New Build pt 2

[StingGames]

So having cancelled the previous order. Thank you guys btw. Didn't notice the mistakes I made (Clearly haha). I have decided to potentially switch up my build completely. What are people's thoughts on watercooled PC's. Worth the money or nah? 

[TSL]

AIO or full custom?

[StingGames]

Just now, TSL said:

AIO or full custom?

Full Custom 

 

[TSL]

Just now, StingGames said:

Full Custom 

 

No personal experience, but full custom is never good value for the performance. However if you're into PC building and love the look of a custom loop, it is the logical option as long as you are not sacrificing any parts like CPU, GPU etc to get the loop.

[StingGames]

1 minute ago, TSL said:

No personal experience, but full custom is never good value for the performance. However if you're into PC building and love the look of a custom loop, it is the logical option as long as you are not sacrificing any parts like CPU, GPU etc to get the loop.

I'm looking to game and hopefully stream aswell, so would it be worth spending my money in other areas to get better performance? 

[AskTJ]

Full custom has a lot of room for error. One leak and you can say goodbye to your motherboard and other parts. Your best off getting an AIO for the CPU, and a hybrid cooler for the GPU.

 

If you have experience with full custom and want that awesome look, you can take the risk, but I personally wouldn't go down that path.

[stealth80]

The initial outlay is high but once bought you can reuse it all except the gpu block on future upgrades/builds

go rigid from the off, its slightly trickier but well worth it, and if you go soft and change your mind in six months you will need all new fittings 

[AskTJ]

On 28/05/2018 at 7:18 PM, StingGames said:

I'm looking to game and hopefully stream aswell, so would it be worth spending my money in other areas to get better performance? 

What parts are you using? Ryzen? Intel?

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, StingGames said:

I'm looking to game and hopefully stream aswell, so would it be worth spending my money in other areas to get better performance? 

The biggest gainer from a custom loop is the GPU, my temps drop from like 75c on air to 51c on water

i think before we answer the above question we need your budget as a good loop will set you back around $400

[StingGames]

Intel parts and my budget is around £2000-£2500. 

 

This isn't including the loop but I have

Overclocked I7-8700k Six Core

Asus ROG Maximus x hero 

16gb Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz 

11gb Geforce GTX 1080ti 

480gb Kingston SSD

4th Seagate Barracuda Pro 

Corsair 550w TXm Series semi-modular 80 plus 

Corsair h110i hydro cooler 

 

Also, for the UK people, I'd would probabaly get it build by a company called PC Specialist. (Due to my tight schedule). Any one know they are decent? 

 

The Final Build is: 

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500P GAMING CASE
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, WIFI - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk 480GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 500MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling Corsair H110i Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
LED Lighting 2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

 

I decided against watercooling due to the fact I wanted to spend my money on other areas to gain better performance while streaming/gaming. 

 

Let me know what you think 

[Yos9]

i think you need at least 650 w PSU

[StingGames]

2 hours ago, Yos9 said:

i think you need at least 650 w PSU

Upon the final page it told me It'll only use 491W. I went upon that when selecting the PSU 

[Christophe Corazza]

11 hours ago, StingGames said:

Worth the money or nah? 

 

Going full custom water cooling is not something you do for the best price to performance ratio.

The main reason is simply the aestetics of the computer.

 

If you are more about the performance (I'm not a gamer at all and choose performance above all of the glitter and glamour setups), you could go with an AIO solution.