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Hi Everyone!

 

I'm in the middle of a little revolution on my desk at the moment. Since new Intels are coming soon i decided to do a pretty big refresh and upgrade for my 3 year old "first job and spent all I've got" build. I've changed few things over the years, it'll be marked in build list that starts... now:
PSU - be quiet! Pure Power L8 630W, 80 plus BRONZE

CPU - Intel i5 6600K

CPU cooler - be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 3

GPU - Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11GB - switched from Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Motherboard - MSI Z170A GAMING PRO s1151

RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, 32GB(4x8GB), 2666MHz, CL16 - started with 16GB

SSD (system) - Silicon Power VELOX V70 120GB

2SSD(added for fast load times in games i currently play) -  GoodRam Iridium Pro 240GB 

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB

Case - Zalman Z11 NEO - ugh... no Zalman ever again.

Screen - LG 24MP67VQ-P

 

So now the reasons for this thread. I'm using this refresher as a chance to switching to liquid cooling on CPU(GPU might follow later on), parts are already ordered - custom set from Alphacool. Since beside performance i also love when my gear is an eye candy on my desk (my pleasure, not to show off for others) i'm going with UV reactive liquid, reservoir with UV cathode, one more cathode in case and some RGB fans (Corsair LL120 most likely). Because i'm not lucky enough to earn my living in USD or EUR, depending on price tags caused by currency rates and country you're in sometimes can create crazy numbers i'll go with either new i9 or i7. Last hardware change i have in mind is M2 drive for system - instead of that 120GB Velox cause it's not as good as friend that worked in electronics shop atm recommended... we didn't make all choices on point unfortunately. 

 

This whole plan created few questions that I'd like to get some answers from people that know this stuff way better than i do and unfortunately not for all of them i found answers in LTT videos or this forum. 

1) power supply - do i need to change it to something more powerful? net calculators say it should be enough but not sure how trustworthy are they. If so then maybe a recommendation?

2) PC case - i'm leaning towards full tower to get some room to breathe for this new build since cause later on i switch to GPU liquid cool i tried to future-proof and ordered 360x45 radiator for my loop plus pump is separate from reservoir. Currently i'm between: be quiet! Dark Base PRO 900 and Cooler Master Cosmos C700P. But as i watched review after review i'm not 100% sure about either and take other into consideration. Max price range would be at C700Ps 300$. I might be uninformed enough and unaware of mid-tower that would fit all of it with no issues and look as good so feel free to recommend anything that would hit all the markers i mentioned earlier. 

3) M2 you'd recommend? 

4) I'm fully aware that non of it is out yet but considering performance of previous generations and that specs are out already which motherboard you'd maybe recommend? if it's to early for prognoses about them then skip this one 

5) last but not least time for some good monitor - since playing on 24' 1080P 60hz with this setup will be an overkill i was thinking of something bigger and better. at the moment i have Acer Predator XB271HUBMIPRZ on my mind. 1440P and 144hz IPS should make a good use of all this. but as with previous questions i leave it to an open discussion.

6) any other part I should consider changing?

7) cable, adapter, component i should have but forgot/wasn't aware i'll need with above configuration?

 

Since i'm not everyday digging in this type of stuff i might have missed some important details you'd need or add something you don't need or make wrong assumptions and choices I'd be glad to receive some good pointers and help from you guys. But if you want to go with just simple "you're stupid" or "RGB bleugh" not constructive criticism please keep it to yourself. Just trying to build a machine I can call my own according to my own taste.

 

Thanks in advance

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