MY PC BUILD : COMPLETE MAYHEM!

[Lokesh Uvaraj]

Will start building my PC soon, here's all the parts I've chosen already - 

I9-7980XE,

2x Nvidia GTX 1080 ti, 

Asus X299-E gaming, 

GSKILL Tridentz 64 gb Memory, 

2x 3TB HDD, 

1x 1TB SSD, 

1x 256gb M.2 SSD,

 

and I kind of don't have any idea about the case, the define r6 or the define s? 

 

Consider that - 

* I want to water cool this build with soft tuning, 

* I am building a PC for the first time! And I am really excited! 

* I want the best performance possible, 

* I will be using the PC for gaming, Streaming and video editing, 

* I know how to build a PC( have watched Linus building PCs a lot of times), 

*I am completely new to water cooling. 

 

Which case do you think will be best for water cooling? 

For the radiators I've got the the EKWB 360XE and the 360PE in my mind (heard that thicker rads give better cooling) with the vardar fans.

I know about the EKWB water cooling kits, but they have a lower powered pumps and I would like to build one with  a mono block (these kits have only cpu blocks and do not include gpu blocks) . 

I have used the EKWB custom loop configurator, and selected few of the water cooling parts from them and I think I will only rely on EKWB for the water cooling parts. 

*** I don't have any idea about the number and types of fittings I must choose! 

Anyways, here are the questions - 

1. Which case would you suggest me to use out of the define r6 and the define s ( I like the look of these cases ! ) 

2. Which radiators (and fans) must I use? 

3.  Should I consider changing any of the components of my "yet to build" PC? And would any other combination would perform better?

4. What types of fittings and how many of them would you suggest for an easy to maintain and best in performance cooling (for soft tubings) ? 

5. Which pump must I use? 

 

You may even suggest all the parts required for the water loop (I am just a beginner ?). 

[AvocadosGuac]

It might be worth it to wait for h2 of this year to see if AMD will release threardipper 2, I'm speculating, based on 16 core rumours for mainstream, that threadripper may have like 32 cores, BUT THATS ONLY WHAT I THINK.

 

the 7980XE is s very good chip.

[CalicoCactus]

7 minutes ago, Jrock said:

It might be worth it to wait for h2 of this year to see if AMD will release threardipper 2, I'm speculating, based on 16 core rumours for mainstream, that threadripper may have like 32 cores, BUT THATS ONLY WHAT I THINK.

 

the 7980XE is s very good chip.

That's a good idea, if you have the patience definitely consider that.

[AvocadosGuac]

1 minute ago, CalicoCactus said:

That's a good idea, if you have the patience definitely consider that.

I believe first gen threadripper was 16 cores, double first gen mainstream chips. It would only make sense for AMD to toss 32 cores on it. Would kill intel...

[Tribalinius]

1 hour ago, Lokesh Uvaraj said:

1. Which case would you suggest me to use out of the define r6 and the define s ( I like the look of these cases ! ) 

2. Which radiators (and fans) must I use? 

3.  Should I consider changing any of the components of my "yet to build" PC? And would any other combination would perform better?

4. What types of fittings and how many of them would you suggest for an easy to maintain and best in performance cooling (for soft tubings) ? 

5. Which pump must I use?

1.) Between the two, I'd go with an R6 just because it feels more aesthetically appealing. The reviews are pretty positive for that chassis. Otherwise, with that kind of money, you can probably go all the way to a CaseLabs and custom it to your heart desire.

2.) Thicker radiators will help you out achieve the best cooling performance but you will have to deal with space/compatibility/fan noise issues the thicker you go. I'd settle for something "good enough without having the noise of a Boeing 747 leaving the runaway in my office" kind of setup unless you want to ramp it up to the max. If money is no object, I'd have a look at Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2/GTX/GTR otherwise your choice of EKWB PE/XE is alright, just don't go with the SE or you will be disappointed.

3.) Threadripper revision is out in August. At best Threadripper will be Intel counterparts, at worst Intel might discount the 7980XE. I'm kind of surprised you did not go all in balls to the wall on the motherboard considering you are putting really high end stuff in there, like a Rampage VI Extreme or Apex.

4.) Compression fittings. The amount/sort of fittings really depends on what kind of loop you are planning on (Single vs. Dual, if you want to have fancy angled adapters or plain ones, special connectors like a ball valve for drainage, etc.). If you want to keep it all EK themed, you can buy the regular compression fittings in multipack on their website to save a little bit.

5.) D5 pumps. Personally, I'd use seperate loops to keep my CPU and GPUs apart. If you want to stick to EK, they got pump/res combo. If money is no object, you can make sick looking pump/res combos from Singularity Computers.

Most of this is subjective, to each their taste and preferences :p. You just need to be ready to plop down a good chunk of change on your initial watercooling gears/tools depending on what you settle.

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to Liquid and Exotic Cooling-

[Lokesh Uvaraj]

On 6/1/2018 at 9:47 PM, Tribalinius said:

I'm kind of surprised you did not go all in balls to the wall on the motherboard considering you are putting really high end stuff in there, like a Rampage VI Extreme or Apex.

what do you mean by : "I'm kind of surprised you did not go all in balls to the wall on the motherboard considering you are putting really high end stuff in there" ?

and is there anything different Between the X-299E Gaming and the Rampage Extreme ? will I gain Performance choosing the Rampage Extreme ?

[DocSwag]

1 hour ago, Lokesh Uvaraj said:

what do you mean by : "I'm kind of surprised you did not go all in balls to the wall on the motherboard considering you are putting really high end stuff in there" ?

and is there anything different Between the X-299E Gaming and the Rampage Extreme ? will I gain Performance choosing the Rampage Extreme ?

More features in general. One thing I do suggest you do though is get a monoblock for whatever mobo you get. If you OC a 7980XE mobo vrms can get quite toasty especially on the asus boards with jokes for heatsinks.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

6 hours ago, DocSwag said:

More features in general. One thing I do suggest you do though is get a monoblock for whatever mobo you get. If you OC a 7980XE mobo vrms can get quite toasty especially on the asus boards with jokes for heatsinks.

Another thing too is the VRMs on the ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME and APEX are stronger than the ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING. So for an overclocked Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition, the VRMs on the two Rampage boards will be more sustainable than the ROG STRIX board.

 

Though if the person doesn't plan on overclocking the 18-core chip (because that thing, along with other Core i9 chips, will draw a significant amount of power, and output that as heat), and decides to run it at stock, then any board will do just fine, especially the ROG STRIX board, which isn't bad to say the least.