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Fresh set of eyes, already ordered the water cooling supplies and keyboard. Any suggestions please. Will be for gaming.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LgscP6

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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build log pls?

Personal Rig v3: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Noctua NH-U14S | Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro ITX | Zotac GTX 2070 8GB | 16GB G-Skill Trident DDR4 3200MHz | EVGA Supernova 750B | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX 

Peripherals: Sennheiser HD518 & Classic ModMic | Corsair K65 Luxe | Zowie EC2 | ASUS VG259QM  |  ASUS VG278E | Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

 

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$200 for 16GB of DDR3?! No 3rd party CPU cooler for OC. Bad choice on the OS.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($799.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.00 @ NCIX US)
Other: EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel (Original CSQ) Nickel/Plexi (Purchased For $77.95)
Other: Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 240mm (Purchased For $64.95)
Other: Alphacool VPP655 - G1/4 IG complete with D5 HF Top (Purchased For $119.94)
Other: EK-ACF Compression Fitting 10/13mm (3/8 x 1/2") - Black (X8) (Purchased For $51.92)
Other: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 10ft Tubing - 3/8in. ID X 1/2in. OD - Crystal Clear (Purchased For $24.99)
Other: Ekoolant EVO Liquid Coolant - UV LIME GREEN (premix 2 Liter) (Purchased For $33.98)
Other: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition High Static Pressure 120mm Fan (2) (Purchased For $29.90)
Other: Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 - Full Clear Acrylic Version (Purchased For $34.95)
Total: $4063.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:32 EST-0500

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64

HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64

 

HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen

AMD ThreadRipper 2!

5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list

 

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$200 for 16GB of DDR3?!

It's the good stuff.

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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$200 for 16GB of DDR3?!

 

but its PLATINUM!

Personal Rig v3: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Noctua NH-U14S | Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro ITX | Zotac GTX 2070 8GB | 16GB G-Skill Trident DDR4 3200MHz | EVGA Supernova 750B | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX 

Peripherals: Sennheiser HD518 & Classic ModMic | Corsair K65 Luxe | Zowie EC2 | ASUS VG259QM  |  ASUS VG278E | Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

 

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build log pls?

I will be posting a build log. Although it is my first build, so I dunno how it will turn out.

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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Seems good to me. Totally overkill. What resolution?

 

I would also personally upgrade PSU to 1000W

 

EDIT: You could easily save a ton of money for same performance.

Gaming Build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x   |  GPU: Asus ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER Advanced (2115Mhz Core | 9251Mhz Memory) |  Motherboard: Asus X570 TUF GAMING-PLUS  |  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600MHz 16GB  |  PSU: Corsair RM850x  |  Storage: 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 500GB Samsung 840 Evo  |  Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro XT  |  Case: Lian Li PC-O11

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 34GK950F  |  Sound: Sennheiser HD 598  |  Mic: Blue Yeti  |  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Platinum  |  Mouse: Logitech G502

 

Laptop:

Asus ROG Zephryus G15

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB nVME, 144hz

 

NAS:

QNAP TS-451

6TB Ironwolf Pro

 

 

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$200 for 16GB of DDR3?! No 3rd party CPU cooler for OC. Bad choice on the OS. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.88 @ OutletPC)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.97 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon)Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($209.99 @ Amazon)Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($585.91 @ Newegg)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($585.91 @ Newegg)Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($799.99 @ Best Buy)Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.00 @ NCIX US)Other: EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel (Original CSQ) Nickel/Plexi (Purchased For $77.95)Other: Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 240mm (Purchased For $64.95)Other: Alphacool VPP655 - G1/4 IG complete with D5 HF Top (Purchased For $119.94)Other: EK-ACF Compression Fitting 10/13mm (3/8 x 1/2") - Black (X8) (Purchased For $51.92)Other: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 10ft Tubing - 3/8in. ID X 1/2in. OD - Crystal Clear (Purchased For $24.99)Other: Ekoolant EVO Liquid Coolant - UV LIME GREEN (premix 2 Liter) (Purchased For $33.98)Other: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition High Static Pressure 120mm Fan (2) (Purchased For $29.90)Other: Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 - Full Clear Acrylic Version (Purchased For $34.95)Total: $4063.70Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 00:32 EST-0500

Im water cooling the cpu...thats what the watercooling components are for. Why is windows 7 bad? Free upgrade to 10 and cheaper than 8.

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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Seems good to me. Totally overkill. What resolution?

 

I would also personally upgrade PSU to 1000W

 

EDIT: You could easily save a ton of money for same performance.

1440 for now. And 850 is more than plenty for my build even if I add water cooling to the gpus.

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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I will be posting a build log. Although it is my first build, so I dunno how it will turn out.

 

Dont be afraid to ask questions and watch tutorials.  Doing it right makes having the humility to ask advice worth it.

 

Good luck man.  Have fun

Personal Rig v3: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Noctua NH-U14S | Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro ITX | Zotac GTX 2070 8GB | 16GB G-Skill Trident DDR4 3200MHz | EVGA Supernova 750B | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX 

Peripherals: Sennheiser HD518 & Classic ModMic | Corsair K65 Luxe | Zowie EC2 | ASUS VG259QM  |  ASUS VG278E | Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

 

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tbh, i wouldnt recommend doing a water cooling loop as your first build. welp you already bought your parts. good luck!

 

i would save some money and get some hyperx/kingston ram. they have really nice black and white modules.

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Im water cooling the cpu...thats what the watercooling components are for. Why is windows 7 bad? Free upgrade to 10 and cheaper than 8.

 

Windows 7 is not less expensive than 8.1. Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) US$87.75.

 

Windows 7 Home Premium is restricted to 16GB of memory. Windows 8 (standard) limit is 128GB.

 

Get a decent PCIe WiFi card. Or consider a motherboard with WiFi. Something like Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) or Asus Z97-DELUXE.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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I would go with a bigger SSD.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct512mx100ssd1

 

 

You can also get braided cables for the EVGA G2. 

 

 

Black/Green - http://www.performance-pcs.com/cablemod-e-series-g2-p2-cable-kit-black-green.html

 

Green - http://www.performance-pcs.com/cablemod-e-series-g2-p2-cable-kit-green.html

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Yeah my wife said no one the cables for now lol. Maybe in a few months when I get the ek blocks for my gpus.

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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Windows 7 is not less expensive than 8.1. Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) US$87.75.

 

Windows 7 Home Premium is restricted to 16GB of memory. Windows 8 (standard) limit is 128GB.

 

Get a decent PCIe WiFi card. Or consider a motherboard with WiFi. Something like Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) or Asus Z97-DELUXE.

Ive decided to just run an Ethernet cable throughout the house :-)

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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Have you seen this Avexir LED Ram ? I think it looks pretty neat, and it would go well with a Green theme. 

 

 

8GB Kit - http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=99461&vpn=AVD3U18660904G-2BZ1GBG1&manufacture=Avexir

 

 

You could go with 2 of the above if you want 16GB.

 

 

There is a 16GB kit but it is on backorder - http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=99463&vpn=AVD3U18660908G-2BZ1GBG1&manufacture=Avexir

 

 

http://www.avexir.com/product/blitzspec-ddr3.html

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNFDiiw2eM#t=67

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It's the good stuff.

but its PLATINUM!

Don't care its made of plutonium. It's DDR3 and for it to cost $200 is just overpriced. Now if that ram cost $200 and DDR4 also cost $200, then is there even a point of going with a Z97 build? The purpose of Z97 is to save, but if one picks parts that near the X99 price range, what is the point of grabbing a Z97?

Im water cooling the cpu...thats what the watercooling components are for. Why is windows 7 bad? Free upgrade to 10 and cheaper than 8.

oops forgot you got water cooling components. Well then, that's $100 saved by removing that CM AIO cooler. Win7 Home Preimum tops out a 16GB so anything higher you will need to grab Win7 Pro. Win8 Core edition top out at 128GB, Pro at 512GB. Anyway I changed some of your parts and helped made your machine from high-end to ultra high-end.

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64

HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64

 

HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen

AMD ThreadRipper 2!

5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list

 

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build log pls?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/318239-first-build-water-cooled-980-sli-need-name/

Build log is up.

<p>CPU: Intel i7 4790k(4.9GHz), Motherboard: ASUS sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (2 way SLI) PSU: EVGA 850w G2 Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" SSD, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer, EK,Alphacool,Bitspower custom loop.

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

Albert Einstein 14 December 1930

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