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Hello everyone. I've been following Linus on Youtube for some time now and I've decided to join the forums to get feedback about my first gaming computer build. I have read extensively and consider myself a "theoretical veteran" on tech and other topics. Next year I am moving out and I will be able to afford my desired system. I am ready to make adjustments and changes if need be. All constructive criticism welcome. Alright onto the system.

 

ROG Mini-Itx Watercooled Gaming Rig

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Main Components

 

Motherboard - Asus Maximus VII Impact Mini-itx

RAM - Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb (2x8) 1866Mhz Black

GPU - Asus GeForce GTX 980 4gb

PSU - Bitfenix Fury Gold 550w

CPU -  Now guys here I need some help choosing. The choices are:

Intel "Pentium K" Anniversary Edition G3258 - This was my first consideration. It overclocks like mad. Its cheap. And it can perform almost (and sometimes) as well as the other two contenders. I really want to go this one if there is not that much of a gain overclocked with the other two. (now considering i5)

Intel Core i5 4690k Devils Canyon - This is a step up from the G3258 as its a quad core. I would be willing to make this leap if it meant better price/performance. Ofc overclocking is a must.

Intel Core i7 4790k Devils Canyon - The best. Again is it worth price/performance vs the i5 or G3258. I expect the GTX 980 to carry most of the load in the games I play and as much as I am spending on this build I still wish to save those pennies.

 

Peripherals

 

Mouse - Steelseries Sensei Raw Rubberized Black + SteelSeries Glide Replacement Teflon Mouse Feet 

Keyboard - Steelseries Apex Raw Illuminated

Headphones - Steelseries Siberia Elite Black

Monitor - Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27in 144Hz G-Sync

Mousepad - Artisan Hayate Mid Large Black

 

Misc

 

SSD - Intel 730 Series 480gb

HDD - Western Digital 750gb Black 2.5in

OS - Windows 8.1 64bit

Case - Bitfenix Phenom Mini-itx Black

Modem Router - D-Link DSL-2890AL Black

Ecable - Alogic Cat6a shielded

Fan splitter - Bitfenix Sleeved Molex to 3x3pin 12v cable Black

 

Watercooling

 

CPU Waterblock - EK Supremacy EVO Acetal Nickel

VGA Waterblock - EK Full Cover VGA Block EK-FC980 GTX Acetal Nickel

VGA Backplate - EK EK-FC980 GTX Backplate Black - Still waiting for this to arrive in store.

Fittings - 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fitting Black

Reservoir - EK RES X3 110 Reservoir

Pump + Accessories -

EK D5 Vario 12 DC Pump

EK D5 X-TOP CSQ - Acetal 

EK D5 Cover Kit Black Acetal

Phanteks Pump Bracket

Plugs - 6x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug Black

Radiators - XSPC EX240, XSPC EX140

Tubing -  PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Red 1/2ID 3/4OD 3m

Fans - 1x Bitfenix Spectre Pro Red Led 140mm, 4x Bitfenix Spectre Pro Red Led 120mm

 

There you go. A bit overkill but it's what I desire. If you wish to know how the watercooling setup is going to look, observe figure 1 attached below. The order is Res - Pump - CPU - 140mm - VGA - 240mm - Res [repeat].

 

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Regards,

Sobaka

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You'll want the i5. IDK how a GTX 980 would perform if it was using a Pentium K

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Well if you're going all out, get the 4790k. As for the headphones and keyboard, you might want to take a look at ducky and corsair for the keyboard and ask in the audio thread of a better headphones(There's better headphones at that price range).

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If your going for a build like this i would say get an i5

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One makes you broke, the other you can get more of and have a midnight snack from the fridge when hungry again. Once you go Nvidia, you go broked, turn into an Elitist, or get the incorrect amount of VRAM.


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Don't get a Pentium with this build, I would say that the i5 is a minimum.

If you are just gaming the i5 will be perfect however if you are doing a lot of video editing as well the i7 will be a worthwhile investment :)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

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Leaning towards i5 now. As for the other stuff I really want to keep to the colour theme of red and black and I really like the Apex Raw. I have tried many different cherry/mech keyboards owned by friends but I just don't like the feel of it. I also want to reasonably keep within certain number of brands. I don't want each individual part to be a different brand.

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Steelseries Sensei is pretty good, I have COD version for almost 1 year and the switches is still like new(I play every weekend @12 hours a day)

and for keyboard and headset I dont recommend you go with SS, they looks cool but  with same budget you can get a audiopile headphones and a mod mic review from linus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVFKbVPTdG8

but you wont get the 16.8 Million of color on your headset though

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