Watercooling build

[Clanscorpia]

So I looked at watercooling, and I want to o it again :p. I'm thinking of doing soft tube but then later making it hard tubing. This list doesnt include watercooling parts as it will come later. The CPU cooler until then will be a stock Intel lga1150 cooler of eBay The 970 is also in there only to represent a 1070 or 490 when they come out. What should I change? Thanks!

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4pJvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4pJvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.35 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($210.18 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($107.67 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.47 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($531.07 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.93 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($130.16 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1608.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 15:43 EDT-0400

[Stardar1]

5 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

So I looked at watercooling, and I want to o it again :p. I'm thinking of doing soft tube but then later making it hard tubing. This list doesnt include watercooling parts as it will come later. The CPU cooler until then will be a stock Intel lga1150 cooler of eBay The 970 is also in there only to represent a 1070 or 490 when they come out. What should I change? Thanks!

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4pJvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/k4pJvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.35 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($210.18 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($107.67 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.47 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($531.07 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.93 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($130.16 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1608.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 15:43 EDT-0400

Well, I would look on EKWB to see what Z170 boards they have that support mono blocks, other than that, parts are good. 

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Clanscorpia said:

 

Don't waste money watercooling mid range hardware

 

also what's your display set up? and what are you using your PC for?

[Clanscorpia]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

Don't waste money watercooling mid range hardware

 

also what's your display set up? and what are you using your PC for?

I'm planning on getting a 1440p monitor and I'm going to be gaming, programming and editing. I also want to buy watercooling and then upgrade to higher end hardware in the future like a 6820K

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

I'm planning on getting a 1440p monitor and I'm going to be gaming, programming and editing. I also want to buy watercooling and then upgrade to higher end hardware in the future like a 6820K

Well you're going to be better off focusing on a stronger CPU in that case, and a 5820K makes a lot more sense to do a custom loop with, and if your display is only 1080p a 380 will be fine until you can upgrade it, though I'd go 40" 4K when you upgrade

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WG4myc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WG4myc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($515.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($42.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($327.97 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($81.00 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($259.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.16 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1568.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:37 EDT-0400

[Clanscorpia]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Well you're going to be better off focusing on a stronger CPU in that case, and a 5820K makes a lot more sense to do a custom loop with, and if your display is only 1080p a 380 will be fine until you can upgrade it, though I'd go 40" 4K when you upgrade

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WG4myc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WG4myc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($515.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($42.35 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($327.97 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($81.00 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($259.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.16 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1568.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:37 EDT-0400

I'm going to get a 1440p monitor right away but the GPU will come when pascal and polaris come out. The Define S was also chosen and I picked the 650w PSU because it seemed like the best bang for the buck. I also don't need an HDD or CPU cooler as 50 bucks is not worth it if I'm going to change it right away. I also really like the look of HyperX RAM and it often goes on sale.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

I also really like the look of HyperX RAM

Ew. Just get whatever's cheapest man.

 

Otherwise the 5820K doesn't come with a cooler, but is going to give you a much better platform to build your PC on, and that PSU in my build is going to be better for the money.

 

If you want the define S then ya throw it in, Fractal's focus seems to be for water cooling

[Clanscorpia]

11 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Ew. Just get whatever's cheapest man.

 

Otherwise the 5820K doesn't come with a cooler, but is going to give you a much better platform to build your PC on, and that PSU in my build is going to be better for the money.

 

If you want the define S then ya throw it in, Fractal's focus seems to be for water cooling

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vbPLvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vbPLvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($582.27 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($375.41 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($107.67 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.47 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($531.07 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.93 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($158.18 @ NCIX)
Total: $2016.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 18:59 EDT-0400

 

Hows  this?

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

 

If your budget goes up to 2k, then a 390 is going to be a better choice than a 970, especially for 1440p gaming

And that motherboard seems to have poor reviews over here, though I think most X99 boards have poor reviews, most importantly it doesn't USB 3.1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130796

benchmarks

Spoiler

 

390, more wins at 1440p + though

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,4245.html

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-radeon-r9-390-8gb-review

 

 

[Clanscorpia]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

If your budget goes up to 2k, then a 390 is going to be a better choice than a 970, especially for 1440p gaming

 

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390, more wins at 1440p + though

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,4245.html

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-radeon-r9-390-8gb-review

 

 

Remember, it's just holding place for a 1070 or 490

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Remember, it's just holding place for a 1070 or 490

Right.

Also, should totally just make the jump to 4k rather than 1440p, the display would last you basically forever with a 40" 4k display
 

 

[Clanscorpia]

37 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Right.

Also, should totally just make the jump to 4k rather than 1440p, the display would last you basically forever with a 40" 4k display
 

 

Wouldn't I need a 980ti/1080ti to run that for games at Ultra at 60fps?

[Streetguru]

5 hours ago, Clanscorpia said:

 

Wouldn't I need a 980ti/1080ti to run that for games at Ultra at 60fps?

You'd need a high end GPU from the next generation ya, but 1080p scales perfectly with 4k for gaming, so you only need a GPU for 1080p, and then you have 4k for the desktop and future gaming.

 

it's around $600 for a 27" 4k IPS free-sync display

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-27mu67

$1099 for a G-sync equivalent, the pricing on G-sync 4k IPS displays is really screwed up

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhx1aa002