$4k Gaming Rig, and Water cooling, looking for feed back. *Updated 03/9/14*

[Calypso]

Also I might suggest grabbing a cheaper GPU then getting flagship maxwell when that comes around.

That is true, I think I may downgrade it some what, the only reason I was going with that one currently is because it already had the water block installed and ready to go. I may take a look at my options and see how much the water blocks cost and install them myself.

[Lays]

I will take a look around, and see if I can find some other sites that have a decent selection, as for right now I'm basically using NCIX as a home base.

 

http://products.ncix.com/category/water-cooling-a3-1165.htm

 

As in the normal 780's? or just two reference 780 Ti's?. I was thinking about getting a larger SSD, I will just shop around and see how the difference is, I think I would like to double the size.

 

 

Reference 780s, honestly they're going to be more than enough for any scenario, I currently have a 1440p monitor ran by my 2 780's, and I get 70-130 FPS maxed out details on everygame, 780 ti's won't make a difference since you're already so far above playable frame rates anyways.

 

I recently finished watercooling my whole setup, been loving it to death.  Working on replacing my PSU, my hx1050 is god awful loud.

[Dr3nz4r]

Reference 780s, honestly they're going to be more than enough for any scenario, I currently have a 1440p monitor ran by my 2 780's, and I get 70-130 FPS maxed out details on everygame, 780 ti's won't make a difference since you're already so far above playable frame rates anyways.

 

I recently finished watercooling my whole setup, been loving it to death.  Working on replacing my PSU, my hx1050 is god awful loud.

Why not dual 290x?

 

My idea for 4k setup:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($617.33 @ Newegg Canada)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($310.00 @ Vuugo)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($184.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($348.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card:  Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card:  Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case:  Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($329.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $3583.56

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 06:37 EST-0500)

 

 

If you got the moneyz go for x79 and a decent cpu

[beebskadoo]

Why not dual 290x?

dat price yo

[Dr3nz4r]

dat price yo

cheaper then 780 Ti's

[mikeman902]

16GB of ram is not that much, I would go for 64 GB of ram. It gets the job done most of the time. Also you can downgrade to an i3 they are awesome!

[Calypso]

Why not dual 290x?

 

My idea for 4k setup:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($617.33 @ Newegg Canada)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($310.00 @ Vuugo)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($184.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($348.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card:  Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card:  Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case:  Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($329.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $3583.56

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 06:37 EST-0500)

 

 

If you got the moneyz go for x79 and a decent cpu

That is actually a build to keep in mind, thank you for posting it. The main reason's I didn't go with the 290x is because mostly of their temptures and noise, I mean the temps won't be as bad with water cooling but it is just a preference of mine.

[Calypso]

16GB of ram is not that much, I would go for 64 GB of ram. It gets the job done most of the time. Also you can downgrade to an i3 they are awesome!

Ya, 16GB's of ram is the perfect amount for myself, and holy heck, 64GB of ram seems like an obscence amount haha.

[Calypso]

Reference 780s, honestly they're going to be more than enough for any scenario, I currently have a 1440p monitor ran by my 2 780's, and I get 70-130 FPS maxed out details on everygame, 780 ti's won't make a difference since you're already so far above playable frame rates anyways.

 

I recently finished watercooling my whole setup, been loving it to death.  Working on replacing my PSU, my hx1050 is god awful loud.

Do you think it would be better to buy reference 780 Ti's and install water blocks on them myself for water cooling, or wait till I can afford to buy two of the classified cards with the hydro copper blocks already installed on them?

 

I'm so excited to build the loop, it just seems like so much fun, but nerve wracking at the same time, atleast when it comes to leak testing. A friend of mine runs one of those as well, they're incredibly loud, any idea what you want to upgrade too?

[ChillKyle]

Why the 900D? Do you really need that much airflow? 

 

Maybe tone it down to a Micro ATX build.

[Lays]

Do you think it would be better to buy reference 780 Ti's and install water blocks on them myself for water cooling, or wait till I can afford to buy two of the classified cards with the hydro copper blocks already installed on them?

 

I'm so excited to build the loop, it just seems like so much fun, but nerve wracking at the same time, atleast when it comes to leak testing. A friend of mine runs one of those as well, they're incredibly loud, any idea what you want to upgrade too?

 

 

I just built my loop not to long ago, you should let it be nerve wracking, you'll pay more attention to what you do, and research more. It's how I did it, I watched literally god knows how many videos, tutorials, read so many guides, what not to do, what to do. Etc.  It's actually extremely easy, you just have to take your time and double check things.

 

I recommend getting reference ones, and doing it yourself.  It's actually very simple, it only took me about 20mins per GPU when I did my loop. 

 

 

I'm upgrading today/tomorrow if I can manage to find an RM1000 in stock, the "Evga 1000 p2" is also a great option if you can get it for it's actual MSRP, (200-220$) it has a switch on the back that disables the fan until 45C internal temp. 

 

After reading tons of reviews+ watching a video review that was 40 mins long about the rm1000, I'll be getting one soon.  I just gotta find it for a decent price :3

[Dr3nz4r]

16GB of ram is not that much, I would go for 64 GB of ram. It gets the job done most of the time. Also you can downgrade to an i3 they are awesome!

i3.... when he got $4K to spend?

Seriously?

[mikeman902]

i3.... when he got $4K to spend?

Seriously?

I was joking

[Calypso]

Hey everyone so, I have been playing around with a few different things, and came up with what I think will be closer to the final build, and have kind of merged my water cooling post into this one. I`m still always up for advice, and feed back, so keep it coming!. Thank you too everyone that has been increibly helpful thus far.

 

Parts List:

 

GPU -  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ Hydro Copper Cooler 3G 384BIT SLI Ready Graphics Card X 2

 

Case -  Corsair Obsidian 900D ATX Super Tower Case w/ Window 4X5.25 9X3.5INT USB3.0 No PSU x 1

 

CPU -  Intel Core i7 4770K Unlocked Quad Core 3.5GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 8MB Cache Retail X 1

 

RAM -  Corsair Vegenance Pro 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-1866 240PIN C9 DIMM 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit x 1

 

SSD -  Intel 530 Series 240GB SATA3 SSD MLC 2.5in 7.0MM Retail Box With 2.5" to 3.5" Mounting Bracket x 1

 

HDD -  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Internal Hard Drive - OEM x 1

 

Fans -  Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Japan Servo Double Ball Bearing Case Fan 1450RPM 21DBA 45.9CFM x 14(For case and rads)

 

MOBO = ASUS Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 DVI HDMI Motherboard x 1

 

PSU -  Corsair RM1000 Silence ATX 12V V2.31 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply Active PFC 135mm Fan x 1

 

Watercooling Part List

 

Rads:

 

Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 480mm x 2

 

Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 360mm x 1

 

Alphacool-NexXxoS-XT45-Full-Copper-240mm x 1

 

Alphacool-NexXxoS-XT45-Full-Copper-120mm x 1(Optional)

 

Reso:

 

Phobya-Balancer-150-Gold-plated x 1

 

CPU Waterblock:

 

Koolance CPU-380I Water Block x 1

 

Pump:

 

Swiftech MCP655 12V Industrial Water Cooling Pump x 1

 

Tubing:

 

PrimoChill PRIMOFLEX Advanced LRT.

 

Fittings

 

Koolance Single 3/8" (10mm) ID, 5/8" (16mm) OD, G 1/4 BSPP threaded fitting x 20

 

Coolant

 

Distilled water, with a silver kill coil.