Razer Exposed - Future SETUP

[GreenXpqser]

Hey, I'm very new to PC Building and I will be building this pc + setup on 2020 (My first setup)

I need suggestions what to add or modify 

and also how many Custom Cablemod cables do I need?

budget is 6000 CAD

 

when it says "purchased" it is optional (not the custom cablemod cables)

link: Razer Exposed

 Components:

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor

COOLERS: (EKWB Custom Water Loop on CPU, Motherboard and GPU)

EK-CoolStream SE 240 (Slim Dual)

EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)

EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM (incl. sl. pump) EK-FC1080 GTX Strix Backplate - Black EK-FC1080 GTX Strix - Nickel EK-FB ASUS Z270/Z370 Strix RGB Monoblock - Nickel

EK-ACF Fitting 12/16mm - Black (x10) EK-ATX Bridging Plug (24 pin) EK-Cable Y-Splitter 3-Fan PWM (10cm) EK-Cable Y-Splitter 2-Fan PWM (10cm) EK-CryoFuel Acid Green Premix 900 mL

EK-DuraClear 11,1/15,9mm 3M RETAIL

*Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 11.1g Thermal Paste

 

Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

 

RAM: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

 

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

GPU: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card

 

Case: NZXT - H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case

 

PSU: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

OS: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit (maybe use an external optical drive?)

 

Case Fans (can I use these for the EKWB loop cuz I didn't add the fans for the radiators in the loop):

NZXT - Aer RGB120 (3-pack) 61.4 CFM 120mm Fans

NZXT - Aer RGB140 (3-pack) 71.6 CFM 140mm Fans

 

Monitor:

Asus - ROG Strix XG258Q 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor

 

Keyboard and Keypad

Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard

Razer - Orbweaver Chroma Elite RGB Gaming Keypad Wired Gaming Keyboard

 

Mouse:

Razer - Basilisk Wired Optical Mouse

 

Headphones:

Razer - ManO'War 7.1 Channel Headset

 

Speakers:

Razer - Leviathan 60W 5.1ch Speakers

 

Mousepad:

Razer Firefly

 

LED Thingies:

HUE+

HUE+ Extension Kit

 

Chair cuz why not:

*DXRacer Racing Series OH/RV131/NE   *Cablemod:

*CableMod C-SERIES AXi HXi & RM Basic Cable Kit (Black/Green)

Total: 

 

Total (No Optional):							$5791.56
Total (Optional):							$591.31
Total:							$6382.87

 

 

I'm sorry I didn't put effort at this topic cuz I'm lazy

[Theguywhobea]

You probably shouldn't plan a $6300 build two years in advance, all these parts will be 'obsolete' by then. Also if it's your first time building, I'd go with something air cooled instead of a full custom loop or whatever it is you have planned.

[GreenXpqser]

1 minute ago, Theguywhobea said:

You probably shouldn't plan a $6300 build two years in advance, all these parts will be 'obsolete' by then. Also if it's your first time building, I'd go with something air cooled instead of a full custom loop or whatever it is you have planned.

I'm not the one who will build it myself, I'll go to our nearby tech store to help me build it and I'll be keeping to update it, I just wanted to be sure that everything in the list works together.

[Imbellis]

A large majority of these parts don't really fit together.

• An 850 Evo on a 6,000 build? I'd go with a 960 pro or another NVMe based drive.
• Why are you buying the 140mm fans? There's nowhere for you to put them.
• Why're you only replacing one set of fans for the radiators instead of both?
• The motherboard has an ingegrated8 port fan-hub, so you don't need either of the splitters.
• Why pay $400 extra for a GPU? All you're (really) getting is a beefy cooler that's going to be taken off and a better PCB (which can be done for less).
• Are you doing water cooling because of the looks? For Most CPUs/GPUs, a good air cooler is nearly as good and tons cheaper.
• Why run 16 GBs of RAM in a $6,000 system? You can find 16GBs in a $1,000 system.
• Any specific reason you need the Pro version of windows?

You're also 4mm short for compatibility with the GPU and the HDD Cage in the H440.

 

Edit: Also, as @Theguywhobea stated, it's of little use to plan builds this far in advance. I'd guarantee a CPU and GPU platform change which would result in having to re-do both the GPU, CPU, and cooling parts.

 

[GreenXpqser]

20 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

A large majority of these parts don't really fit together.

• An 850 Evo on a 6,000 build? I'd go with a 960 pro or another NVMe based drive.
• Why are you buying the 140mm fans? There's nowhere for you to put them.
• Why're you only replacing one set of fans for the radiators instead of both?
• The motherboard has an ingegrated8 port fan-hub, so you don't need either of the splitters.
• Why pay $400 extra for a GPU? All you're (really) getting is a beefy cooler that's going to be taken off and a better PCB (which can be done for less).
• Are you doing water cooling because of the looks? For Most CPUs/GPUs, a good air cooler is nearly as good and tons cheaper.
• Why run 16 GBs of RAM in a $6,000 system? You can find 16GBs in a $1,000 system.
• Any specific reason you need the Pro version of windows?

You're also 4mm short for compatibility with the GPU and the HDD Cage in the H440.

 

Edit: Also, as @Theguywhobea stated, it's of little use to plan builds this far in advance. I'd guarantee a CPU and GPU platform change which would result in having to re-do both the GPU, CPU, and cooling parts.

 

- I replaced it now with 960 Pro 512 GB. Should I remove the 1TB HDD and buy an external storage instead?

- I forgot I'm using fans for the cooling loop, the H440 supports 2x140mm.

- Yeah that's what I got wrong

- EKWB asked for the motherboard so I thought that I needed them

- I'm going to be streaming + photoshop w/ video editing

- Yes, for looks and better performance for the stuff above

- So I'll upgrade to 32 GBs of RAM?

- I didn't check the added features of Pro so I did and I didn't think I need them so I'm going to put Windows 10 Home instead.

[Imbellis]

1 minute ago, GreenXpqser said:

1- Which 960 Pro; 1TB or 512GB? should I remove the 1TB HDD and buy an external storage instead?

2- I forgot I'm using fans for the cooling loop, the H440 supports 2x140mm.

3- I'm going to be streaming + photoshop w/ video editing

4- So I'll upgrade to 32 GBs of RAM?

 

1) That depends on if you need a full TB of quick-access storage. Personally, I'd go with the 512GB; for if you plan on storing all your data on the SSD, then there's no use for the HDD (and in most cases HDD space is good enough)

2) The H440 supports 2x140mm fans or the 360mm radiator - not both at the same time

 

3) That doesn't really have anything to do with that specific card. There are cheaper cards that are better.

• AORUS xtreme @ 100mhz faster, $300 cheaper
• Random Gigabyte 1080 @ 40mhz faster, $300 cheaper
• G1 Gaming @ 30mhz faster, $360 cheaper

4) Yeah, I'd recommend that. You could always bump it up further than that at a later date. 32GBs should be enough (for most people) in the upcoming years.

[GreenXpqser]

2 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

1) That depends on if you need a full TB of quick-access storage. Personally, I'd go with the 512GB; for if you plan on storing all your data on the SSD, then there's no use for the HDD (and in most cases HDD space is good enough)

2) The H440 supports 2x140mm fans or the 360mm radiator - not both at the same time

 

3) That doesn't really have anything to do with that specific card. There are cheaper cards that are better.

• AORUS xtreme @ 100mhz faster, $300 cheaper
• Random Gigabyte 1080 @ 40mhz faster, $300 cheaper
• G1 Gaming @ 30mhz faster, $360 cheaper

4) Yeah, I'd recommend that. You could always bump it up further than that at a later date. 32GBs should be enough (for most people) in the upcoming years.

How about ASUS ROG STRIX 1080ti 11gb 1.57Ghz cuz I want the Graphics card to have some green glow effect

[Imbellis]

3 minutes ago, GreenXpqser said:

How about ASUS ROG STRIX 1080ti 11gb 1.57Ghz cuz I want the Graphics card to have some green glow effect

If the LEDs are on the backplate, you may be able to keep them (on either GPU); however, if they're on the cooling shroud, which I'm pretty sure they are, they'll be taken off when you add water-cooling.

Here's an Asus strix card looks like after the front shroud has been taken off.  (Link to reddit post about keeping orig. backplate)

[GreenXpqser]

1 minute ago, Imbellis said:

If the LEDs are on the backplate, you may be able to keep them (on either GPU); however, if they're on the cooling shroud, which I'm pretty sure they are, they'll be taken off when you add water-cooling.

Here's an Asus strix card looks like after the front shroud has been taken off.  (Link to reddit post about keeping orig. backplate)

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