Building a gaming pc

[madskristiansen]

Hi guys. I am about to build my very first pc, but i am a bit confused about some things. At first, the pc needs to be white to match everything in my room. I have three cases on my mind. The Corsair Graphite 760t, it is just the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. Then there is the NZXT H440 with all the fancy leds and very good looking side window. The last opponent is the Corsair Air 540 with a nice cube design. I dont know which one i should choose. Please help me.

 

Another thing i dont know is about Skylake.. Is it worth the ekstra money over a z97? Which of these would you choose? (dkk means danish kronen) My gpu is soon a gtx 970 windforce.

SKYLAKE BUILD:

MSI GAMING PRO Motherboard (The one with the rgb stripe) 1.349dkk

Intel i5-6600k 2.200dkk

Corsair Vengeance 3.000Mhz 2x4gb ram 649dkk

HASWELL BUILD:

Msi krait z97 motherboard 979dkk

I5-4690k 1.987dkk

Hyper-x 2x4 gb 1.600Mhz white ram 399dkk

 

My last question is about watercooling. Should i go with the cooler master nepton 240, Raijintek triton, nzxt kraken x61 or corsair h110i gtx?

 

I look forward to your answers.

[TheCaptain53]

If you have the space, why not a large air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15 or bequiet! Dark Rock 3?

These coolers can match and even surpass some high end water coolers.

If you decide to go for a water cooler, I wouldn't go with the Raijintek Triton. A lot of people have reported problems with leaking, dying pumps or just simply DOA. I wouldn't touch that cooler with a barge pole.

The NZXT Kraken X61 is very well rated, if you went with that you shouldn't be disappointed.

[Guest]

If you have the space, why not a large air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15 or bequiet! Dark Rock 3?

These coolers can match and even surpass some high end water coolers.

If you decide to go for a water cooler, I wouldn't go with the Raijintek Triton. A lot of people have reported problems with leaking, dying pumps or just simply DOA. I wouldn't touch that cooler with a barge pole.

The NZXT Kraken X61 is very well rated, if you went with that you shouldn't be disappointed.

Or even the Kraken x60, cheaper and still excellent performance.

[sms1202]

Budget ?

X61 and H100i GTX are Great cooler

Go Skylake

[madskristiansen]

Since it is only a white build, the cooler master must be great. I like the looks, and it sounds like you are pleased with yours as well. i think that will be the best choice. I have two extra corsair 120mm fans so i can upgrade to push/pull for free. I still dont get why you dont like the raijintek. Here in Denmark, nobody has had complaints about it leaking or something like that.

[CJ Chua]

If you have the space, why not a large air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15 or bequiet! Dark Rock 3?

These coolers can match and even surpass some high end water coolers.

If you decide to go for a water cooler, I wouldn't go with the Raijintek Triton. A lot of people have reported problems with leaking, dying pumps or just simply DOA. I wouldn't touch that cooler with a barge pole.

The NZXT Kraken X61 is very well rated, if you went with that you shouldn't be disappointed.

 

I would agree your point. You don't need to go overkill on the cooling site. Grab a Noctua NH-D15 and add another fan if you have a lot of budget to spend and then that's it.

Water cooling, I would suggest H100i, Kraken X61, Fractal Design's S24​

[TheCaptain53]

I would personally have felt a little nervous doing water cooling for my first build. Heck, I even stuck with the stock cooler when I used an FX-6300. 

[Electro_XD]

Here's my opinion:

- For the case, go for Corsair Graphite 760t, because it looks sooo sexy <3

- CPU? Go for Skylake, it's new and a little better than 4690k

- Cooler, H100i or Kraken X61

[madskristiansen]

What about cooler master nepton 240? It has a white led logo that looks so good with the white corsair 760t.

[watts300]

pc needs to be white to match everything in my room.