Posted October 31, 2014 I'm thinking of water cooling for my first PC I've been planning this PC for months I keep on changing parts and stuff in the build but I understand water cooling and building do you recommend it? PS. Specs Intel i7 4790k Crossfire R9 290 (since there like $250) Mobo Z97 $110 to $140 I kind of want one that is water cooling compatible (I also have to buy this part in Australia rest I can buy on Amazon) Corsair 750d 16gb or 32gb Ram 2x SSDs in Raid 0 Cheapest 80+ Gold PSU so far it's a $92 900w starting with 1 27" 1080p monitor ips, but eventually 3 of them PCPartPicker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pKxhYJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 The short answer: Yes. The long answer Very much yes. Never cheap out on your PSU, however. Just... don't. ~Remember to quote posts to continue support on your thread~ -Don't be this kind of person- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800x | RAM: 2x16GB Crucial Ripjaws Z | Cooling: XSPC/EK/Bitspower loop | MOBO: Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master | PSU: Seasonic Prime 750 Titanium SSD: 250GB Samsung 980 PRO (OS) | 1TB Crucial MX500| 2TB Crucial P2 | Case: Phanteks Evolv X | GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 (with EK Block) | HDD: 1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 If you have the money, then yeah go for it. Especially with them 290's. CPU: i7 3770k@ 4.6Ghz@ 1.23v - GPU: Palit GTX 660ti - MOBO: Asrock Extreme 4 - RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz - PSU: OCZ 650watt - STORAGE: 128Gb corsair force GT SSD/ 1TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm COOLING: NH-U14s/ 3x Noiseblocker blacksilent pros/ Silverstone Air Penetrator/ 2 corsair AF120s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 1. watercooling motherboard is stupid 2. you do not need 32 gigs of ram unless you are a heavy video editer/render-er 3. do not try to cheap out on PSU, i recommend an EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 4. as for the board i recommend the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 5. dual 290 is too much overkill for a single 1080p display, even a single one is, i recommend getting one 290 and the other one when you get the other monitors. Are you new to the forums???? read the Code of Conduct HERE WANT SOME AWESOME LTT THEMED WALLPAPERS??? check out XTanksSlayerX's wallpaper thread HERE "May our framerates be high, and our temperatures low" - PC MasterRace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Author by cheap out on the PSU I meant going for the cheapest 80+ gold not some generic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Author 1. watercooling motherboard is stupid 2. you do not need 32 gigs of ram unless you are a heavy video editer/render-er 3. do not try to cheap out on PSU, i recommend an EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 4. as for the board i recommend the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 5. dual 290 is too much overkill for a single 1080p display, even a single one is, i recommend getting one 290 and the other one when you get the other monitors. I'm going to get one card first and when I get enough money I will test the second one and water cool. After that I will also get 2 more monitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 I'm going to get one card first and when I get enough money I will test the second one and water cool. After that I will also get 2 more monitors ya that seems fine Are you new to the forums???? read the Code of Conduct HERE WANT SOME AWESOME LTT THEMED WALLPAPERS??? check out XTanksSlayerX's wallpaper thread HERE "May our framerates be high, and our temperatures low" - PC MasterRace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Really nice build! If you have the money to watercool, DO IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 well i watercooled on my fist build so you can go ahead it is very satisfying when you are finished. CPU: I7 4790K GPU: Manli GTX 980 Mobo: Asus Gryphon z97 RAM: kingston Hyper x fury 16GB 1866mhz PSU: EVGA supernova 750W G2 SSD: Samsung 840 evo 500GB HDD: WD Black 3TB Case: Parvum s2.0 Fans: Noiseblocker E-loop 800rpm Cooling: Custom water cooling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 by cheap out on the PSU I meant going for the cheapest 80+ gold not some generic one. The efficiency rating does not equate to a quality PSU. Don't buy something because it's cheap. Pick a reputable brand, and find something that suits your budget. ~Remember to quote posts to continue support on your thread~ -Don't be this kind of person- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800x | RAM: 2x16GB Crucial Ripjaws Z | Cooling: XSPC/EK/Bitspower loop | MOBO: Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master | PSU: Seasonic Prime 750 Titanium SSD: 250GB Samsung 980 PRO (OS) | 1TB Crucial MX500| 2TB Crucial P2 | Case: Phanteks Evolv X | GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 (with EK Block) | HDD: 1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Author I want 32gb Ram because on my last PC I multi tasked that it began to chug with around 8gb and I want to begin editing videos and while I'm doing that I want to be doing other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Author Is 900w too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 31, 2014 Is 900w too much For a single r9 290 a 750 watt psu is recommended For dual r9 290's a 1000 watt psu is recommended I recommend the EVGA Supernova 1000 watt G2 if you go x-fire "I fart in your general direction" -The Frenchmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2014 Author For a single r9 290 a 750 watt psu is recommended For dual r9 290's a 1000 watt psu is recommended I recommend the EVGA Supernova 1000 watt G2 if you go x-fire if i got 3 r9 290s how much more wattage would it be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2014 if i got 3 r9 290s how much more wattage would it be At a 3-way crossfire/SLI you're looking at a bare minimum of a quality 1000w PSU. You're going to see greatly diminished returns on a 3-way crossfire investment, however, both in up-front cost, and power consumption (and consequently, heat output). ~Remember to quote posts to continue support on your thread~ -Don't be this kind of person- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800x | RAM: 2x16GB Crucial Ripjaws Z | Cooling: XSPC/EK/Bitspower loop | MOBO: Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master | PSU: Seasonic Prime 750 Titanium SSD: 250GB Samsung 980 PRO (OS) | 1TB Crucial MX500| 2TB Crucial P2 | Case: Phanteks Evolv X | GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 (with EK Block) | HDD: 1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2014 if i got 3 r9 290s how much more wattage would it be Over 1000 watts for sure. If you don't mine with them, i don't see the reason to go 3way crossfire. Try out your 2 way crossfire and see if you're happy. "I fart in your general direction" -The Frenchmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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