Build Advice and Help with Parts

LegendOz

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Hi TomsHardware Peeps,

I'm assembling a desktop (price not being an issue) and these are the parts I've picked so far!

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/chipsets/desktop-chipsets/z270.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/i7-processor-extreme-edition/i7-6950x.html
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/titan-x-pascal/
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/obsidian-series-900d-super-tower-case
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/dominator-platinum-se-32gb-2-x-16gb-ddr4-dram-3200mhz-c14-memory-kit-chrome-cmd32gx4m2c3200c14c
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-h115i-280mm-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-hg10-n980-gpu-liquid-cooling-bracket
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/ax1500i-digital-atx-power-supply-1500-watt-fully-modular-psu
http://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-960-pro-m-2-2tb-mz-v6p2t0bw/

Am I forgetting any important parts? [apart from monitor, keyboard, speakers and mouse?]
I'd highly appreciate advice and constructive criticism

Thanks,
Legend
 
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First of all, you still haven't added the other water coolers for the GPUs. The hybrid water cooler does not actually come with a water cooler. You have to get a separate water cooler for each of those kits.

The board you picked only has one M.2 slot. In order to add a second SSD, you'll either need to use a PCIe to M.2 adapter, a PCIe SSD, or use a SATA SSD.

There's also the Intel 750, which uses the extremely uncommon SATA express connector, or the U.2 connector.

To my knowledge, you won't be able to run M.2, PCIe, SATA express, or U.2 SSDs in RAID. You wouldn't want to either, as that would increase latency and reduce QD1 performance. Also, if you wanted to use that SSD as a hot-swap drive, then be aware that this is impossible...
From the top:

The first item you indicate is a chipset. You do not buy a chipset, you buy a motherboard. The motherboard has a chipset soldered to it.

The second item you indicate is a processor which is not compatible with the chipset you mention. The i7-6950X requires the x99 chipset (assuming you don't want a server chipset).

The third item you indicate is a graphics card, the Titan X. Solid performer, but not much better than some models half the price.

The fourth item you indicate is a good case. No problems here.

Fifth is a good RAM set, but it's dual channel. If you want the i7-6950X, you should get a quad-channel kit. If you want the Z270 chipset, it's a good choice, though.

Sixth is a good CPU cooler. No problems here.

[strike]Seventh is a graphics card, the GTX 980. This is pointless if you're also getting item 3, as it does the same thing, but the Titan X is much faster. The two do not work together for all but a few very obscure cases.[/strike]
Sorry, this is a GPU cooling kit, which IS compatible with the Titan X. My mistake.

Eighth is a PSU that is entirely excessive for the build. You only need 850 watts for the build I think you're getting at.

Ninth is solid choice for an SSD, assuming you get a motherboard that supports the M.2 interface.

You will need a motherboard, which is not in the list.

I think you meant to ask about a build like this, correct?:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vcVKxY
 
First of all, you still haven't added the other water coolers for the GPUs. The hybrid water cooler does not actually come with a water cooler. You have to get a separate water cooler for each of those kits.

The board you picked only has one M.2 slot. In order to add a second SSD, you'll either need to use a PCIe to M.2 adapter, a PCIe SSD, or use a SATA SSD.

There's also the Intel 750, which uses the extremely uncommon SATA express connector, or the U.2 connector.

To my knowledge, you won't be able to run M.2, PCIe, SATA express, or U.2 SSDs in RAID. You wouldn't want to either, as that would increase latency and reduce QD1 performance. Also, if you wanted to use that SSD as a hot-swap drive, then be aware that this is impossible with any of those types of SSDs. If you get a RAID card that supports hot-swapping, you could set up some SATA or SAS drives in the hot swap bays of that case.

Regarding fans, the ones you have picked out won't be ideal for that build. If you want the fans to match throughout the build, and you want all available fan slots filled, you're looking at 15 fans if you set the coolers up in push or pull configuration, or 17 fans if you want to use a push/pull setup. Note that a push/pull setup does not benefit that cooler at all.

Also, you'll want to get a real quad-channel kit. The dual channel kits are only verified to work in a dual-channel setup.

Here is an updated parts list with the cooling requirements met, and the RAM kit corrected. You might have a hard time getting everything to fit nicely, but it'll work. You still need to decide on what you want to do with the SSDs, though.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PXTfCy
 
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GVoniatis

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Your basically building 95% the same build I have setup during Christmas.

I was in the same position as you and was looking at exactly the same components as you but slowly changed them till I came to my final build. I'll tell you mine and then why I downgraded or changed items.

Corsair Obsidian 900d
Intel 6900k
Titan X Pasal
Asus x99 Deluxe ii with the sound card from the Rampage V edition 10
Corsair dominator premium 3000 4x16gb
Samsung 960 Pro 512gb
Intel 750 400gb
2x ironwolf 8tb
9x corsair 120mm magnetic levitation
4x corsair 140mm magnetic levitation
Corsair ax1500i
Air cooled the processor with the Noctua d15s.
Leds hard drives and 5.25 bays are not relevant so won't list the rest.

Firstly I didn't go for the 6950x because the performance increase is totally pointless. It's such a small increase that it's honestly not worth the money.

I picked the deluxe rather than the ramange because it's a more stable motherboard that's easier to use. The rampage is temperamental! Needs to be constantly soothed! Also the deluxe ii has both a pcie card for an extra m2 and a card to support thunderbolt 3!

I did get someone who custom watercooled a rampage to sell me there sound card... that card is amazing!

Ram I went with 3000 as they are reviewed to be the most table with the x99 motherboards.

Power supply, your spot on that's totally worth it for efficiently.

Forget about raid on a moba! If you want a raid then get a sas card.. asus motherboards for raid are unstable at best.

The 1080ti kicks the titan to the curb so yes get 2 Ti... im crying I didn't wait for them.

Water cooler AIO for the TI isn't out yet and the one you picked will not work. The TI is based on the same PCB as the Titan not the 1080 or 1070.

Fans you picked are fine. I needed more airflow that's why I used the ML fans. It does make it a little louder though.

Water cooling this system with AIO is totally pointless. If your going to the effort to build this system either air cool it as it's about 90% the same performance as an AIO or custom water cool it as I will do once I switch workstation and this downgrades to only a gaming pc.

Reason for both the 750 and 960 is that once is for gaming OS and the other for Work OS. The workstation runs as a duel boot.

The case is quite good but the plexiglass does tend to get scratched very easily and the paint is very thin and chips like crazy. Also the rubbers under the case for vibrations don't work so changed them.

As for screen wait for the ROG Swift PG27UQ. It's what I'm waiting for and its totally worth waiting.

Hope all this helps. Have a fun build!