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These look great! Totally less awkward looking than just tubes through a grommet lol. Could you explain the concept up a part in the loop to let air in? I’m very new to water cooling. Would I just be able to have a part of the loop near the top to let air in?

Hi, I’m planning a loop so far and I really want to have some of the hardline tubing for my loop go through the rubber grommets in the case into the back (mostly for ease of maintenance). Do I need special fittings for such a thing or am I just going to shove my tubing through the case? For reference my case is the Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic

Do you have any brand of glass wax that you prefer?

I just got the lian li pc-o11 case and either through shipping (or me messing up) I have teeny scratches on it. Google says toothpaste can buff it out but idk about that. Suggestions? Side note, what do you all use to clean your tempered glass panels?

I guess you’re right haha. But I’ll do some stress tests to see if there are any significant problems and return it if there are. That seems like the idea. Thank you and everyone else!

Hi everyone! The micro center near me has a real good open box deal on a i9-9700k. It’s like $336 with manufacturer warranty and microcenter’s 15 day return policy (which is very good from what I’ve read/heard). Is there any reliable way of testing it to check for red flags? If anything I might consider adding micro center’s two year warranty on it (which is only $25 so still cheaper than their brand new price).

Makes sense to me. I play also play overwatch so this was really good to know. Thanks!

That is totally fair. I updated the original post but the cost difference between 100hz or higher is anywhere from $100-$300 dollars. Could you elaborate more about that "what you can see" part?

Has anyone went from a 100hz monitor to a 144hz monitor before? I'm currently on a 75hz monitor and looking to upgrade. Is the difference worth the price? EDIT: The monitors I'm looking at are ultra wide monitors and the difference between 100hz and 144hz is about $100-$200 dollars

For used, as long as the original packaging is there I should be able to claim warranty in most cases right?

Ahhh okay. I didn’t realize the 8700k was enough for even the RTX 2080 Ti. Sucks that the gpu GPU investment is going to be a few hundred dollars more but it’s better than downgrading the cpu imo.

I feel like a 1070 ti doesn’t really match the performance I want for the total price of the build ($1700 ish range). That’s a fair point. Do you think it’s a little unbalanced with an 8700k and a 2070/1080? The graphic card is probably what I’m purchasing last, so I don’t mind saving up to go the whole nine yards.

So I’m planning out my new build and found that these two different cards are pretty close to each other in terms of price. I haven’t seen a whole bunch of data but from what I’ve gathered the RTX 2070 is just slightly ahead in terms of gaming benchmarks (but correct me if I’m wrong). I’m planning on using an 8700k while gaming at 1440p. I do some video editing in the side, but my computer usage is mostly gaming. Which do you all think will be a better option?

Could you elaborate on that more? I don’t quite understand. EDIT: I’m not very knowledgeable on pc hardware, so I’m a little lost in what that means.

Ugh I wish the nzxt board was actually worth the price tag. Guess I’ll stick with that asus board.

Just like the title says, I’m looking for a white motherboard that’s comparable with the i7 8700k. Bonus points if intel optane is comparable with it.

I'm building a new pc with the I7 8700K and I was wondering which motherboard would be best for me? I've never overclocked before but I might be looking to since I plan on streaming in the future. I was originally looking at the MSI MPG z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC but I don't know if it's worth buying a z390 or z370 for me.

Okay! I think a 2TB HDD with the 500GB SSD should be plenty. I'm most likely going to be waiting for holiday sales to get the PC. In terms of a Z390 board do you have any advice on picking a board?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $379.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler $46.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $209.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $154.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $79.78 @ OutletPC Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card $499.00 @ B&H Case Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.89 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1642.51 Mail-in rebates -$15.00 Total $1627.51 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-12 18:58 EDT-0400 This is the new build with the great advice I got from everyone. My only questions would be if the cooler would be sufficient for the 8700K and if there's any other glaring issues?

Actually I didn't even realize that it was showing the 3GB version on pc partpicker. I've edited it now to show the 6GB card I was looking to get. I actually like the changes you've suggested! I might not stick with the case you've suggested but making room in the budget for the 1080 sounds like a great idea! I haven't built the PC yet, but I'll look to get another HDD. If i'm not mistaken I have that same SSD on the build?

Do I need to get another identical drive to use for raid 1?

Do you think this will cause any issues?

I haven't actually put any thought into backup yet. Any suggestions?

Hi everyone! This will be my second build ever (and first time with Intel). 1. Budget & Location I have about $1600 USD and I live in the US. An extra $100 wouldn't break the bank though 2. Aim I'm going to be using this mostly for gaming, but some video/photo editing on the side as well. 3. Monitors I have a 1080p monitor with a 75hz refresh rate and another 1080 ips monitor with 60 hz refresh rate. I know the 8700K is way overkill for the gtx 1060, but I'm planning on upgrading the graphics card later to a 2070 or something else in the future once I have more money. EDIT: Reformatted the post for clarity EDIT 2: For some reason pc part picker was showing the 3GB version of the graphics card instead of the 6 GB version. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $379.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $149.39 @ OutletPC Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $209.99 @ B&H Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $179.99 @ Amazon Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $79.78 @ OutletPC Video Card Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card $279.99 @ Amazon Case NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case $189.99 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1556.11 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-12 18:19 EDT-0400