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Hi guys, just want some opinions on my list, maybe point out any incompatible or problem components? I'm going for a fully water cooled 250D, because tiny box of power == winning, and I am aware of the size constraints and the very snug fit I'll likely encounter.
 
Things worth noting are the Swiftech H220 and the EVGA GTX 770. This is my first time making a water cooled build, and it will be a slow incremental process, thus the AIO cooler.
 
I plan on using 2-3 monitors with this for coding and gaming. Gaming will be done on a single monitor however. 
 
 

 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($114.48 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($439.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.99 @ NCIX) 
Mouse:  Mionix Naos 3200 Wired Optical Mouse  ($62.59 @ Newegg Canada) 
Headphones:  Corsair Raptor HS30 Headset  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: Swiftech MCR140-QP "QUIET POWER" Radiator Series - Single 140MM  ($39.99)
Other: Swiftech H220 ($149.99)
Other: XSPC Razor GTX 770 Full Cover Water Block ($109.99)
Total: $2256.94

 

** Edited to use Z87 motherboard and 8GB of RAM **

Intel Core i7 4790K >> MSI Z87I Gaming AC (MS-7887) >> G.Skill Ripjaws 2133 16GB >> Zotac GTX 980 >> Corsair 250D >> Samsung 840 Evo 250GB >> OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W >> Acer K2 27" Widescreen LED Monitor  (K272HLBMID) >> Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 MX Brown Switch Red RGB LED 87KEYS Mechanical Keyboard >> Mionix Avior 7000 >> HyperX Cloud

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Why water cool? You need a z87 chipset to oc. 

Why 16GB ram and 2 Hdd's? Why win8 Pro?

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id switch it up to something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.16 @ DirectCanada)
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.99 @ NCIX)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($439.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($84.68 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard:  Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Orange LED Backlit (Black Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard  ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse:  Mionix Naos 3200 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Headphones:  Corsair Raptor HS30 Headset  (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: Swiftech MCR140-QP "QUIET POWER" Radiator Series - Single 140MM  ($39.99)
Other: Swiftech H220 ($149.99)
Other: XSPC Razor GTX 770 Full Cover Water Block ($109.99) <----- change to 780 block
Total: $2303.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 01:57 EDT-0400)

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Why water cool? You need a z87 chipset to oc. 

Why 16GB ram and 2 Hdd's? Why win8 Pro?

Water cool, because I've always wanted to. Didn't know about the chipset thing.

2HDDs because I already have them in my current system.

Win8 Pro because I already have it.

 

 

id switch it up to something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.98 @ Amazon Canada)

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.16 @ DirectCanada)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.99 @ NCIX)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($439.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($84.68 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00)

Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Canada Computers)

Monitor:  AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Canada Computers)

Keyboard:  Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Orange LED Backlit (Black Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard  ($109.99 @ NCIX)

Mouse:  Mionix Naos 3200 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Headphones:  Corsair Raptor HS30 Headset  (Purchased For $0.00)

Other: Swiftech MCR140-QP "QUIET POWER" Radiator Series - Single 140MM  ($39.99)

Other: Swiftech H220 ($149.99)

Other: XSPC Razor GTX 770 Full Cover Water Block ($109.99) <----- change to 780 block

Total: $2303.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 01:57 EDT-0400)

Why the 780 block?

And I'm worried the giant heat sink on that motherboard will conflict with the radiator on the h220.

Intel Core i7 4790K >> MSI Z87I Gaming AC (MS-7887) >> G.Skill Ripjaws 2133 16GB >> Zotac GTX 980 >> Corsair 250D >> Samsung 840 Evo 250GB >> OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W >> Acer K2 27" Widescreen LED Monitor  (K272HLBMID) >> Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 MX Brown Switch Red RGB LED 87KEYS Mechanical Keyboard >> Mionix Avior 7000 >> HyperX Cloud

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Water cool, because I've always wanted to. Didn't know about the chipset thing.

2HDDs because I already have them in my current system.

Win8 Pro because I already have it.

 

 

Why the 780 block?

And I'm worried the giant heat sink on that motherboard will conflict with the radiator on the h220.

oh woops switch to a gtx 780 and a 780 block forgot to switch the gpu

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Yeah save the extra money and get a 780. Even if your only using one monitor to play games as wells as having your other two monitors on you would benefit from the more vram.

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Yeah save the extra money and get a 780. Even if your only using one monitor to play games as wells as having your other two monitors on you would benefit from the more vram.

Sorry how am I saving extra money to get a 780 vs a 770?

Intel Core i7 4790K >> MSI Z87I Gaming AC (MS-7887) >> G.Skill Ripjaws 2133 16GB >> Zotac GTX 980 >> Corsair 250D >> Samsung 840 Evo 250GB >> OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W >> Acer K2 27" Widescreen LED Monitor  (K272HLBMID) >> Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 MX Brown Switch Red RGB LED 87KEYS Mechanical Keyboard >> Mionix Avior 7000 >> HyperX Cloud

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go with the xeon e3-1230v3 it has the same performance as a i7 4770 but you lose the Intel graphics 250$.

Thank you, double awesome MB supports it :D

Intel Core i7 4790K >> MSI Z87I Gaming AC (MS-7887) >> G.Skill Ripjaws 2133 16GB >> Zotac GTX 980 >> Corsair 250D >> Samsung 840 Evo 250GB >> OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W >> Acer K2 27" Widescreen LED Monitor  (K272HLBMID) >> Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 MX Brown Switch Red RGB LED 87KEYS Mechanical Keyboard >> Mionix Avior 7000 >> HyperX Cloud

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Thank you, double awesome MB supports it :D

Why are you watercooling if you get a Xeon that can't even OC...

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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