installed.
According to the EVGA Z97 Classified BIOS Guide, on page 22 it says that your motherboard has an mSATA/Mini PCIE socket and "This is the selector for what mode the small form factor slot runs on, either mSATA or Mini PCIE" and I don't think that this is at all similar to a full fledged M.2 setup. With your pci-e slot setup you should be able to buy and install an M.2 pci-e ssd add-in card or an add-in card that would let you install an M.2 ssd. You will need to make sure that the M.2 ssd is compatible with your motherboard's bios.
If you want a higher performing O/S boot drive you could add one or more additional ssd's for a raid 0 setup. One additional ssd for a 2 x SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB raid 0 setup would give you a 1TB O/S boot drive that will probably beat the M.2 single ssd setup.
If you go with an air cooled cpu cooler, using a dual fan push/pull setup will probably lower cpu core temperatures 1o - 3o(C). If you plan on overclocking your 4970K to 4.50 GHz or higher you will probably need a high end AIO water cooling setup in the $90 - $125 price range. The cpu cooler reviews at HardOCP usually include the Scythe Mugen 4 air cooler in the comparison but you'll find that the Mugen 4, good as it is, can't cool nearly as well as the higher end AIO water cooling kits.
You really need to do extended Prime95 stress testing using stock settings before you overclock your cpu and memory. The best way to learn how to overclock is to search for EVGA Z87 or Z97 overclocking guides or tutorials. There will be some differences with the optimal settings with different motherboard brands and/or models.
Keep in mind that a 2560 x 1440 monitor has about 3.69 Mpixels and the Acer 3440 x 1440 Predator X34 monitor has about 4.95 Mpixels and that you'll probably run the X34 with a 100Hz refresh rate instead of the standard 60Hz refresh rate.
If you don't post twenty seven 8x10 glossy pictures of your setup, I'll have to send you a $1300 consulting bill so that I can buy an X34 monitor.
Somehow I don't think that my GTX 460 SLI setup will do too well with the X34.
Glad to hear that your system went together well.
Don't forget to update your PC Specs with your new hardware setup.
I'd cool it a bit (pun intended) until you get a higher end cpu cooler installed.
According to the EVGA Z97 Classified BIOS Guide, on page 22 it says that your motherboard has an mSATA/Mini PCIE socket and "This is the selector for what mode the small form factor slot runs on, either mSATA or Mini PCIE" and I don't think that this is at all similar to a full fledged M.2 setup. With your pci-e slot setup you should be able to buy and install an M.2 pci-e ssd add-in card or an add-in card that would let you install an M.2 ssd. You will need to make sure that the M.2 ssd is compatible with your motherboard's bios.
If you want a higher performing O/S boot drive you could add one or more additional ssd's for a raid 0 setup. One additional ssd for a 2 x SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB raid 0 setup would give you a 1TB O/S boot drive that will probably beat the M.2 single ssd setup.
If you go with an air cooled cpu cooler, using a dual fan push/pull setup will probably lower cpu core temperatures 1o - 3o(C). If you plan on overclocking your 4970K to 4.50 GHz or higher you will probably need a high end AIO water cooling setup in the $90 - $125 price range. The cpu cooler reviews at HardOCP usually include the Scythe Mugen 4 air cooler in the comparison but you'll find that the Mugen 4, good as it is, can't cool nearly as well as the higher end AIO water cooling kits.
You really need to do extended Prime95 stress testing using stock settings before you overclock your cpu and memory. The best way to learn how to overclock is to search for EVGA Z87 or Z97 overclocking guides or tutorials. There will be some differences with the optimal settings with different motherboard brands and/or models.
Keep in mind that a 2560 x 1440 monitor has about 3.69 Mpixels and the Acer 3440 x 1440 Predator X34 monitor has about 4.95 Mpixels and that you'll probably run the X34 with a 100Hz refresh rate instead of the standard 60Hz refresh rate.
If you don't post twenty seven 8x10 glossy pictures of your setup, I'll have to send you a $1300 consulting bill so that I can buy an X34 monitor.
Somehow I don't think that my GTX 460 SLI setup will do too well with the X34.
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