AEkitus

Scratch and Dent open box at 50% off ended up being cheaper than the 3200 I was going to get.

Due to a kitty exploring my water loop I have been forced to start this build early. The primary purpose of this build is to have fun and maybe stream at some point. Some of the parts including the case, GUP's and water-cooling I am reusing and will upgrade later on in the year if I can get my military disability claim approved. Although the Core P5 is an open case with plenty of room for building there are some issues. E-ATX motherboards cover the cable pass-through ports I have included a photo for reference. My first thought is to get a sheet of Lexan to cover up all the old holes and make a new layout on the Lexan which should make for a clean look and decrease the flex that the P5 suffers from. However, I am open to advise on alternatives that a novice can tackle. I am still waiting for some parts to get in so it will be a few weeks before I will be able to start so I have plenty of time to plan out the case mod. As the tag implies, this build would not be happening if Linus would have put a warning about bad kitties and open frame cases in his water cooling vids. All kidding aside a big thank you to Liuns and Paul for all the tips and how too's Parts List CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME EATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-4133 Memory CL 17 Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 860 Pro 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2X 2-Way SLI) Power Supply: Corsair - Professional 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Custom PCU CableMod Cable Kit https://store.cablemod.com/configurator#cfgload:5c4bb941eb5d48.43885400 Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (4X) 120mm Fans Push Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (4X) 120mm Fans Pull Case: Thermaltake Core P5 Misc Parts: EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal Water Block EK-FC980 GTX Ti WF3 - Acetal+Nickel Water Block (2X) EK-FC980 GTX Ti WF3 Backplate - Black (2X) EK-RES X3 400 Reservoir EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM - (incl. pump) EK-CoolStream XE 480 (Quad) Radiator Other Misc. Parts: $250.00 Total: $5436.45

Most of it I already have just an upgrade on the Motherboard and chip. Moving off the 6900K platform I currently have.

Because it will be some time next year before I can afford the 2 1080 ti's, I have decided to use the 980 ti out of my old machine just so I can get going on the build. Other then that I hope I have made a good choice on parts here because this project needs to happen. With that, thank you Linus for all the tips, information, and how too's, wish me luck on my first water cooled build, so here hold my beer I got this. Boondoggle Hacks (Parts List) Motherboard :ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX CPU :Intel Core i9-7900X RAM :CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 GPU :GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980Ti 6GB G1 Gaming OC Edition SSD :SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III M.2 :SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe PCI-Express (2X) PSU :CORSAIR HXi Series HX1200i 1200W 80 PLUS PLATINUM Storage Drives :Network OS :Windows 10 Home 64 Case :Thermaltake Core P5 Cooling MB/CPU WaterBlock :EK-FB ASUS ROG R6E RGB Monoblock - Acetal+Nickel GPU WaterBlock :EK-FC980 GTX Ti WF3 Acetal+Nickel GPU Backplate :EK-FC980 GTX Ti WF3 Backplate Black RAM WaterBlock :EK-RAM Monarch X2 - Acetal+Nickel (2X) RAM Heatsink :EK-RAM Monarch Module Black (2pcs) (2X) Pump :EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM Reservoir :EK-RES X3 400 w/ EK-RES X3 Multiport TOP Radiator :EK-CoolStream XE 480 Fans :Corsair SP120 120mm PWM Quiet Edition High Static Pressure Fan Internal Tube :EK-RES X3 12/16 140mm Pump Bracket :EK-UNI (120mm FAN) Vertical Fittings :EK-HDC 16mm G1/4 Purple (14X) T-Splitter :EK-AF 3F G1/4 Black Extender :EK-AF 20mm M-M G1/4 Black Extender :EK-AF 12mm M-M G1/4 Black Ball Valve :EK-AF 10mm G1/4 Black Tube :EK-HD PETG 12/16mm 500mm (2pcs) (4X)