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Ollie1132

Ollie1132

Ollie1132

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So I'm hopefully coming into some cash this month to some what "finish" my build for a little bit. This is the current basket I'm looking to buy.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £215.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - D5 Vario Pump & Alphacool Clear HF D5 Top Value Combo £84.98
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £79.99
1 x EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £56.99
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 240 (120.2) £38.99
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 120 (120.1) £26.99
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Backplate - Black £19.99
1 x Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 15,9/11mm (7/16ID) Clear 3.3m £10.88
2 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black £3.59 (£7.18)
2 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black £3.59 (£7.18)
5 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 7/16 (16/12mm) - G1/4 - Black £3.50 (£17.50)
Total : £952.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).



I did want the EK Dual Bay Res... but the old style (no circles) has been pulled from the site so I refuse to get one with circles on it. (I'm guessing at how many compression fittings Ill need so feel free to correct me) and suggest res' I quite liked the EK Dual Bay Res :( till they added circles to it. Also will need some fans for the Rads... but I don't really want white GT's whats a decent alternative?
 
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Are you positive that the 670 is reference design?

Why spend the money on a card with a custom cooler just to remove it. Surely one of the cheaper cards would be a better option?

The Coolstream XT rads are not that good really (review of the 360 here). It's better to spend the extra on decent rads and do it properly now than regret your choices and change them later. The EX series are ok but you need your fans running at 1200+ rpm to get the best out of them.

As for fittings, you will need two for each component so 10 in all.
 
The Windforce 670 has a 680 PCB which will work with the EK blocks. Hm I might have added the wrong ones to my basket by mistake. Ill check. Ok. So what fans would you suggest instead of GT's? Which rads would you suggest? I definately need a 240 + 120.
 
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Thinking I might just get a 240 rad + a res and the fittings I need to cool just my CPU to begin with if I have to go for more expensive Rads.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Koolance VID-NX680 (GeForce GTX 680) £78.32
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £73.32
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - D5 Vario Pump & Alphacool Clear HF D5 Top Value Combo £70.82
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £46.65
1 x Koolance CPU-370SI (CPU), Intel Waterblock £42.22
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Backplate - Black £16.66
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.66 (£34.98)
1 x Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 15,9/11mm (7/16ID) Clear 3.3m £9.07
1 x OcUK Tube Cutter Aluminum 3-14mm £7.08
2 x Mayhems X1 UV Blood Red Coolant £6.66 (£13.32)
2 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black £2.99 (£5.98)
2 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black £2.99 (£5.98)
6 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 7/16 (16/12mm) - G1/4 - Black £2.92 (£17.52)
1 x OcUK Value PSU Bridging Connector (24 Pin) £1.08
Total : £1,110.58 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Going to me watercooling the GFX. I'm assured that the windforce 2GB 670 will handle the monitor I've picked well enough. Even up to 3x of them (so I am informed at least)
 
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