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Hey,

I'm not a huge gamer, but when I do want to play some good game, I prefer it to be on ultra settings. I usually update my PC once every 5 years only, so it's time for another update now and I'm looking into the following specs listed below. However, I'm not very PC savvy, and I'm not sure if I will burn my PC to the ground with what I'm about to put in, so any helpful tips are appreciated.

That's what I'm getting:
- 3970X (not overclocked)
- 32GB 2133MHz DDR3
- 3x 6GB GTX Titan (yes, three of them)
- XFX ProSeries 1250W PSU

That's what I've got for cooling:
- using Cosmos II case
- 2x Corsair AF120 extra fans (not sure how many extra fans can Cosmos accept)
- Corsair H110 Liquid cooling
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

That's all. I'm not good at building complex systems, so I'm leaving it up to the shop to do it, but they aren't offering much else in terms of cooling than this.

I really wish I could order those three titans with liquid cooling, because I've seen how complicated it is to put cooling on 680 -- I can't do it myself.

Any tips? Are they not going to overheat? I've read that Titan will consume less power than 690, so I would assume it will not get as hot, no?

Thanks!
 
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leo2kp

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Dang! I want your income.

I think the cooling will OK. They are rear-exhaust cards, so they don't blow hot air back in to the case. They will act in some ways as intake fans, forcing air to be drawn in through the vents because they're blowing air out the back. But with a water cooling setup, you lose a lot of airflow over your motherboard. I would consider a case with a door fan to help cool the RAM, chipset, and voltage regulators.
 
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jmsellars1

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I'm guessing that system is going to cost at least 10k and yeah will probably last 5 years playing at ultra high settings.

I'm sure you're already set on this system but you could build something for like 1.5k that would max any game for like 2 years. Do that every 2 years and not only would you save a lot of money on the PC itself, but on the electricity bills as well. Also that would mean you could keep up to date with the latest Direct X, PCI-e and SATA/USB revisions.
 
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Thanks!

I know how much everything will cost, I have it in my basket right now waiting to be ordered.

I know this is an overkill, but it won't be in 5 years I'm guessing, and I'm too lazy to keep changing PCs; I've been putting off this change for a year already. I'm not sure how two Titans would perform, as I've seen some great GPUs already struggling with Crysis 3 on Ultra. I don't want that in a few years. And yeah, I'm doing some video editing as well.

So is it better to order non-liquid cooling instead then? I'm a bit lost which one would be more beneficial.

And if anyone knows, how many extra 120mm fans can I get into Cosmos II?

Oh, and I'm not overclocking as I'm a bit paranoid about cooling, as you might have noticed. Do I need extra cooling stuff if I go with an overclock CPU?
 
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manofchalk

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Dont even expect 5 years to be honest, top of the line hardware is equivalent to mid-range hardware in three years, low end hardware in four.
For example a Core 2 Extreme QX9770 was the equivalent of your 3970X in 2008, $1000+ CPU. Beaten by a $250 2500K in 2012 and barely pulls ahead of a $100 Core i3-3220 in 2012.
Good way to tell if your future proofing is viable, is to take the same time frame, go backwards and ask if the equivalent hardware could max out current games.

Between Closed Loop liquid cooling and air, theres no real difference performance wise. If your after reliability, not much can go wroing with a heatsink while with a water-cooler either the pump or fan can fail. Aesthetically, the CLC's all the way. This is probably not even a concern at this point, but air is cheaper.
 
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