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Hello,
I have a new rig that i plan on building soon.
It will be using IB-E and most likely will be my last build for a little while, unfortunately i was always terrible at judging PSU's and commonly went with overkill. I was hoping to have a little help on choosing a PSU that wont kill my wallet (again).
This build will be progressive, i plan on adding parts that are not seriously required over time. However i am planning on keeping a PSU that will handle this Rig when its maxed out.
Parts
CPU: i7-4820K (later may upgrade to a 4930K at some point, please keep this in mind)
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4
GPU: MSI R9 280X (x2)
RAM: Corsair Vengance 8Gb DDR3 1866 (x4)
HDD: Seagate Blue 1TB 7200RPM (x3)
SSD: Crucial 120GB M500
ODD: ASUS Blue Ray
Fans: NZXT Red LED Fans. 120mm (x5), 140mm (x2), 200mm (x2)
LED Lighting System: NZXT Sleeved Lighting Kit (2 Meter)
I intend on using water cooling at some point. So it would also have to accommodate a pump that would be able to reach 2 Radiators and go to both GPUs and the CPU. This addition will be FAR into the future however. Though it is likely i will be using Lamptron FC5 V3 Controllers in the near future.
This PSU must be modular and must be able to support
Also i was wondering, this will be my first build housing a SSD. I have never worked with them before so i am a bit curious as to use the SSD to boot my OS (windows 8) from it and could i still preform SSD caching at the same time?
Another thing i will be going with will be Cable Sleeving. I intend on making this the most glorious looking rig i have ever made. I have practiced my Cable Management to the point where i have it to a very precise science (that is why i want a modular PSU). However i am not a total professional at sleeving cables, but i have had some experience from my vast workings of electronics. I would like to know if anyone has any good tips for it? I intend on using MDPC sleeve and heatshrink.
All of this mess will be crammed into a XigamaTek Elysium using a Black and Red color scheme (i know, absolutely original color scheme for a computer). I may spray paint some things to match it. The odds of me re-painting the mobo is highly unlikely (it is Black/Gray) but i might take a small paintbrush to some of the components that are more accessible and unnecessary and not in tight spaces. But i dont even know a good paint to use for things like that.
I know this is ALOT to read and take in. But I'm doing alot of new firsts for this Rig and i intend on letting this one sit next to my desk. And will likely be my last build for a long time so i want to make it big, powerful, and pretty. However, I want to do this without killing my budget; I will be doing this build gradually like i said.
Thanks and Happy Building to all of you.
~LC
I have a new rig that i plan on building soon.
It will be using IB-E and most likely will be my last build for a little while, unfortunately i was always terrible at judging PSU's and commonly went with overkill. I was hoping to have a little help on choosing a PSU that wont kill my wallet (again).
This build will be progressive, i plan on adding parts that are not seriously required over time. However i am planning on keeping a PSU that will handle this Rig when its maxed out.
Parts
CPU: i7-4820K (later may upgrade to a 4930K at some point, please keep this in mind)
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4
GPU: MSI R9 280X (x2)
RAM: Corsair Vengance 8Gb DDR3 1866 (x4)
HDD: Seagate Blue 1TB 7200RPM (x3)
SSD: Crucial 120GB M500
ODD: ASUS Blue Ray
Fans: NZXT Red LED Fans. 120mm (x5), 140mm (x2), 200mm (x2)
LED Lighting System: NZXT Sleeved Lighting Kit (2 Meter)
I intend on using water cooling at some point. So it would also have to accommodate a pump that would be able to reach 2 Radiators and go to both GPUs and the CPU. This addition will be FAR into the future however. Though it is likely i will be using Lamptron FC5 V3 Controllers in the near future.
This PSU must be modular and must be able to support
Also i was wondering, this will be my first build housing a SSD. I have never worked with them before so i am a bit curious as to use the SSD to boot my OS (windows 8) from it and could i still preform SSD caching at the same time?
Another thing i will be going with will be Cable Sleeving. I intend on making this the most glorious looking rig i have ever made. I have practiced my Cable Management to the point where i have it to a very precise science (that is why i want a modular PSU). However i am not a total professional at sleeving cables, but i have had some experience from my vast workings of electronics. I would like to know if anyone has any good tips for it? I intend on using MDPC sleeve and heatshrink.
All of this mess will be crammed into a XigamaTek Elysium using a Black and Red color scheme (i know, absolutely original color scheme for a computer). I may spray paint some things to match it. The odds of me re-painting the mobo is highly unlikely (it is Black/Gray) but i might take a small paintbrush to some of the components that are more accessible and unnecessary and not in tight spaces. But i dont even know a good paint to use for things like that.
I know this is ALOT to read and take in. But I'm doing alot of new firsts for this Rig and i intend on letting this one sit next to my desk. And will likely be my last build for a long time so i want to make it big, powerful, and pretty. However, I want to do this without killing my budget; I will be doing this build gradually like i said.
Thanks and Happy Building to all of you.
~LC
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