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Edit: I have chosen the Phanteks Enthoo Primo =)
Hey guys,
I'll start by saying this is my first post on overclock.net. I've often lurked around soaking up useful information, and finally my time has come to ask directly for assistance =). Also, thanks to the entire community, you guys are awesome and I have gotten so many answers from here. Everyone seems super friendly too.
Ok, onto the topic. for the past week I've been looking at parts for my new rig. I haven't build a PC in over 6 years, so it's taken a lot of research. I've also never done a water cooled system before so I'm completely new to that side.
Below are all the parts I'm looking at getting. (also, here is a link to download the excel sheet I'm using, it has a bit more info, links, etc)
http://www.speedyshare.com/ZaJBc/2014-PC-Build.xlsx
Components Description / Brand
Internal Hardware
CPU Intel i7 4770K
GPU eVGA nVidia GTX 780 with water cooling block
Motherboard MSI Z87 G45 Gaming
PSU Seasonic X-1250 80Plus Gold 1250W
RAM Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black
SSD Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD Retail Box
HDD N/A
Optical Drive Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM
Case Phanteks Enthoo Primo
Peripherals
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Black with CHERRY BROWN Keyboard and Red LED
Mouse Logitech G500s
Headset Astro A50
Monitor Dell U2713HM UltraSharp 27in IPS LED Monitor
Cooling
Pump Swiftech MCP35X Liquid Cooling Pump
Tubing Primochill Advanced LRT 1/2" ID 3/4" OD clear tubing 3m length
Coolant XSPC EC6 Liquid Cooling Coolant Blood Red 1L
Dye N/A
Reservoir EK RES X3 250 Reservoir
Radiator 1 Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 480mm
Radiator 2 Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 480mm
CPU Block XSPC RayStorm CPU Waterblock Copper Edition
Thermal Paste
Fans
Fittings
Straight Compression Bittspower G1/4 Matte Black 1/2 Compression Fitting CC5 x10
45deg Compression Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Dual Rotary 45 Degree 1/2 Fitting x2
Software
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM
Sorry if the formatting doesn't work out above, I couldn't figure out how to add a table and it's copy and pasted from the excel sheet.
I could have posted this in the case section, but since watercooling is going to be the main decision behind the case I thought this might be a better place.
Budget isn't really an issue, but that being said I don't want to spend stupid amounts on a case. The Corsair 900D would be my absolute max price range, but I don't really want to spend that much. The radiators may change depending on case. I will probably go for mayhem coolant and dye first time I flush, but since it's not available here in Australia, I'm going with XSPC for now to get the build going).
I'm planning on adding a second GTX 780 (identical card) in about 6 months time, so the entire system needs to be built to handle that (ie. PSU needs to be capable, pump needs to be handle the additional GPU added to the loop, etc). I will also be overclocking everything pretty heavily, will that PSU handle this system?
I'm looking for a large case, that gives me lots of room to work with, and plenty of space to show off the tube reservoir. I like most cases, I like simple clean looking cases, and I also like flashy looking cases so that isn't really an issue. I most certainly want functionality and ease of installation. Preset mounts for radiators etc would be nice, as I haven't used water cooling before.
This is still in the planning stage for another week or so, I'm also planning on installing a filling point and drain point in the loop, but I haven't looked into fittings for that yet. I want to get all the main parts straightened out first =)
If anything looks out of place to you guys (the experts!), it would be much appreciated if you could point it out and save me looking a fool =)
Cheers in advance =)
Hey guys,
I'll start by saying this is my first post on overclock.net. I've often lurked around soaking up useful information, and finally my time has come to ask directly for assistance =). Also, thanks to the entire community, you guys are awesome and I have gotten so many answers from here. Everyone seems super friendly too.
Ok, onto the topic. for the past week I've been looking at parts for my new rig. I haven't build a PC in over 6 years, so it's taken a lot of research. I've also never done a water cooled system before so I'm completely new to that side.
Below are all the parts I'm looking at getting. (also, here is a link to download the excel sheet I'm using, it has a bit more info, links, etc)
http://www.speedyshare.com/ZaJBc/2014-PC-Build.xlsx
Components Description / Brand
Internal Hardware
CPU Intel i7 4770K
GPU eVGA nVidia GTX 780 with water cooling block
Motherboard MSI Z87 G45 Gaming
PSU Seasonic X-1250 80Plus Gold 1250W
RAM Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, Vengeance Pro Black
SSD Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD Retail Box
HDD N/A
Optical Drive Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA Black OEM
Case Phanteks Enthoo Primo
Peripherals
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Black with CHERRY BROWN Keyboard and Red LED
Mouse Logitech G500s
Headset Astro A50
Monitor Dell U2713HM UltraSharp 27in IPS LED Monitor
Cooling
Pump Swiftech MCP35X Liquid Cooling Pump
Tubing Primochill Advanced LRT 1/2" ID 3/4" OD clear tubing 3m length
Coolant XSPC EC6 Liquid Cooling Coolant Blood Red 1L
Dye N/A
Reservoir EK RES X3 250 Reservoir
Radiator 1 Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 480mm
Radiator 2 Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 480mm
CPU Block XSPC RayStorm CPU Waterblock Copper Edition
Thermal Paste
Fans
Fittings
Straight Compression Bittspower G1/4 Matte Black 1/2 Compression Fitting CC5 x10
45deg Compression Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Dual Rotary 45 Degree 1/2 Fitting x2
Software
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM
Sorry if the formatting doesn't work out above, I couldn't figure out how to add a table and it's copy and pasted from the excel sheet.
I could have posted this in the case section, but since watercooling is going to be the main decision behind the case I thought this might be a better place.
Budget isn't really an issue, but that being said I don't want to spend stupid amounts on a case. The Corsair 900D would be my absolute max price range, but I don't really want to spend that much. The radiators may change depending on case. I will probably go for mayhem coolant and dye first time I flush, but since it's not available here in Australia, I'm going with XSPC for now to get the build going).
I'm planning on adding a second GTX 780 (identical card) in about 6 months time, so the entire system needs to be built to handle that (ie. PSU needs to be capable, pump needs to be handle the additional GPU added to the loop, etc). I will also be overclocking everything pretty heavily, will that PSU handle this system?
I'm looking for a large case, that gives me lots of room to work with, and plenty of space to show off the tube reservoir. I like most cases, I like simple clean looking cases, and I also like flashy looking cases so that isn't really an issue. I most certainly want functionality and ease of installation. Preset mounts for radiators etc would be nice, as I haven't used water cooling before.
This is still in the planning stage for another week or so, I'm also planning on installing a filling point and drain point in the loop, but I haven't looked into fittings for that yet. I want to get all the main parts straightened out first =)
If anything looks out of place to you guys (the experts!), it would be much appreciated if you could point it out and save me looking a fool =)
Cheers in advance =)