About to buy parts for new build (<72 hours)

Nuclear101 · Oct 28, 2013

Hi all,

I am currently about to assemble a new system that is fully watercooled, so are there any recommendations that I change beforehand?

i7-4770k
Asus Maximus VI Formula
Corsair Vengance Pro Ddr3-1600 4x4Gb
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB
Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB x2
EVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper
Corsair 750D
Corsair AX760i

Water cooling gear:
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/cpu-blocks/supremacy/ek-supremacy-acetal-nickel.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/radiators-fans-accessories/radiators/ek-coolstream-pe-360-triple.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-rad-xtc-280.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/reservoirs-and-acc/reservoirs/ek-res-x3-series/ek-res-x3-250.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/pumps-and-accessories/pumps/ek-d5-series-pump/ek-d5-vario-x-top-plexi-incl-pump.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/accessories/fittings/compression-fittings/for-13-19mm-1-2-3-4-tubing/ek-csq-fitting-13-19mm-g1-4-black.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/accessories/fittings/adapter-fittings/ek-csq-adapter-90-g1-4-black.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/accessories/tubing/13-19mm-1-2-3-4-tubing/tube-primochill-primoflextm-advanced-lrttm-19-1-12-7-mm-bloodshed-red-retail-3m.html

I do have a question about the motherboard waterblock:

I have seen that ASUS has coated their aluminum waterblock to prevent galvanic corrosion, but how durable and long will that last? Everything else in my loop is either copper or nickel.

Thanks,

Nuclear101

DarkSable · Oct 28, 2013

The 780 Hydro Copper is $800. A normal 780 is going to be $500 come morning, and a waterblock is only $120.

Also. An i7 gives you NO benefit over an i5 for gaming, and I'd much rather have a normal motherboard instead of a gimmicky board that has an aluminium waterblock that's going to restrict flow quite a lot.

You don't need a 750w power supply, get a better one and buy a seasonic x-650.

You will probably get a lot better prices on watercooling parts at frozencpu.com

Putting SSDs in raid is a HORRIBLE idea; it gives very very little benefit and twice the chance of losing all your data, especially when larger SSDs are faster. Just buy a 256GB drive - I suggest the evo over the pro, but it's up to you.

Why do you list two power supplies?

Oh, and if you're just gaming, then there's absolutely ZERO need for 16GB of ram. 8GB is enough to simultaneously run battlefield 3, photoshop, AND 30 tabs in chrome, with more than plenty spare left over.

envy14tpe · Oct 28, 2013

Make sure you wait for the 780 price drop. It's a huge savings.

Instead of 2x128gb SSDs is get one 180gb ire 250Gbps.

Nuclear101 · Oct 28, 2013

DarkSable :

The 780 Hydro Copper is $800. A normal 780 is going to be $500 come morning, and a waterblock is only $120.

Also. An i7 gives you NO benefit over an i5 for gaming, and I'd much rather have a normal motherboard instead of a gimmicky board that has an aluminium waterblock that's going to restrict flow quite a lot.

You don't need a 750w power supply, get a better one and buy a seasonic x-650.

You will probably get a lot better prices on watercooling parts at frozencpu.com

Putting SSDs in raid is a HORRIBLE idea; it gives very very little benefit and twice the chance of losing all your data, especially when larger SSDs are faster. Just buy a 256GB drive - I suggest the evo over the pro, but it's up to you.

Why do you list two power supplies?

Oh, and if you're just gaming, then there's absolutely ZERO need for 16GB of ram. 8GB is enough to simultaneously run battlefield 3, photoshop, AND 30 tabs in chrome, with more than plenty spare left over.

I'm also doing video editing and 3d vectoring. But I'll take your advice for a GTX 780 and waterblock. So thanks

Nuclear101 · Oct 30, 2013

DarkSable :

Will installing a custom waterblock void the GPU warranty? On this site it says it won't: http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=57720 but I don't want to lose 500+ USD of GPU.

Marcopolo123 · Oct 30, 2013

If its from evga you dont have to worry. Thats for sure.

The asus hero would be plenty.
Formula kinda overpowered.

For psu, xfx 750w/850w gold certified, fully modular with sleeved cables, only ~90-120$, good psu. Dont know if you want to add a second card.

For case the phantek primo is very very good overall, especially for watercooling. For what it offers a good price.

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