PC build review (including custom watercooling loop)

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Cameronstone7

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So ive finally put together my build, if someone could give me some feedback id greatly appreciate :)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£243.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£127.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£133.31 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£459.37 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case (£198.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Windows 8.1 pro Student (£50.00)
Total: £1437.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Watercooling parts


Radiator: Hardware lab GTX 420
Pump EK D5 x top variable -
CPU blockEk supremacy full nickel -
GPU blockEK FC980 nickel -
Reservouir EK X3 400 -
Fittings Primochill 10/13 revolver compress 10 pack -
Tubing Primochill Rigid 10/13 90cm x 2 -



my route i planned, not sure if its optimal or if there is anyway to improve?


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Overall if you could just give me some pointers on what to change :)



 
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Motopsychojdn
Ok, My best advice?
Seriously and take it from an experienced modder here, WAIT!
by all means prep the build and any parts of the loop you can, but if you need x amount of angled fittings to finish off, then don't fire up the loop until its done properly, I'm an avid proponent of working things out and making my own ways to do things, but if this is your first loop and you don't have the required back knowledge to avoid pitfalls, it may well end up being an expensive excercise, and I wouldn't want that for anyone :) work out your required/desired angle fitting needs and credit card them, payday loan or borrow off a mate or family member, but in Watercooling, you never, and I mean never jump the gun, its just not worth the risk
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I wouldn't go from the Gpu to the res, thats going to be some warm water you're putting into your delicate acrylic tube,
I'm not sure if EK's nickel blocks are reliable yet but they weren't a good option last time I looked (Year or two back) Otherwise a nicelooking loop, But when you post pics of the finished build, I'd better not see too many wires everywhere :)
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i brought all the parts last night, owing to me running out of budget i cant afford extra angle fittings so i have to do some serious D.I,Y to bend the tubing, challenge accepted, im going with a clean white/silver look with white led's :)

 
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Ok, My best advice?
Seriously and take it from an experienced modder here, WAIT!
by all means prep the build and any parts of the loop you can, but if you need x amount of angled fittings to finish off, then don't fire up the loop until its done properly, I'm an avid proponent of working things out and making my own ways to do things, but if this is your first loop and you don't have the required back knowledge to avoid pitfalls, it may well end up being an expensive excercise, and I wouldn't want that for anyone :) work out your required/desired angle fitting needs and credit card them, payday loan or borrow off a mate or family member, but in Watercooling, you never, and I mean never jump the gun, its just not worth the risk
Not trying to dissuade you at all, I really am here to help and advise as are the rest of the W/c/modders here, I just don't want to read another W/c blew my house up thread down the road :)
Incidentally have you been on the W/c sticky yet?
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its still doable since im using a heatgun and all, my freind is a plumber/computer enthusiast, what a great combo to build a watercool loop :)
 
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could you help me workout how many angle fittings i would need? and of what types i have no idea :p
 
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