System upgrades

[Jobobee]

Hi there, 

I have about £1100 to spend on upgrading my PC and accessories, I don't want to spend all of this because I need to spend some on a server and some on networking devices. 

Specs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£422.40 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler:  Zalman CNPS11X Performa CPU Cooler  (£27.95 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  ASRock X79 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  (£143.48 @ Dabs) 

Memory:  G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£139.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£92.57 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£112.80 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£529.25 @ Ebuyer) 

Sound Card:  Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  (£23.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case:  NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  (£138.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  (£449.12 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Other: 42" Samsung 3D TV 

Other: AKG K702 with anniversary edition pads 

Total: £2149.41

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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I need an AMP/DAC, I was thinking of the Audio-GD 15.32 so that then I can still use Dolby Headphones. I'd also like to watercool it, I bought the Switch 810 with that in mind, and the system is really loud at the moment. Almost forgot, I need a mechanical keyboard!!

Thanks for your help,

-Jobobee

[FloRolf]

yeah you could get some nice watercooling for 1100 pounds ^^ Other than that your rig has everything one could want.

[TyagoDani]

watercool it man!

[Swegly]

Your build is good as is. Give me the money and call it a day  

 

jk. Watercool the hell out of it and get sleeved cables.

[Jobobee]

yeah you could get some nice watercooling for 1100 pounds ^^ Other than that your rig has everything one could want.

Might SLI it.

What about this loop?:

CPU Block http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/EK-Supreme-LTX-CSQ-Intel-CPU-Waterblock--Nickel-Plexi-pid-16894.html

Res/Pump combo http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/XSPC-X2O-750-Lph-12V-Pump-V4-with-Dual-Drive-Bay-Black-Reservoir-pid-17007.html

Fittings x8 http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Primochill-G14-Thread-Ghost-Compression-Fitting-for-38-ID---12-OD-10-13mm-Tubing--White-pid-18530.html

Radiator (optional since you chose one but this one is white) http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Alphacool-NexXxoS-UT60-420mm-Triple-Radiator-White-Special-Edition--Full-CopperFull-Copper-420mm---White-Special-Edition-pid-18468.html

Tubing x2 http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Alphacool-AlphaTube-HF-38-ID---12-OD-10-13mm--Semi-Transparent-White-pid-14244.html

Additive http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Pulse-Modding-BioClear-PT-10ml-Concentrated-Biocide-pid-13667.html

Fans x3 http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/NZXT-140mm-9-Blade-Rifle-Bearing-Fan-62CFM-FN-140RB-pid-11639.html

Fan Controller (5 channel may be too many, let me know) http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=10751&cat=0&page=

 

GPU Block http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/EK-FC780-GTX-Ti-Full-Cover-Waterblock--Nickel-Acetal-pid-22921.html

TOTAL: £330

[FloRolf]

What about this loop?

The Switch has so much space you could fit two 360s in there easily. I havent looked at every component but i would go with thicker tubing because of them looks!

[Jobobee]

The Switch has so much space you could fit two 360s in there easily. I havent looked at every component but i would go with thicker tubing because of them looks!

2 360s would be more than overkill.

[FloRolf]

2 360s would be more than overkill.

 

the more rad the better.

But for specific wc help etc i would go into the wc section of the forum

[Jobobee]

the more rad the better.

But for specific wc help etc i would go into the wc section of the forum

I need to save some money.

[Imabigmac]

Water cooling or a larger ssd. Case upgrade?

[Jobobee]

Water cooling or a larger ssd. Case upgrade?

I think I'll watercool and SLI. No point upgrading the Switch.