planning a build for Christmas.

[harry clemance]

Planning a build for Christmas.

I am planning to build my first pc this Christmas as long as I have saved up enough money by then. I was wondering if you can look at my list so far and tell me anything that I have missed. Nothing is set in stone at the moment as it is still all planning. I will be making modifications to the specs leading up to the time that I start to order but I want to make sure that I haven’t missed anything out. Also whether the fittings i have chosen will fit and best tubing as also my first water cooling build.

Case
Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case
Processor
Intel Core i7-4770K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
Graphics Card
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 780
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Ram
Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB 2400
Storage
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB
2 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB – RAID 1
Power Supply
Corsair AX860i Digital ATX
Cooling Fan
13 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM
NZXT Grid Fan Splitter
LED Strip
BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm
Monitor
2 x [Perfect Pixel] X-STAR DP2710 LED 27" QHD 2560x1440 Samsung PLS Panel "Matt" - dream-seller
Mouse mat
OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface
Keyboard
Ducky DK-9008 Shine 3 Mechanical Blue Cherry MX Switch Full White LED Back Light RGB SpaceBar

Water cooling
Pump
OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & XSPC Acetal D5 Top Value Combo
Water blocks
EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Acetal
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan - Acetal Full Cover Waterblock
Radiator
EK CoolStream RAD XTX (480)
Reservoir
EK-RES X3 250 Reservoir
Coolant
2 x Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Coolant 1L
Tubing
XSPC HighFlex Hose 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD, 19/12.7mm, 2m, Clear
Fittings
14 x XSPC G1/4" to 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome)
Thermal Compound
IC Diamond 24-Carat

Thank you for all the help given would be much appreciated.

 

[Feronix]

Some sleeved cables would be nice. Other than that this is a really solid build.

Seems like you've done your research. I personally don't know about watercooling though.

Only things I'd say it that the Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM is pretty overpriced. I must admit that it looks nice, but some G.Skill Ares Orange might look really good in this build.

Also, Samsung 840 Pro and Evo SSDs are epic. Would personally pick them over the Kingston one.

Last thing is that when you use your fans for rads, you might want to switch to NF-P12s. NF-F12s would work okay though. If you want looks, the Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition or the Bitfenix Spectre Pros are pretty good.

 

[harry clemance]

I was going to see if I like the cables that come stock then get/make sleeved cables if I dont.

Yer i know the Platinums are overpriced but i love the look do you think it would make much of a difference between the 1866 vs the 2400 taking in price into account? and I dont like the look of the G.Skill Ares Orange.

I will look into the 840 Pro/Evo

I personally like the looks of the Noctua fans

 

[S_I_N]

looks nice to me. Nothing wrong with that Kingston ssd i have 2 of the 240Gb versions in raid couldnt be happier. Also I see led lighting why not just look at some led fans like the pwm Spectre pro's from bitfenix I have the non pwm ones and they do a great job and are quite. the pwm versions sport a heftier static pressure to them so should be alot better.

 

[Feronix]

Sleeved one always look better imo. If you have the money for it, by all means go for it.

I guess, it's just personal preference. I think the orange RAM dimms will look good in the orange board

The Evo SSDs are rather new, but they are relatively cheap and from the benchmarks I've seen, pretty close to the 840 Pro performane-wise.

Haha, well that's a first. You mad man Whatever works for you though

 

[harry clemance]

i would prefer to use led lighting as i want to be able to place it where i want to get the best look. and also after all i have heard about Noctua its going to be a hard sell to get me not to buy then

 

[NeverBackDown]

You can't game with 2 monitors sooo i hope you can fit another 1440p monitor into the budget. Other than that IMO the build is way overpriced and overkill.. but from that point of view it's pretty solid.

Edit: Best to buy all the parts at once in one day. With a lot of new tech coming out in 4th quarter of the year it would be a shame to be behind tech already.

 

[harry clemance]

oh I know that I will only be gaming on one. I will be using the other for productivity.

 

[NeverBackDown]

^^^ I see then.. that works too

 

[Feronix]

Yeah, gaming on one 1440p monitor is stressful enough. I agree that it's kind of overkill but if you're a hardcore gamer and have the money, I don't really see the problem.

 

[harry clemance]

What about the water cooling side of things. Is there a brand of tubing that is considered better? And would the fitting work?

Also was is the deal with rma of a graphics card after overclocked and water blocked?

 

[WillSK]

You've definitely done your research. This looks like a solid build. Only thing I would possibly change is the SSDs for a samsung 840 pro or Evo but that's it

Edit: It's nice to see someone with a build like this that realises they don't need a 50,000 Watt PSU

 

[harry clemance]

If by "research" you mean watching Linus, Logan and Tom every day for the last 2 years then yes i have do you think i should find something else to do with my time?

 

[WillSK]

If by "research" you mean watching Linus, Logan and Tom every day for the last 2 years then yes i have do you think i should find something else to do with my time?

haha no not at all it wasn't a criticism. Just complimenting you on a very nice choice of components, I'm very jealous!

 

[harry clemance]

why thank you very much

 

[NeverBackDown]

50,000 Watt PSU

They make those?:headscratch:

 

[WillSK]

They make those?:headscratch:

haha was an exaggeration as i'm sure you guessed. Was just getting at the fact we quite often see people thinking they need 1000/1200 watt psus for sli watercooling builds