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Planning my first ever water cooled build and want to use the BItFenix Prodigy. Here is my planed setup.

 

i5 4670K

ROG Impact

GTX 660

Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 1600 MHz

Corsair CX600

SanDisk 128GB SSD

EK GTX 660 Waterblock

EK Supremacy Nickel CPU block

Alphacool XT45 240mm Rad

Alphacool XT45 180mm Rad

Bitfenix Spectar Pro LED fans

Pump is undecided

 

Can anyone see any problems with this set up?

If so what should I change and for what?

 

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Looks good but will those rads fit in the prodigy?

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gtx 660 r u drunk wait for the 760ti at leasT!

|Casual Rig| CPU: i5-6600k |MoBo: ROG Gene  |GPU: Asus 670 Direct CU2 |RAM: RipJaws 2400MHz 2x8GB DDR4 |Heatsink: H100i |Boot Drive: Samsung Evo SSD 240GB|Chassis:BitFenix Prodigy |Peripherals| Keyboard:DasKeyboard, Cherry MX Blue Switches,|Mouse: Corsair M40

|Server Specs| CPU: i7-3770k [OC'd @ 4.1GHz] |MoBo: Sabertooth Z77 |RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 2x8GB |Boot Drive: Samsung 840 SSD 128GB|Storage Drive: 4 WD 3TB Red Drives Raid 5 |Chassis:Corsair 600t 

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It all comes down to cost, I will not be able to afford to build it if i use anything more expensive than a 660. I am having to get a job to earn the money as I am still at school. 

 

 

Don't watercool yet then, get like a gtx 770 or 780 instead of watercooling right away, then save up money and do it after, probably ur best bet

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Looks great, but I would say go for a 200mm rad in the front instead of the 180mm rad. Also, it might be a good idea to save up for a new generation card. Depending on your usage scenario, you may enjoy the experience a lot more if you get a GTX 770 or 780. 

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I have thought about saving up the extra, but the 770 is twice the price of a GTX 660, if i do get a next gen card I will wait for the GTX 760. I will be doing some gaming, I want to be able to play games like Dirt 3, BF3 and Crysis 3 on medium to high setting depending an 1600x900, so nothing too intensive. I will also be using my PC for photo editing.

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