Nucleus - My New Watercooled Gaming/Workstation Build

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Ever since my last PC died about a year ago, I've been living off a mid range laptop, which is not suited for what I use it for at all. That is why I am really excited to start my new build. The plan is to have it up and running by the end of August, and then fully watercooled by the end of September. The machine will mainly be used for 4k gaming, graphic design in photoshop and illustrator, and 3D work in C4D. However, it is very possible that I will be getting into video editing/rendering. That being said, I didn't want to Skimp on anything, however, I also didn't want to waste a ton of money for no reason. Aesthetics are a very big deal to me though, So my choices that may seem overkill, or a waste of money, are probably justified by looks.

 

I have set a decently large budget of $3500 USD, which doesn't include Watercooling or Peripherals. I will not be purchasing the watercooling components initially.

 

So without further adieu, heres what I have planned so far(I realize that some parts aren't released yet):

 

Tower

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

 

CPU Cooler: Will probably grab a cooler master hyper 212 evo just to last until I get the system running on water

 

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Formula

 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB 2400

 

Storage: 1x Samsung 840 Evo 120gb + 1x Samsung 840 Evo 500gb

 

Video Cards: 2x Asus Gtx 780 ti Reference Cards

 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo

 

Power Supply: Corsair Ax1200i

 

Accesories

 

Corsair Red Braided Cables

 

Corsair Dominator Platinum Airflow (Purely because it's so sexy)

 

ROG Front Base

 

Peripherals

 

Monitor: Asus PB287Q

 

Mouse: Steelseries Sensei Wireless

 

Keyboard: Corsair M65 RGB

 

Headset: Steelseries H Wireless

 

Cooling

 

CPU Block: Swiftech Apogee XL Black 

 

GPU Blocks: 2x Swiftech Komodo NV LE\

 

Tubing: Primoflex LRT Bloodshed Red

 

Liquid: Mayhems Pastel Red Coolant

 

Fittings: Either monsoon or bitspower

 

Reservoir: Undecided, Would prefer an ODD reservoir

 

Pump: Swiftech mcp655

 

Radiators: 2x Alphacool 480x45mm + 1x Alphacool 240x45mm all in push/pull

 

Case Fans: Corsair AF/SP fans(as many as needed)

 

Like I said, I plan to have it functioning by the end of August. If you have any suggestions, especially for the watercooling, I'd love to hear them!