Stumped on new rig direction - Opinions appreciated

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I've been an avid gamer for years and have dabbled in PC repair, I'm comfortable with building an air cooled PC, but for this new rig, I want more...

I've been stumped the last couple of days on whether or not I should spend the money on a liquid cooled Origin system or build my own with a simple Corsair H100i.

I'm looking to spend $2400-$3000, I'm not interested in AVAdirect or cyberpower PC. I want a Z87 based system, GTX 780 GPU with an i5 4670k or i7 4770k, and 16GB of 1600mhz ram (like 1600mhz for OCing with the Haswell). The rest is up for grabs, but want higher quality Mobo.

So opinions would be really appreciated. Do I spring the full amount+ and go with Origin. Or do I man up and build my own and figure out how to install the H100i? Full build suggestions are really welcomed.


 
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Imo, always build your own. Getting a monster CPU ensures you can carry it into the future. Most new demanding games utilize from 2-4 cores. Why not 12? I picked out a PC that can be relevant for at least 4 years playing games on insane resolutions and is also a very powerful computing pc for video work.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1JDjT

That would be a monster system at $2700 I think. Though it doesn't include your HDD or SSD or case. But those are usually carried over from your last rig.

Also, I made the vendors for parts and retailers match up as best as possible, because let's face it... something can go wrong. I've been lucky to never have to RMA something or call for warranty work, but the less people you have to deal with the...
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I'm going to say , if you've dabbled in P.C repair and built with an air cooled aftermarket cooler ... there is REALLY not a huge difference between air coolers and this type of closed loop liquid system.

If you were going the whole hog and using a dedicated self build liquid system then yes i would suggest you looking for assistance but these closed ones such as the h60 , h40 and the big h100 have a back plate which fits on the backside of the motherboard and then a retention ring which allows the cooling block to screw down onto the mobo's socket

The radiator then screws up on to the pc case fan for exhaust drawing the hot air out

have a look here for more info and a vid but its really much easier than you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hH5H0tfMSI
 
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Imo, always build your own. Getting a monster CPU ensures you can carry it into the future. Most new demanding games utilize from 2-4 cores. Why not 12? I picked out a PC that can be relevant for at least 4 years playing games on insane resolutions and is also a very powerful computing pc for video work.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1JDjT

That would be a monster system at $2700 I think. Though it doesn't include your HDD or SSD or case. But those are usually carried over from your last rig.

Also, I made the vendors for parts and retailers match up as best as possible, because let's face it... something can go wrong. I've been lucky to never have to RMA something or call for warranty work, but the less people you have to deal with the better.

Hope this helps.
 
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