$4200 Build - Thoughts?

[Appletax]

Looking to replace my current build

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K Overclocked (Aim is 5GHz), Delidded

• Wish I had it in me to wait for a 6-core Coffee Lake or Cannon Lake >:-P

 

CPU Delid Items

• der8auer Delid-Die-Mate 2 to delid & relid (wish it were available state-side because it'd be cheaper)
• Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Liquid Metal Thermal Paste (instead of Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra)
  • [Liquid Metal Showdown] show that the Grizzly TIM is supreme
• High temperature silicone sealant with a long, thin nozzle (no idea which specific one to use). Would be nice if it were clear in color so it's not noticed?.

 

Graphics: EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3

 

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IX Extreme

• Comes with a monoblock that cools the CPU, VRMs, and M.2 SSD (no need for a separate water block for the CPU)

 

RAM: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 32GB DDR4-3200

• Probably won't notice any speed difference if I chose a higher clocked version, correct?
• Big fan of the RGBs to light up the case
• Wanted 2x16GB but they're not available - figure 4 sticks would be better looking anyways

 

Storage

• Samsung 960 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD (VROOM)
• Samsung 850 Evo 1TB SSD
• WD Black 5TB HDD

 

Case: Thermaltake Core P5

• It only officially supports an ATX mobo max, but I have seen others who've fit an E-ATX board - it just covers half the cable management gromets
• I love the idea of showing off all my components rather than having them inside a case and not nearly as visible
• The SSD would be mounted on the front and the HDD on the back

 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W Titanium

• Would be nice if the top were all black instead of having the silver piece

 

PSU Sleeved Cables

• What do you recommend? Looking for high-quality, flexible cables. Probably black & red in color.

 

OS: Windows 10 Pro x64

 

Liquid Cooling

• Pump/Res: EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (Sleeved Cables)
• Radiator: EK-CoolStream XE 480 (Quad)
• GPU Waterblock: Guess I have to wait for one for the EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 (can't use the EK-FC Titan X Pascal????)
  • Also need thermal pads?
• Fans: Corsair ML120 Pro LED 120mm PWM x4
• Tubing: EK-PETG
• Fittings: Compression HDC x8
• Coolant: EK-Ekoolant Evo Blood RED (Premix 1L)
• CPU TIM: EK-TIM Indigo XS - Intel 115x
  • Not sure about this
• EK-ATX Bridging Plug (24 pin)

 

I'll probably buy an excessive amount of tubing and fittings just in case and return whatever I don't use.

I don't know exactly which types of fittings I'll want to use.

 

I want it to look similar to this setup albeit with the GPU in the standard horizontal position.

 

 

 

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[BluJay614]

why delid, and what do you plan on doing with it?

[Guest]

@CableMod Makes excellent psu cables

 

[Appletax]

Me:

[Appletax]

Just now, BluJay614 said:

why delid, and what do you plan on doing with it?

 

Delid = lower temps. Seems pretty easy to do with the delidding tool. When you blow 4k on a computer you take things to the next level

 

Planning on gaming in 4K. I game in 4K now with dual 970s.

[Guest]

Get 1080ti asus strix to have Asus Aura sync

[BluJay614]

2 minutes ago, Appletax said:

 

Delid = lower temps. Seems pretty easy to do with the delidding tool. When you blow 4k on a computer you take things to the next level

 

Planning on gaming in 4K. I game in 4K now with dual 970s.

I have a question: Have you delidded before?

[Appletax]

Just now, BluJay614 said:

I have a question: Have you delidded before?

Not yet. Never water cooled before either. Lots of firsts in this build. Gonna be a challenge.

[Appletax]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Get 1080ti asus strix to have Asus Aura sync

I am water cooling so I believe it won't matter. I limit myself to just using Asus motherboards because they're world renowned for having shit customer service. EVGA is king in that department.

 

I'll stick a little LED in the GPU water block

[BluJay614]

2 minutes ago, Appletax said:

Not yet. Never water cooled before either. Lots of firsts in this build. Gonna be a challenge.

Save yourself the money and DON'T delid. It's very risky and you probably won't see that much benefit. There are lots of people who can get the that 5Ghz OC with that CPU on Water. Check to see if water cooling the GPU will void your warranty. You'll see more then adequate cooling while keeping things nice n quiet with that 480 rad.

[vong]

3 minutes ago, BluJay614 said:

Save yourself the money and DON'T delid. It's very risky and you probably won't see that much benefit. There are lots of people who can get the that 5Ghz OC with that CPU on Water. Check to see if water cooling the GPU will void your warranty. You'll see more then adequate cooling while keeping things nice n quiet with that 480 rad.

It's not that risky mate and you see huge temp drops from it. Talking about 20 degrees.

[Guest]

Can you not source a pre-binned i7 in the USA ? It would take away the hassle/risk of doing it yourself.

[Appletax]

47 minutes ago, vong said:

It's not that risky mate and you see huge temp drops from it. Talking about 20 degrees.

Yes indeed

[CableMod]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

@CableMod Makes excellent psu cables

 

@Appletax - Can confirm. ^

[brob]

Not sure where it can be sourced but Phanteks has a nice looking block for GTX 1080 Ti FE gpu, http://phanteks.com/PH-GB1080TI.html. Did you ask EKWB about their Titan X block, a number of other companies have indicated compatibility with the Founders Edition Ti.