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Alright. Thanks, guys, I'll take this new information into consideration.

I'm rather confused about positive air pressure, negative pressure and balanced air pressure. Sometimes I see builds where the person has 3 120mm fans at the front, a dual 140mm rad with the appropriate fans installed, with only a single static pressure 140mm fan in the rear acting as an exhaust fan. That seems to be a build with a LOT of positive air pressure. But I also see opposite, and it seems to be pretty hard to have a balanced air pressure. I just need some clarification on what's acceptable within the world of air pressure in a case for optimal performance. Thanks.

I was looking at other AIO CPU water coolers and I found the totally badass Swiftech H220-X. Since this is like a hybrid between an AIO and a custom loop, would I have to purge the liquid bi yearly, if I use the stock liquid?

Thanks for the input and replies, guys. I'll seriously consider the enthoo pro and I'll visit the topic you linked. And thank you guys for actually editing my plan and taking the time out of your day just to help me. Thanks.

Thanks for the fast reply! I'm mainly worried about dust build up.

I'm considering doing a build in the NZXT H440 and I need some help with the air flow. I have made a little edited picture of what I think would work and I've included all the info of my rads, fans, GPU, and CPU. EDIT: I just realized I meant the Kraken x31 for the GPU.

I need a little help with my upcoming build, Project Jager. I've done a couple months worth of research and planning and I was able to come up with what I currently have here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/DeathIsOverRated/saved/nJX323 This build is obviously geared towards gaming, specifically today's triple a titles and upcoming demanding games like The Witcher 3. However, I need to shave off a hundred dollars or so and that's where I need help. I don't want to limit the performance this beast will produce, so I would really prefer that the CPU and GPUs are left untouched, but if you somehow find a more cost effective product that won't hinder the performance, I would love to hear it. Thank you for any input or help provided!

I was considering that, but I figured that an SLI setup of two Strix 970s would be slightly better than 1 Strix 980, but in 1080p. For higher resolutions, I saw that there was a larger gap between the framerates that two 970s produced and the framerates that came out of the 980. The monitor that I will buy for this project will eventually become the second monitor in my setup, when I can actually afford a 144hz 1440p monitor, or better yet, a 4K monitor. EDIT: I also have a question; I found this custom water cooling kit that is about 44 dollars more than the Kraken: http://www.aquatuning.us/water-cooling/kits-und-systems/internal-kits/13669/alphacool-nexxxos-cool-answer-240-lt/st-kit?c=6459 Would this be a more effective CPU cooler than the Kraken? I remember watching a JayzTwoCents video about the kit and from what it looked like, the results were pretty dang good. I have another question; what if I have 2 separate loops in my system, one for my CPU and one for my GPUs? Would it just be too pricey and inefficient than a single loop?

Project Jager is going to be an awesome one. I'm currently upgrading from a laptop because I decided I wanted more. I wanted a more powerful CPU, I wanted more powerful GPUs, I wanted a smoother experience. So, I set out into the frontier of building a PC. The budget that I decided on was <2500 USD. I made a list of parts found here. As you can see from that list, the price tops out at just over 2500 USD, with everything on it, including my monitor of choice and peripherals. You can also pick up that this build is geared toward gaming, specifically newer and upcoming games like AC Unity and The Witcher 3. Here is also the full list, right here on this post: CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Quad-Core @ 4.0GHz stock - I originally went with the i5-4670K, but I decided on the i7-4790K specifically because of its hyperthreading, which upcoming games will most likely utilize, giving the i7-4790K a significant advantage over the i5-4670K in the future. CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x61 - I will be overclocking the i7-4790K to at least 4.5GHz, so I wanted a kick ass cooling system to keep the CPU within reasonable temperatures, hence the Kraken. My other options were Corsair's H100i or a custom water loop. I will get to the second option down below as it still is very interesting to me. Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 - This is a pretty straightforward decision. It's simply a better thermal compound to use on your CPU and cooling system than a stock paste. Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero - This motherboard is pretty beastly looking and performs really good. Well, according to the multiple reviews I've read and watched. The BIOS on it also looks very professional and easy to use. Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) - 16 gigs of RAM with seemingly good customer reviews. SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD - I had a tough time choosing a SSD because I'm not all that familiar with them, so I looked around the internet and decided to go for this one because of its good reputation and price. Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - I don't need a large internal hard drive because I bought an external one that holds 1TB of data and I still haven't used it. Video Cards: 2 Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIXs - I looked around the vast internet for benchmarks for a single and SLI set up for these cards and I found that they perform really dang good, for their price and power consumption. Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case - My original case that I was going to go for was the NZXT H440, but then I came to my senses and realized that my setup probably would feel very cramped and constricted in that case, so I went for the Corsair 750D. I also read up that this case is very good for custom water cooling, which I am interested in. For the time being, I will use the Kraken x61, but probably by Fall of 2015 I want to start to upgrade my cooling system to a custom loop, which is why I chose this case. Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-modular ATX Power Supply - After I completed my list of the PC, PCPartPicker calculated that my estimated wattage would be at around 500W. However, this is assuming that I'll run the CPU and GPUs stock and with minimal USB devices hooked up, so I went to multiple online wattage calculators and found that my wattage from that would be much higher than the initial 500W. From there, I decided to up the wattage of my power supply from 600W to 760W. I'm still unsure about this, so I would like to know your guys' input. OS: Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) - I decided to budget myself on this and choose the standard OEM version because I generally don't have problems with Windows that require me to give Microsoft a call. Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor - I didn't have enough spending money to go for a 1440p monitor, so I went with this one. Based on its reviews and price, it seems like a good option for a gaming monitor. Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma - It was either this or the Corsair K70. I opted for the Chroma because of its easy to use software and sound. I know it's not a reasonable selling point, but I just like the sound of the Chroma much better. Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma - I wanted an ergonomic and customizable mouse that would fit with my build's theme and aesthetic, so I chose the Razer DeathAdder Chroma. There you have it. A full list of my build and why I chose the products I chose. Note: I HAVE NOT PURCHASED ANY OF THESE ITEMS I just made a list of potential items that would go into my PC, which again has a budget of 2500 USD. I would love to hear your input and what you like about it, dislike about it, and what you would change in it.