Second Build/ Upgrading First Build

mooommo · April 29, 2013

Hello, today is the start to my new build

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Right now i am running off of my fairly new build, but i half-assed the case and power supply so i am re-doing it. My current build is as follows

Intel i7-3770k
Asus Sabertooth z77 motherboard
GeForce GTX 680 DCU II
WD caviar blue 1 tb x2
Corsair Carbide 500R

I added the following for Liquid Cooling

Swiftech Apogee HD Water Block
EK-FC680 GTX DCUII
Swifteck MCP655 Pump
Black Ice GT 240mm Rad
cheap 120mm rad
Alphacool 5.25" res
nice UV blue tubing

I really like this setup but there were a few problems.

hard to bleed because the res sucks air into the loop directly to the pump making it very loud
horrible tubing runs because it was my first time
horrible cable routing because i rushed it
it makes me feel inadequate when there are people with better computers than me

So i am starting fresh (kinda)

My "new" build will have the same hardware except with:

new power supply to make it more quiet and easier to sleeve
new case (900D?) because i need more rad space
adding on another 680 maybe in the future to make it better
more rads because i want to run the fans slower
new res so the pump isn't always filled with air

By now some of you may be thinking I am over killing it but you have to remember water cooling and high end pc building in general is more about the fun of making it. I want to be able to be proud of my computer and make it look better than it is now.

I am looking for names for the new build. Its blue and black and nothing special so I'm thinking something simple for the name. It will be based in the 900D (maybe) and i think something like the obsidian name would be cool.

Any suggestions or comments are appreciated and i will update this as my plan changes (as they do so often in building).