[2nd Build] High End Liquid Cooled Gaming

[Cursed Reality]

Hello,

Thinking about upgrading my current PC (taking parts from old build and buying the ones listed below), and I have thought about these parts for awhile now, but I wanted some different perspectives.
*I like being up to date and on the bleeding edge.

Some info, this rig is for gaming / streaming 1080p, and I run 3x 27in monitors. Sometimes I play on 1, sometimes I play on 3. (Depending on game)

I am going to OC my CPU / GPU to stable clocks.

If you have any suggestions or thoughts about the build, drop a post.

*Money is not an issue.

Thanks.

CPU: Intel - Core i7-4770K (Haswell)


Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme (Haswell)


Memory: Dominator Platinum 16GB DDR3 1866MHz CL9 Quad Channel Kit (4 x 4GB)


Storage(Already Present): 1x Intel 520 SSD - 120gb / 2x Caviar Black - 2TB


Video Card: EVGA - GTX Titan or EVGA - GTX 780

Case : Cooler Master - Cosmos II


Power Supply(Already Present): Corsair - AX1200


Liquid Cooling Option:
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Water Block:Apogee HD
Pump: MCP655-B
Radiator: MCRx20-QP "Quiet Power" Radiator Series (Triple 120mm)
Reservoir: FrozenQPCMods Liquid Fusion Blue Helix Reservoirs Polycarbonate Tubing 250MM

Fans :
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Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition High Static Pressure 120mm (Radiator Fans)
Air Series AF120 Performance Edition High Airflow 120mm (Case Fans)




This is going to be my first "liquid cooled build" so any suggestions in regards to that would also be appreciated.
Looking forward to your answers .

 

[Mark3Max]

First off , Hi and welcome to the OC3D forums.
It sound like a really nice build , but there's just too many unknowns , no one has reviewed or tested the processor, any of the motherboards, or the new Nvidia graphics cards. Personally I would wait at least until you see some reviews on the products you have listed .
I have never built a watercooled system (yet), but I think you could get better on some of the components you have listed. Someone with more knowledge than me can tell you whats better.
Enjoy your time here and good luck with your build.

 

[yggdrasil]

Just looks like someone went to a shopping cart and added all the most expensive parts But any ways.
I would wait for the video cards with no reference coolers to come out, I wouldnt worry about watercooling them the cards won't max out on any real world games but do get the ones with more RAM for your multi screens and maybe drop a video card and get 1440p screens instead if you haven't already other wise you might as well get 660's or something.
If you want a high end rig I would look at configuring your HDD's differently to, Get a bigger SSD say 510GB and then a 4TB HDD and only use them for main tasks, I find with a lot of HDD's it slows a system down a lot, boot time get massive and so on. My solution was to build a server and map the drives to this system and have raid 6 on a raid card.
Water cooling, Eh with that much power do you even need it?
You say you will stream video normally means you won't need fast rendering as you are only rendering at 1x. If you start needing some CGI rendering then yeah OC the CPU to that but then you should be looking at a dedicated streaming PC capturing your current rig.
If money is no option get a second internet line, Game on PC 1 on line 1 and Steam from PC 2 onto the second internet line.

I personally have that case but being a gamer I move it a bit to LAN's 4 to 8 times a year so not alot but its annoying to take it fills the boot of the car and taking taking more than one other person the LAN becomes a hassle.
Personally looking to downsize from the Cosmos S2.
Basicly it is big, I would only buy it if you 100% plan to watercool with dual 240mm rads (bottom) and a 360 to 480 rad (top) and you leave the PC in one spot for its life time.

 

[Cursed Reality]

Just looks like someone went to a shopping cart and added all the most expensive parts But any ways.
I would wait for the video cards with no reference coolers to come out, I wouldnt worry about watercooling them the cards won't max out on any real world games but do get the ones with more RAM for your multi screens and maybe drop a video card and get 1440p screens instead if you haven't already other wise you might as well get 660's or something.
If you want a high end rig I would look at configuring your HDD's differently to, Get a bigger SSD say 510GB and then a 4TB HDD and only use them for main tasks, I find with a lot of HDD's it slows a system down a lot, boot time get massive and so on. My solution was to build a server and map the drives to this system and have raid 6 on a raid card.
Water cooling, Eh with that much power do you even need it?
You say you will stream video normally means you won't need fast rendering as you are only rendering at 1x. If you start needing some CGI rendering then yeah OC the CPU to that but then you should be looking at a dedicated streaming PC capturing your current rig.
If money is no option get a second internet line, Game on PC 1 on line 1 and Steam from PC 2 onto the second internet line.

I personally have that case but being a gamer I move it a bit to LAN's 4 to 8 times a year so not alot but its annoying to take it fills the boot of the car and taking taking more than one other person the LAN becomes a hassle.
Personally looking to downsize from the Cosmos S2.
Basicly it is big, I would only buy it if you 100% plan to watercool with dual 240mm rads (bottom) and a 360 to 480 rad (top) and you leave the PC in one spot for its life time.

Well currently I have a HAF - X, the only reason I would go to a Cosmos 2 was because of the water cooling. Would you recommend an AIO instead, like a H100i or H110, or even maybe a Noctua NH-D14 instead of the full liquid? Interesting HDD idea, might look into it. Planning on keeping a stable 4.5 on the CPU.

 

[yggdrasil]

I have a h100 on my 3930, Day i got it built put the CPU on 4.5GHZ and never had a issue with it so I think the new CPU's would be fine, At the moment my CPU is at 37 to 40c at 8% to 20% load but I am a heavy user and always have a lot open (50 so websites plus 20 odd applications and a game)
I have a fan controller on the H100 fans on a hot day I just turn them to full even tho I don't think it need that they are on medium all the time.
In the future if your system does need some speed I'd look at watercooling then, for now it would mostly be for show and fun of it.

Any chance you could use your old system as the streaming PC/HDD server?

 

[Cursed Reality]

I have a h100 on my 3930, Day i got it built put the CPU on 4.5GHZ and never had a issue with it so I think the new CPU's would be fine, At the moment my CPU is at 37 to 40c at 8% to 20% load but I am a heavy user and always have a lot open (50 so websites plus 20 odd applications and a game)
I have a fan controller on the H100 fans on a hot day I just turn them to full even tho I don't think it need that they are on medium all the time.
In the future if your system does need some speed I'd look at watercooling then, for now it would mostly be for show and fun of it.

Any chance you could use your old system as the streaming PC/HDD server?

Interesting those are nice temps.
I probably could if I bought a decent power supply to replace the ax1200 i'm taking off of it.

 

[airdeano]

This is going to be my first "liquid cooled build" so any suggestions in regards to that would also be appreciated.

Well currently I have a HAF - X, the only reason I would go to a Cosmos 2 was because of the water cooling. Would you recommend an AIO instead, like a H100i or H110, or even maybe a Noctua NH-D14 instead of the full liquid? Interesting HDD idea, might look into it. Planning on keeping a stable 4.5 on the CPU.

welcome to OC3D forums,
to be honest, you might wanna just use a simple cooling solution, till
you understand the deficient areas the system may/may not have,
before guessing a multi-currency build.

the H100/i would be a good start or Noctua NH-D14 to find those pesky
niggles and then decide if the custom loop method is necessary.

not running down the CM Cosmos, but there are better water-cooling friendlier
cases. especially in cost and weight savings. depending on your modding
skills, there are many to include 810/820, Arc Midi/R4, but until reviews are
released on the performance of the new architecture in temperatures and
water-cooling capabilities you are just dreaming now.. stating a stable 4.5
is all you need, when nothing has been proven..

 

[NeverBackDown]

not running down the CM Cosmos, but there are better water-cooling friendlier
cases. especially in cost and weight savings. depending on your modding
skills, there are many to include 810/820, Arc Midi/R4, but until reviews are
released on the performance of the new architecture in temperatures and
water-cooling capabilities you are just dreaming now.. stating a stable 4.5
is all you need, when nothing has been proven..

100% correct here. Little to no modding is required for a Arc Midi/R4 if doing a basic set up so he should be fine if he picks those.