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NEBIJLA
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Hello, I'm wanting to upgrade from my 3 year old computer to the new haswell chipset. I also will want to do a custom water cooling loop. Any recommendations on radiators, pumps, tubing, coolant, waterblocks and res brands would be nice. I live in the US and would like to spend no more than $1500 on the computer parts and no more than $500 on the water cooling parts. Any help is really appreciated and I thank you all for the help in advance.

 

CPU: 4670k 

 

MB: I would like it to be m-atx to keep the build as small as possible. I'd also like it to have decent on board sound. Any recommendations would be nice.

 

Memory: I thought Linus said one time its a good idea to get a 16 gb kit so its easier to upgrade, but anyways any recommendations on 8 gb or 16 gb kits.

 

SSD: recommendations, Atleast big enough to hold os, but some games would be nice

 

PSU: What brand do you like most/ had the best experience with

 

GPU: thinking gtx 770 but if I could fit a 780 in my budget that would be nice

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I'v been looking to do the exact same thing but air cooled. Been looking at the Corsair 350d for the case, same processor, for the motherboard I'v been looking at the Gigabyte G.1.Sniper M5 and from the reviews it seems to be amazing. For memory, psu and ssd I just thought to stick with Corsair as all their stuff seem to be very high quality and high end. 

i7 930 - Asus P6X58D-E - Asus AMD Radeon 5870 - 6GB Corsair Dominator RAM - Coolermaster HAF X

 

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Here you go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-Plus/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.37 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($111.59 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.97 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1465.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 17:43 EDT-0400)


Any other things you want to change or add, let me know.

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For my pertinent links to guides, reviews, and anything similar, go here, and look under the spoiler labeled such. A brief history of Unix and it's relation to OS X by Builder.

 

 

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I gave you a 850 watt for sli in the future

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1aQq8

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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Here you go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-Plus/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.37 @ Outlet PC)

Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($111.59 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.97 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.98 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $1465.85

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 17:43 EDT-0400)

Any other things you want to change or add, let me know.

You put an unlocked cpu for a custom cooling loop with a H87 mobo..

Custom cooling in a Fractal Design Core 1000? Not much space for a radiator unless you do some modding.

 

No offense, but this build is bad considering the OP's intentions.

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I gave you a 850 watt for sli in the future

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1aQq8

The motherboard isn't sli compatible. 

No need for anything higher than 1600 memory for gaming.

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Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1bfvk

This shouldn't have any problems for a custom cooling loop build.

 

If you aren't including the gpu in the loop, get this instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr

I highly recommend liquid cooling the gpu as well though. You'll see the highest gains there compared to cpu overclocking.

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You put an unlocked cpu for a custom cooling loop with a H87 mobo..

Custom cooling in a Fractal Design Core 1000? Not much space for a radiator unless you do some modding.

 

No offense, but this build is bad considering the OP's intentions.

Duly noted. Thanks. Didn't prioritize the "custom water cooling" enough.

Changed the RAM (as I would prefer 16GB myself, but 8GB will be fine) to make budget room for the better case.

 

Thanks for all the help guys

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-Plus/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.37 @ Outlet PC)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.97 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $1472.26

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 15:50 EDT-0400)

There. Awesome build :).

† Christian Member †

For my pertinent links to guides, reviews, and anything similar, go here, and look under the spoiler labeled such. A brief history of Unix and it's relation to OS X by Builder.

 

 

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Duly noted. Thanks. Didn't prioritize the "custom water cooling" enough.

Changed the RAM (as I would prefer 16GB myself, but 8GB will be fine) to make budget room for the better case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-Plus/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.37 @ Outlet PC)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.97 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $1472.26

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 15:50 EDT-0400)

There. Awesome build :).

You still have the H87 mobo in there. You can't overclock with a H87 mobo--you'll want a Z87 for that.

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You still have the H87 mobo in there. You can't overclock with a H87 mobo--you'll want a Z87 for that.

Bah, why do I keep failing?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Microcenter)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.97 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $1496.88

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 15:58 EDT-0400)

† Christian Member †

For my pertinent links to guides, reviews, and anything similar, go here, and look under the spoiler labeled such. A brief history of Unix and it's relation to OS X by Builder.

 

 

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The motherboard isn't sli compatible. 

No need for anything higher than 1600 memory for gaming.

Oops Fixed now http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1bgDX

Main Gaming PC - i9 10850k @ 5GHz - EVGA XC Ultra 2080ti with Heatkiller 4 - Asrock Z490 Taichi - Corsair H115i - 32GB GSkill Ripjaws V 3600 CL16 OC'd to 3733 - HX850i - Samsung NVME 256GB SSD - Samsung 3.2TB PCIe 8x Enterprise NVMe - Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM HD - Lian Li Air

 

Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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