Project Mewtwo : White/Purple X99 Watercooled Powerhouse

[sazyario]

To preface this build, it'll be an ongoing project through summer.

This will be replacing my current Z77 i5 Build. I can't decide if I'm passing this to replace my wife's Z97 G3258 build or to sell to recoup my costs.

Purpose:

0) Look Beautiful

1) Encode my massive DVD/BluRay Library for Plex

2) Game

Planned Hardware

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe White + 2M LED Strip (Purple)

Core i7 5820k

MSI X99s SLI Plus

4GBx4 DDR4-2400

Custom Watercooling Loop

Hardware to Be Determined

GPU

GSync/FreeSync Monitor

Additional Watercooling

Additional HDDs for Plex (RAID5)

Hardware to be repurposed

Corsair RM750

ASUS BW-12B1ST

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (OS & Key Applications)

WD Green 4TB (Plex)

WB Black 2TB (Steam, Origin, UPlay)

Cougar CFV14HB

Watercooling Hardware CPU

EK-Supremacy EVO CPU Water Block White Edition - Nickel/Acetal

Alphacool NexXxos UT60 420mm - White Special Edition

LF Reaction 250mm Cylinder Reservoir

2x Cougar CFV14HB

Undecided Fittings

PrimoChill Advanced LRT Tubing

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Hardware Purchased Thus Far

Core i7 5820k $300 (Microcenter)

MSI X99s SLI Plus $110 (Microcenter)

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe White $160 (NewEgg)

Phanteks 2M LED Strip $25 (NewEgg)

HyperX Predator 4GBx4 DDR4-2400 $210 (NewEgg)

2x Cougar CF-V14HB $36 (NewEgg)

Status Update 4/4/2015

The project begins. A trip to MicroCenter begins the insanity that will drain my bank account... Hopefully the wife doesn't notice.... I pickup the 5820k and the MSI motherboard. I have high hopes. If I weren't going crazy on this build I could make a somewhat "budget" X99 build. But I'm throwing that out the window.

Status Update 4/5/2015

I purchase the case, ram and some fans from newegg. I could start building by this upcoming weekend. I have my performance-pcs cart filled at the moment. I'm finding great difficult in purchasing my watercooling gear as the cost/performance is not there. But, I want this build to look beautiful. I'm going to sleep on it before I purchase the gear. I may make some changes in parts. I'm mixing many vendor's with my watercooling loop. EK/Alpha/Primo/XSPC ... Im not sure how this will work. I have decided on a grey looking compression fitting from XSPC.

Status Update 4/6

Purchased all of my Watercooling gear. Jesus that was expensive....

Status Update 4/10

The build has started. Getting the 420mm rad up top was a pain in the ass. The 60mm thickness was a problem. I had to do a partial disassembly of the case. I'm happy Phanteks actually uses screws!!! Although I'm bummed that the top grill release prevents me from using my 140mm fans on top. I had to hack away at the fan ring on my cougar fan.

Build Log!!!

Here are the components I'll be using in addition to gear from my old rig. This build is already starting to feel weird without a new GPU.

Here is my z77 build I'm retiring

Here are the components I'm reusing from the old build, gutted and sitting pretty.

Here is the new rad next to the h100i cooling my old 3570k. I hope to cool both my cpu & future gpu on this thing. I have found out that I cannot mount any more radiators in my case with the way I'm building.

The hack job I did on my cougar fan to get the top grill to go back in place.

Where I'm stopping tonight. I'm too tired to go out and drill holes.

[Timopomer]

i think,white blocks.

 

purple tubing

 

now i think this is not the right size (i have no experience) but something like this

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20734/ex-tub-1931/PrimoChill_PrimoFlex_Advanced_LRT_Tubing_38ID_x_58_OD_-_10ft_Retail_Pack_-_Pearl_UV_Purple_PFLEXA10-58-PUP_w_Free_Sys_Prep.html?tl=g30c99s1615

 

would look sexy as heck.

 

also some uv LEDS to make it crazy dope

[Poster]

Cool idea, I haven't seen very many purple rigs.  Subbed!

[sazyario]

i think,white blocks.

purple tubing

now i think this is not the right size (i have no experience) but something like this

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20734/ex-tub-1931/PrimoChill_PrimoFlex_Advanced_LRT_Tubing_38ID_x_58_OD_-_10ft_Retail_Pack_-_Pearl_UV_Purple_PFLEXA10-58-PUP_w_Free_Sys_Prep.html?tl=g30c99s1615

would look sexy as heck.

also some uv LEDS to make it crazy dope

I don't think the UV Tubing will work great with my choice of using Phanteks' LED Strip that plugs I to the case's existing LED Controller.

The tubing may work nonetheless even without using a UV Kit.

Trying to get a mental picture is difficult.

[TechFnatic]

UV lighting isn't a good idea especially around a computer if you know what I mean

[sazyario]

Original Post Updated

[Tearass]

I'm considering a purple colour scheme for my next upgrade, looking forward to seeing it used here! 

 

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Just going to leave this here, I'm sure you wouldn't mind a prettier buildlog?

Portfolio: http://imgur.com/a/yApKw

 

Information:

http://linustechtips.com/main/user/68881-rumikarimu/

[Aetherial]

Looking forward to seeing some images, specs seem solid enough.

Good luck t'y'friend. =)

[Norman_the_Owl]

110 dollars for that motherboard?

HOLY BALLS that's an amazing price.

Open box i assume? Because the lowest at my microcenter is 170 for an open box one

[sazyario]

110 dollars for that motherboard?

HOLY BALLS that's an amazing price.

Open box i assume? Because the lowest at my microcenter is 170 for an open box one

It was $167 open box

I talked them into giving me the $40 off for buying a cpu (their combo price is only good on "new")

Then at the register I was given a $20 MIR

$167

-40

-20

=$107+tax

I'm happy. It let me get better ram modules then I was planning on initially.

[sazyario]

Looking forward to seeing some images, specs seem solid enough.

Good luck t'y'friend. =)

I start building this weekend.

On Friday im going to open bench test the system.

Saturday start build.

Sunday maybe do the Watercooling.

[sazyario]

I'm considering a purple colour scheme for my next upgrade, looking forward to seeing it used here!

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Just going to leave this here, I'm sure you wouldn't mind a prettier buildlog?

Portfolio: http://imgur.com/a/yApKw

Information:

http://linustechtips.com/main/user/68881-rumikarimu/

I wouldn't mind some graphics. Pm me to get my email address so we can correspond

[Norman_the_Owl]

It was $167 open box

I talked them into giving me the $40 off for buying a cpu (their combo price is only good on "new")

Then at the register I was given a $20 MIR

$167

-40

-20

=$107+tax

I'm happy. It let me get better ram modules then I was planning on initially.

Damn, that's pretty incredible.

I just got back from a microcenter, no exciting purchases though

[Tearass]

I wouldn't mind some graphics. Pm me to get my email address so we can correspond

 

I've PM'd you! 

[sazyario]

I haven't updated the OP but I bought all the Watercooling gear. Yikes that was expensive.

[tyson.b]

Very, very, very expensive. Cheapest I could get with basic compression fittings and tubing only where needed the components themselves came out to be about 750 dollars.

[sazyario]

Very, very, very expensive. Cheapest I could get with basic compression fittings and tubing only where needed the components themselves came out to be about 750 dollars.

I spent 500 and I still need to do a gpu block and 2nd rad when and releases their next series of gpus.

(Note, I don't know if I'm going to green or red until I see performance reviews)

[sazyario]

The build has started!!! I'll be uploading pics soon to show my progress. I'm stopped at the moment. I need to drill mounting holes into the psu shroud to mount the res horizontally. I decided to use a Xspc d5 photon res/pump combo in stead of the LF reaction res.