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Motherboard: Asus Maximum Hero VIII
CPU: I7 6700K (OC)
GPU: GTX 980ti (SLI OC)
RAM: HyperX 4x4GB DDR4 2400mhz
Storage: SSD (haven't decided yet)
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Fully Modular 750W EVGA

This is by far the most expensive build I've ever built. My current build is probably worth an eighth or maybe even less. And with such a high price, comes great care. I am not sure how much cooling I need and if I should use reference or non-reference card (I've heard it depends on your case and motherboard). So what do you think? Also feel free do give advice about anything regarding my build (And yes I know the 6700K is overkill and is just marginally better than the 6600K).
 
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Very High Overclocking? Noctuda NH D15 or Nepton 120XL...
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Are you air cooling or water cooling?

Basically the cooler the better. When I build expensive rigs I always water cool, albeit not a necessity it's much better if your OCing.

Regards to your build it all seems ok, only changes I'd make is getting the corsair 780t case instead, more space for cooling and very easy to work on and maintain. And I would ditch the evga psu and pay a bit extra for a corsair AX series psu....only because my experience with evga psu's hasn't been pleasant. Maybe it was just my luck but would never buy them again.
 
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CPU:
Very High Overclocking? Noctuda NH D15 or Nepton 120XL
High Overclocking? DeepCool Lucifer
Mild ~ High Overclocking? Cryorig H7
Mild Overclocking? Hyper 212 Evo

GPU manufacturer/model tier list: http://biomtech.weebly.com/gpu-manufacturermodel-tier-list.html
Since you will be SLIing i would say go with the one with good cooling, MSI gaming.

GTX 980 Ti
Author's Recommendation: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti STRIX OC | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified


Tier 1
Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti STRIX OC
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1216 Mhz / Cooling: Direct CU III
Note: Outstanding Quality Components.

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1190 Mhz / Cooling: ACX 2.0+
Note: Outstanding Quality Components. Great Core Overclocking.

Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti Amp! Extreme
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1253 Mhz / Cooling: Triple 90mm IceStorm
Note: Must Register Product 14 Days After Purchase To Receive An Additional Year Of Warranty. Better VRAM Overclocking Than STRIX OC.

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti HYBRID
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1140 Mhz / Cooling: EVGA Hybrid
Note: Hose May Be Shorter Than Expected.

Tier 2

Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iChill
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1178 Mhz / Cooling: Accelero Hybrid S
Note: Takes Up 3 PCI Slots. Excellent Overclocking.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1190 Mhz / Cooling: WindForce 3X

MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G OC
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1178 Mhz / Cooling: Twin Frozr V
Note: Excellent Cooling.

Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti Amp! Omega
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1178 Mhz / Cooling: Triple 90mm IceStorm
Customer's Warning: Takes Up 3 PCI Slots

Tier 3

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SuperClocked+
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1102 Mhz / Cooling: ACX 2.0+

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC 6GD
Blackplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1102 Mhz / Cooling: WindForce 3X

Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti Amp!
Backplate: Yes / Base Clock: 1051 Mhz / Cooling: Triple 90mm IceStorm

Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC
Backplate: N/A / Base Clock: 1038 Mhz / Cooling: HerculeZ X3
 
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What liquid cooling solution should I choose? And how many fans can those cases support (750D and 780t)? What fans should I choose?
And about the gpus, non-reference SLI is fine with this build, then?
 
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On a 750d and atx notherboard, the non reference cards will perform better. The g1, twin frozr, and acx 2.0 are all good options without paying a huge premium. For sli 980 tis, you can't possible have too much CPU power. You should also consider the 5820k and x99 chipset for extra pcie lanes, more cache, and two extra cores.
 
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Okay guys, I thank you all for the help, but this topic is mainly about what cooling and no one has said how many fans my case (and the 780t) supports. And if someone could tell a good SSD for gaming, that would be great too.
 
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I basically already answered your question, unless you are going for very high overclocking a quality AIO liquid cooler would not be worth buying.

Also SSD's help with boot time or loading time however it will not give you any edge while you are in game.
 
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You just saved a lot of money, THANK YOU! I had no idea that SSDs didn't improve performance, hell they don`t even help with problems like delayed renderization (no idea why, but from what I researched they don't). I feel like an idiot I was gonna buy an Intel 750. I still want to reduce loading times, so what do you recommend?
Note: I don't wanna go overkill just for loading times
 
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SSD's help with:
1. Windows Boot Time
2. Map Load Time (Beggining Of A Round / Joining Server)
3. Anything else related to compressing, moving a lot of small files, etc.

Imagine SSD's as faster HDD's a better hardrives. However once you use SSD's many people can not go back to using HDD's as there game and system storage because windows boot time and file transfer, etc are a lot faster. It's like going to school on a car (takes 20 minutes) and if you stop using the SSD you need to walk to school which takes 40 minutes.

Honestly for game map loads, etc it does not affect you at all unless you are in a very competitive environment. Example would be when you want to join the server first (i do not know why anyone would want to do this...), rejoin the game fast so you do not get a cooldown or if you are on a competitive team and you need the map/server load edge.

Hard drives do not help with rendering...
Your build will be fine and load times will not be an issue, you may have to wait a bit longer compared to others when booting Windows especially if you have a lot of storage like me. SSD's are a premium, you can decide to purchase it or not, won't make a huge difference in gaming but SSD's are getting cheap so it's a good investment.

I would recommend the Samsung 850 or 840 Evo
 
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