New Bumblebee Inspired Build

[TexasTiger]

Please bear with me as the list of components is pretty long since I am water cooling.

 

Phanteks Enthoo Primo case modded with yellow led strip on the front and top of the case (yellow instead of blue)

Samsung UD590 4k monitor

MSI z97 mpower max ac

2 x MSI R9 290x  Lightning in Crossfire

EVGA 1200W Fully Modular PSU (80 plus Platinum Certified)

Intel i7 4790k Quad Core 4.0 GHz

Sansung 850 Pro 128 GB SSD (boot drive)

WD Green 2TB Hard drive

G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2400

LG 16x Blu Ray Player (personal preference on this one)

Razer Blackwidow Stealth keyboard

Razer Naga MMO Mouse

Razer Vespula Mousepad

XBox 360 Controller to be used as a game controller

PimoChill UV Yellow 3/8x1/2 Tubing

Yellow Cooling Fluid

Alphacool VPP655 Variable Speed Pump

EK Supremacy EVO CPU Liquid Cooling Block- Acetal

2 x EK MSI r9 290x Lightning VGA Liquid Cooling Block

2 x EK MSI r9 290x Lightning VGA Liquid Cooling RAM Backplate

EK Coolstream 480 XTX Series Radiator

EK RES X3 150 Resevoir

EK Terminal Block- Dual Serial 3-Slot

12 x EK G 1/4 Compression Fitting 3/8x1/2

12 x Cooler Master Jetflo 120 White LED fans

          2 for the front of the case for intake

          8 for the radiator (setup in a push pul configuration exhausting out the top of the case)

          2 more for exhaust fans (pretty sure the top rear fan will be able to fit but not so sure about the bottom rear fan)

 

Please reply and let me know what you think. 

 

[Rebelattack]

Over kill PSU and why 290X are they that much cheaper then SLI 970's? Or is it aesthetics? Overkill on the RAM speed to go to 1866 Mhz you won't benifit much on the higher speeds when you are only gaming. For the rest I wanna see the end result .

[DildorTheDecent]

Over kill PSU and why 290X are they that much cheaper then SLI 970's? Or is it aesthetics? Overkill on the RAM speed to go to 1866 Mhz you won't benifit much on the higher speeds when you are only gaming. For the rest I wanna see the end result .

Build is black and yellow. Yellow 970s don't exist. Also it's a 4k build. 

[TexasTiger]

It will be sometime next summer when I am able to finish the build but I do plan on posting pics when done.  Dildor is right I was trying to stay with the overall black and yellow theme for the build.  I guess it wouldn't matter much since I will be water cooling though.  He was also correct about it being a 4k build.  I will take a look at the 1866 RAM.  What is the main difference between 1866 RAM and 2400 RAM besides speed?  I was watching a build that Linus was doing with overclocking and he had 2400 RAM.  That was the only reason I went that route.

[TexasTiger]

I think the biggest question I have for this build is, will the 480 radiator adequately cool the loop that goes radiator, cpu, mobo chipset, then vga cards?  Also do you think it would sacrifice any performance if i went to a 2 x 8 GB RAM at 1866?  I found some with a Cas Latency of 9 instead of 10 like the original set I have listed above.

[Norman_the_Owl]

I'd strongly suggest waiting a while on the GPUs.

290x lightning is a great card, especially at 400 dollars with the price drop, but the 390x, or even the 980, make it kinda silly.

 

I'd suggest waiting for the 980 lightning/390x lightning which are sure to come.

 

Edit; or 980 TI lightning?

http://www.techpowerup.com/205593/msi-holding-off-on-gtx-980-lightning-in-anticipation-of-bigger-chip.html

[TexasTiger]

I'd strongly suggest waiting a while on the GPUs.

290x lightning is a great card, especially at 400 dollars with the price drop, but the 390x, or even the 980, make it kinda silly.

 

I'd suggest waiting for the 980 lightning/390x lightning which are sure to come.

 

Edit; or 980 TI lightning?

http://www.techpowerup.com/205593/msi-holding-off-on-gtx-980-lightning-in-anticipation-of-bigger-chip.html

 

Do you know if there will be any water blocks released when the 390x comes out?  I just read the 390x will be out at the beginning of next year.  Have you heard the same thing?

[Norman_the_Owl]

Do you know if there will be any water blocks released when the 390x comes out?  I just read the 390x will be out at the beginning of next year.  Have you heard the same thing?

I heard 1st half of 2015 originally, and that has sinced narrowed down to 1st quarter.

 

It will theoretically ship with a 120mm watercooling unit like the 295x2, which may or may not be modular.

Waterblocks will be available shortly after release from EK though for sure.

[TexasTiger]

I heard 1st half of 2015 originally, and that has sinced narrowed down to 1st quarter.

 

It will theoretically ship with a 120mm watercooling unit like the 295x2, which may or may not be modular.

Waterblocks will be available shortly after release from EK though for sure.

 

So would 1 390x be better than 2 290x?

[Norman_the_Owl]

So would 1 390x be better than 2 290x?

Well, with the way it's looking now, it's quite possible.

one 390x would probably be just behind two 290x if i had to place a bet