£2000 'AWESOME SAUCE' watercooled rig!

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Hi :)

As title sugests. £2000 to spend on awesome sauce gaming rig. Will be my first build, but feel pretty confident in what goes where.

The water cooling (CPU/GPU/'S/MOBO/RAM-just to look like awesome sauce) isn't included in the budget as that will be present from a few friends however if you can recommend anyway, that'd be awesome balls.

What I'll be requiring the rig to function for: high graphics intence games/streaming/recording/video editing/REDDIT.

Just rig only, no peripherals.

Preferences - go nuts. oh actually I favor the cosmos 2, however if theres a better case for watercooling please advise.

appreciate any help with this conundrum :)
 
I think the EVGA should take a water block.


YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £124.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
Total : £1,943.46 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
RJC said:
I think the EVGA should take a water block.


YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £124.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
Total : £1,943.46 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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Swap out those 670's with 670 FTW's for less fan noise and a bit of overclocking headroom. :)
 
Go for a 3930K CPU on a Asus IV Extreme, Corsair 800D case, 16GB Samsung Green, Radeon 7970, 256GB Samsung 840 Pro, 1TB WesternDigital Black. That'll be not far off 2k
 
Did miss the tubing and the connecotrs, as thats upto you. But heres my Idea:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £459.95
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £311.99 (£623.98)
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £159.95
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - 18w DDC Pump & EK-DDC X-RES 140 CSQ Value Combo £105.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC670 GTX - Acetal CSQ £64.99 (£129.98)
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
1 x XSPC EX360 Crossflow Radiator £52.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
5 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98 (£49.90)
Total : £2,350.84 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £364.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £289.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD4001FAEX) HDD £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £124.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £123.98
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
Total : £2,017.52 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
 
SoundDoctor said:
How many monitors do you have and what resolution are they? If you have only one 1080p monitor then you could spend a fair bit less :)
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ThaReaperGuy said:
Is this where the OP has a single 1024x768 monitor and plays solitaire but just received a pay rise? :p
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lol 2x monitors :)

whoaaa there with the solitaire. I'm much more classy.

I run 3x1080p on minesweeper... you don't know fun, guy. :P
 
Doomedspeed said:
Did miss the tubing and the connecotrs, as thats upto you. But heres my Idea:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £459.95
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £311.99 (£623.98)
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £159.95
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - 18w DDC Pump & EK-DDC X-RES 140 CSQ Value Combo £105.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC670 GTX - Acetal CSQ £64.99 (£129.98)
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
1 x XSPC EX360 Crossflow Radiator £52.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
5 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98 (£49.90)
Total : £2,350.84 (includes shipping : £16.85).

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hakank68 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £364.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £289.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD4001FAEX) HDD £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £124.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £123.98
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £61.99
Total : £2,017.52 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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This i7 - is this a decent enough processor?

MonsterMoshi said:
Am i really the first to include a Titan in here? :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £869.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.95
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel kit (PV316G160C9K) £109.99 (£219.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Arctic White £109.99
Total : £2,026.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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YES. Titan ftw. I don't know the possibility of this though, sorry :(

Thanks for all your responses :)
 
This would be my choice for the basic's of the system:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £869.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x MSI Z77A-GD80 w/Thunderbolt Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £188.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £59.99
Total : £1,996.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).



The reason I chose the MSI mobo was for the fact it can support Tri-SLI at x16. This is the strength of the Titan if you can afford to buy another 2 cards.

I have no experience with water cooling, so I'll leave that bit out.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £459.95
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ X² BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QMC3G2M) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/16X) £129.95
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £114.98
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,939.45 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £469.99
2 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £124.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £77.88
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99 (£143.98)
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,943.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).



Gone for a 6 core i7 3930K on a socket 2011 Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 motherboard, board fully supports 16x16 crossfire.

2 X Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card running is 16x16 mode crossfire.

1 Samsung 256gb 840 pro sdd, with 2 X 2tb hard drives, can be raided if needed

BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case with a 850 psu, silver rated made by one of the best psu makers in my mind....

Gone for a retail cpu with longer warranty but used a liquid cooling solution, the Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler, also a good one.

link for 8packs X79 overclocking guide,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18476907

have fun in what ever spec you go for, this is just another option for you to look at, hope you enjoy it.....
 
So I'm slightly over budget... but at least i can now play minesweeper on 3x1080p with 1000 FPS, amiright!?!



CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB ATX LGA2011 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 690 4GB Video Card
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Case: Corsair 900D

total around £2200

Thanks guys, I took all your suggestions into consideration and am going with the above based on what you've all outlined!

Is there anything here you think i could change or maybe there's something slightly overkill?
 
MonsterMoshi said:
Am i really the first to include a Titan in here? :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £869.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.95
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel kit (PV316G160C9K) £109.99 (£219.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Arctic White £109.99
Total : £2,026.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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i think its because it covers half the budget :D
 
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