Corsair 900D Hardline

[lukestechtips]

My build is very similar to a build done here earlier, it's a coincidence, I promise

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($264.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($704.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($704.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($137.43 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM  120mm Fans  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM  120mm Fans  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM  120mm Fans  ($25.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG - 34UC98 34.0" 3440x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($897.00 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 34UC98 34.0" 3440x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($897.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard 
Headphones: Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Cablemod C-Series PSU Cables (White) ($99.90)
Total: $5806.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I had a real hell of a time picking a case, I found most of them to be ugly or just flat out expensive. I think the 900D is somewhat of a balance. I will be looking into more/different fans.

I still need to pick out parts for my loop. Here's what I have so far:

EK-Supremacy EVO AMD - Full Nickel

EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM - (incl. pump)

 

That's all I have selected. I plan to do a x2 build instead of one res and pump. Thoughts and watercooling parts suggestions?

 

[iJarbus]

Looks like it'd be a freaking sick build, I've had allot of success with EK blocks so I'd recommend paying the bit extra for them. I'm running a Phobya pump and I'd stay the hell away from it, the fittings stripped the plastic threads on the pump and I ended up having to glue fittings into the pump(somehow I'm a year on with no leaks).

For tubing I'd go with PETG over Acrylic, PETG is much less brittle and easier to cut and is equally as clear. I got a little tubing cutter from my local hardware store, it's meant for cutting copper pipes but it works really well for cutting plastic tubes to and gives a really smooth cut. Soapy water is your best friend for getting your silicon insert in the tubes for bending. Also, work out how much tubing you think you'll need and double it, bending the pipes is really tricky and for some of the more intricate bends will take several attempts since once you bent the tube you can't really do more than minor adjustments to it.

 

If you can add a drain point to your loop when you are building it, I ignored this advice the first time I did it and it made draining the loop a pain, only costs like $30 in parts and makes your life so much easier.

Last thing, make sure you set aside a heap of time to do it, took me three days to do mine(most of that time was spent trying to work out what I was doing lol)

[cowpker4life]

I would choice a different mobo. That mobo is over priced a asus rog or ASRock x370 taichi would give you much better vrms and they are normally cheaper.