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Xarvz
By Xarvz
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My budget is around 2000€ and I live in Ireland if you didn't already check.

I'm upgrading because my current build is 3 years old, very loud and is the first and only PC I've ever built. I was 14 at the time.

At first I was gonna try to replicate this build Linus did, but now I'm thinking may want a different cooler for overclocking/aesthetics and a different case for aesthetics.

 

Parts so far....

 

Case: Bequiet base 800 black no window/Fractal design define r5 white windowed. In the bequiet case, I would run something similar to how Linus has it set up. In the r5 I'm thinking a closed water cooler radiator at the front with 2 NF-F12's pulling air in and 1 NF-A14 for the exhaust at the back, leaving the top closed with the included sound dampening pads.

 

CPU: i7 6700k

 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A/Msi Z70 Krait Gaming 

 

PSU: Corsair RM1000i because the fan won't turn on till around 500w and it gives room for upgrades to SLI. I was gonna go with the Seasonic 520w FANLESS, but I'm not sure if that will always be enough and the price difference isn't that much.

 

GPU: I will keep my current GTX 680 until the next GTX 980 like card comes out

 

Ram: corsair vengence LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz

 

Cooler: What's the best closed water cooler?/bequiet dark rock pro 3/Noctua nh-d15 This really depends on if I go with a windowed case or not. Why have a windowed case with a giant air cooler anyway ^_^

 

Fans: 2-3 Noctua NF-F12  industrial at the front of the case with a radiator and 1 industrial Noctua NF-A14 for exhaust (that's if I decide to go with closed water cooling in the r5)/Bequiet silent wings 2 (120mm/140mm) Maybe the silent wings 3 if they release that soon enough

 

Storage: I Plan on using my current 3 SSD's for the build I have no need for an HDD. Though I would like to upgrade to a PCI SSD at a later date

 

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My budget is around 2000€ and I live in Ireland if you didn't already check.
I'm upgrading because my current build is 3 years old, very loud and is the first and only PC I've ever built. I was 14 at the time.
At first I was gonna try to replicate this build Linus did, but now I'm thinking may want a different cooler for overclocking/aesthetics and a different case for aesthetics.
 
Parts so far....
 
Case: Bequiet base 800 black no window/Fractal design define r5 white windowed. In the bequiet case, I would run something similar to how Linus has it set up. In the r5 I'm thinking a closed water cooler radiator at the front with 2 NF-F12's pulling air in and 1 NF-A14 for the exhaust at the back, leaving the top closed with the included sound dampening pads.
 
CPU: i7 6700k
 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A/Msi Z70 Krait Gaming 
 
PSU: Corsair RM1000i because the fan won't turn on till around 500w and it gives room for upgrades to SLI. I was gonna go with the Seasonic 520w FANLESS, but I'm not sure if that will always be enough and the price difference isn't that much.
 
GPU: I will keep my current GTX 680 until the next GTX 980 like card comes out
 
Ram: corsair vengence LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz
 
Cooler: What's the best closed water cooler?/bequiet dark rock pro 3/Noctua nh-d15 This really depends on if I go with a windowed case or not. Why have a windowed case with a giant air cooler anyway ^_^
 
Fans: 2-3 Noctua NF-F12  industrial at the front of the case with a radiator and 1 industrial Noctua NF-A14 for exhaust (that's if I decide to go with closed water cooling in the r5)/Bequiet silent wings 2 (120mm/140mm) Maybe the silent wings 3 if they release that soon enough
 
Storage: I Plan on using my current 3 SSD's for the build I have no need for an HDD. Though I would like to upgrade to a PCI SSD at a later date

 

AIOs at this point are mostly exactly the same apart from design aesthetics and cost. Personally my favourites are from Cooler Master, but at the moment Enermax seems to have the best-performing coolers for the price.

Also: Enju is love.

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AIOs at this point are mostly exactly the same apart from design aesthetics and cost. Personally my favourites are from Cooler Master, but at the moment Enermax seems to have the best-performing coolers for the price.

Also: Enju is love.

You noticed me Senpai. Maybe I haven't looked enough but I wish someone would compare them all with the same fans. My main problem in deciding on this build is fans and coolers.

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You noticed me Senpai. Maybe I haven't looked enough but I wish someone would compare them all with the same fans. My main problem in deciding on this build is fans and coolers.

Have a look at some of LTT's videos on AIO coolers, they always use the same setup with Noctua NF-F12s so that the performance on the fan side is constant.

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