Build advice

Big Boss

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Hey guys, thought I'd ask for some advice regarding my first build, my last system was a pre-built one but it died on me a few years back, and I've been stuck using a knackered 2007 Dell laptop which can't running anything since. This time I'm going to build my own, I've held off for a long time for new releases to the point where I'm sick of waiting for parts and stressing, I've waited about 4 months for the release of Haswell-E and bits and bobs. I'm really eager to get back into some good old gaming, plus I need the extra cores for work related projects and have decided once everything's available, the build will be ordered and begin.

Here's the parts I've picked, which I'm happy with:

Processor - Intel Core I7 5930K
Motherboard - Asus X99 Deluxe
Memory - G.Skill (not decided on frequency)
Heatsink - Corsair H105
Power Supply - Superflower Leadex 1000W Platinum (for SLI in the future)
Graphics Card - GTX 780Ti (potentially the 980 after reviews)
Solid State Drive - Samsung 850 Pro 256Gb - Boot drive/Main games
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB
Sound Card - Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Case - Corsair Graphite 780T
Case fans - 3x AF120 Quiet edition (Intake) 1x AF140 (Exhaust)
Heatsink fans - 2x or 4x SP120 (H105 Radiator in pull or push/pull)
Bitfenix Molex to 3pin 12V fan adapter x3 (Maybe)

I do not want a dedicated fan controller.

I'm happy with all my parts except how to power the 8 fans and the H105 pump. I'm going to power the H105 pump through a molex to 3pin adapter, such as this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-136-BX, to get a constant 12V. Powering the case fans is where I'm confused, the X99 Deluxe has 6 fan headers, as well as an extension fan controller which I don't want to use, there's 1 CPU FAN connector, 1 CPU OPT FAN header, and 4 Chassis fan headers.

I was planning on running 3 Bitfenix molex to 3pin 12V adapters to power the 8 fans and the AIO pump, all at 12V, and although this would do the job, I'm concerned with the amount of noise they would make. The superflower PSU has 5 Molex 4 pin cables, one would be required for the soundcard, but this would work. Alternatively, theres two more options, I could run the 8 fans on 3 Bitfenix Molex to 3pin 7V adapters, the H105 pump on a 12v adapter, and the remaining molex for the sound card, leaving me no molex cables for future expansion, but potentially creating a lot less noise.

The other option be to not go push/pull on the H105, which apparently will only make a few degrees difference, but I would like to have it if its possible, leaving me with 6 fans and the H105 to power, the fans at either 12V or 7V via molex to 3pin adapters, and the pump off of a 12V one. I don't think I could run all 6 off of the motherboard as I'm unsure if the 'CPU FAN' and CPU OPT FAN' headers will accommodate 3pin fans.

I'm probably over thinking things and I apologies for the length of this post, but like I said, this'll be my first build, and its a high end one which will cost me a pretty penny, so I want to make sure everything's the best it can be. The last thing I want is a computer next to make making a silly amount of noise. Any feedback would be really appreciated from you guys and I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks
 
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