Water cooling help

[Josh_Galsky]

Hello! I'm building my first PC and want to water cool it.  I made myself two builds with a 50$ difference.  One is completely custom water cooled and the other is AIO water cooling (the AIO is 50$ more).  Here are both of my builds, which one should I choose? If you have any recommendations, go ahead.  I AM EXTREMELY GOOD WITH CRAFTING THINGS (Like the custom water cooling things)!

 

Build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KB3KCJ    (Plus a few other thing that PC Partpicker did not have)

 

Build 2: The photos

 

 

p.s. I already have an SSD so I don't need one.

 

 

[DioOmicida]

 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9FNfYJ / http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9FNfYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($556.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($689.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2162.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
I got a cheaper MB to add a heftier PSU that will allow you to run a second 980 Ti down the road.

If the previous MB has some features you have to have, you can swap it back.
I changed the 4 x 4GB to 2 X 8GB RAM as it's $30 cheaper and keeps slots free.

[Josh_Galsky]

1 minute ago, DioOmicida said:

 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9FNfYJ / http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9FNfYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($556.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($689.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2162.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
I got a cheaper MB to add a heftier PSU that will allow you to run a second 980 Ti down the road.

If the previous MB has some features you have to have, you can swap it back.
I changed the 4 x 4GB to 2 X 8GB RAM as it's $30 cheaper.

Thanks for your help! Would you rather get the one you mentioned or the custom watercooled pc I showed in the picture. (I have a 3000 dollar budget so, that's not my number one concern)

[DioOmicida]

7 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

Thanks for your help! Would you rather get the one you mentioned or the custom watercooled pc I showed in the picture. (I have a 3000 dollar budget so, that's not my number one concern)

I think the performance increase of the 5930k over the 6700k is more important then the sweet liquid cooled system of the second build. But I understand the fashion and appeal of a fully water cooled system. It would be something nice to show off. Either system will perform extremely well.

[Josh_Galsky]

2 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

I think the performance increase of the 5930k over the 6700k is more important then the sweet liquid cooled system of the second build. But I understand the fashion and appeal of a fully water cooled system. It would be something nice to show off. Either system will perform extremely well.

Thanks!