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First off, thank you for taking a look. I know there are a lot of other threads just like this, and you have no obligation to look here, so your help is greatly appreciated.

Secondly, this is a wonderful forum. Based on a ton of reviews and other threads, I think I came up with a solid build, but there is a good chance I am overlooking something and thats where I need the pros like you to help me out.

I'm starting from scratch to make a badass mainly gaming, and secondly video editing system. If I can manage to scrape up the funds, I would love to water cool this bad boy. Without further ado, here is what I have made:


Computer:

CASE - NZXT SWITCH 810

PSU - Seasonic SS-660XP2 (Calculators put me at just under 600W)

MOBO - MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87

CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz

Graphics card - GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB

SSD - OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G (This SSD had good reviews, but I don't know crap about who makes the best one. Newegg has some good deals, but I want quality over quantity. Will only have OS and most played games on it)

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) (Since Mobo supports 32gb, going with 2 8gb sticks so I can add 2 more later. Don't think I need a full 32gb right now. I feel 16gb should suffice, but please let me know if I am wrong)

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Misc Accessories:

Anti-Static Wrist Strap

Thermal Paste - Timtronics Grey Ice 4200 (Read a comparison chart that had this as one of the best, open for debate though)

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Water Cooling:

EK-FC770 GTX - Trying to find one for sale somewhere. EKWB website is sold out and UK. Would prefer US website.

2x fittings for GPU water block (Matches the kit)

CPU water block and everything else (I would really like a 3 rad setup as I'm hitting CPU and GPU right now and would like the option to add others later. I chose this kit based on price + reviews against EK and XSPC. Please let me know if you have any problem with this though)

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Other questions:

Is it worth it to change out the stock fans from the case/radiator? If it's water cooled, is that many fans even necessary?

Does anyone know of any mobo chipset waterblocks for this build? I could not find any for the Z87.

Is it worth it to get This Graphics card Backplate?

Am I missing anything? I mean ANYTHING? Wires, coolants, gels, screws, anything?

I already have screwdrivers. I already have a DVD drive in my current computer that I will be throwing into this new one.

There are links to multiple websites, as I'm trying to get the best price. If my math is right, I'm looking at about $2050 total. I would love to stay around this spot, with $2100 being about my max. If I could afford a Titan, I would, but unfortunately that's not in the cards right now.

Thanks again for your help on other threads that has helped me come up with this and I appreciate you all taking the time to read this. All questions, comments, concerns are welcome!

EDIT: Changed graphic card again. Changed case.
 
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Is it worth it to change out the stock fans from the case/radiator? If it's water cooled, is that many fans even necessary?
Answer:I think it is but that is just me it depends on your budget and what you are willing to pay. I really like what corsair offers with there SP line they have a twin pack of SP120's which you use on radiators for around 20 bucks I want to say in a dual pack. Otherwise the other fans I would suggest would be from noctua. but its really up to you if you are really trying to squeeze everything you can out of your waterblock and your cases cooling then it may be worth while to you to do so.

Does anyone know of any mobo chipset waterblocks for this build? I could not find any for the Z87.
Answer:I wouldn't run off and cool your chipset a lot of the things that your chipset does now is controlled by your cpu long gone are the days of south bridge and north bridge being the big deal. They are relatively not a factor much anymore. Which also makes it very easy to pick motherboards now because you are basically picking it on vrms and how sturdy they are.

Is it worth it to get This Graphics card Backplate?
Answer:Graphic card back plates are nice but not necessary no. They can help cool the card a little bit but also they can help level a card a little bit since a lot of the higher end cards are very heavy on a slot.

Am I missing anything? I mean ANYTHING? Wires, coolants, gels, screws, anything?
Answer:I personally would just go with distilled water. A lot of the coolants over time will create more issues then solve them. And you can always get UV tubing if you are after trying to get a certain look.

I already have screwdrivers. I already have a DVD drive in my current computer that I will be throwing into this new one.

There are links to multiple websites, as I'm trying to get the best price. If my math is right, I'm looking at about $2050 total. I would love to stay around this spot, with $2100 being about my max. If I could afford a Titan, I would, but unfortunately that's not in the cards right now.
Answer: Honestly, I feel like a GTX770 would be something you'd be interested in given the amount you are putting into your build and the fact you were looking at a GTX670 they aren't that far away in terms of pricing.

Thanks again for your help on other threads that has helped me come up with this and I appreciate you all taking the time to read this. All questions, comments, concerns are welcome!
 
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Thank you very much for taking the time to look at it. My biggest question is if it will all fit together. I'd hate to order it all and then realize it's incompatible. Thanks again, I appreciate it.
 
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Thank you for pointing this out to me. Any recommendations on a certain brand/make? Also, From what I can tell, all the GTX770's are 2g memory, whereas the GTX670 I had picked out was 4gb. The prices are about the same between the two, so is that 2gb loss worth it? I do see that the Core clock goes up about .1GHz though.
 
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There will be 4GB versions of the GTX770 I'm sure of that however if you are only really using one screen you will be just fine with a GTX770 and in fact even with higher resolutions I would say you should be fine as well.

The GTX770 is a very unique card in that its essentially a SUPED up GTX680. It's poised to beat out the 7970 GHZ edition at a cheaper price point.

Brand/manufacture: I personally would suggest EVGA a lot of the cards are of reference design there are a few aftermarket coolers from ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE for example however I think you are just fine with the reference card they seem to cool alright.

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here are 4 gigabyte models but again I don't think its a necessity at this point in time.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709+600451269+600007787&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=48&description=&hisInDesc=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&AdvancedSearch=1&srchInDesc=
 
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Thank you. I do use dual monitors, but the secondary monitor is just a small 17" I had laying around that I use for internet searching while gaming. Nothing too detailed going on there. Thanks for the advice, ill stick to the 2gb. Going with the GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB based on it having the highest core clock, and being the same price as the 670.

 
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Yea for the price I paid for my Gigabyte GTX670 you can get that card it just makes all the better sense. And the only reason why I could think of that you would want a 4 GB card was if you were spanning your games on multiple monitors or if you were playing games in 3D, essentially something intensive.
 
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