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I was originally looking at the Infinity Quasar as I wasn't too sure if I had to time to build a watercooled rig (this will be my first watercooled build). However it looks like I might be taking some holiday soon so it gives me the perfect opportunity to crack on and do it myself if it all works out :)

Budget between £3,500 - £4,500ish.

I don't need any peripherals or monitors (will be buying 3 x new monitors when they get released).

I don't need any mass storage as I have a NAS solution already. I also have a Blu-ray writer and an OS which I can reuse. I was thinking of maybe a custom case too? Would love to hear your thoughts around this?
 
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*Updated*

Firstly I will apologise as my WC knowledge around components is somewhat limited. I'm a big fan of red at the moment, so here goes:

YOUR BASKET
2 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780Ti "Own Design" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99 (£959.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £299.99
1 x Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020008-UK) £299.99
2 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo £139.99
2 x XSPC AX480 Quad Fan Radiator (Black) £109.98 (£219.96)
2 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti GPU Waterblock £94.99 (£189.98)
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3 £84.95
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Aqua White 30cm £20.95 (£41.90)
12 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99 (£239.88)
4 x Bitspower G 1/4" Deep Blood Red Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter £10.99 (£43.96)
1 x XSPC 5.25” Bay Temperature Sensor Frame £9.95
14 x Bitspower Connection 1/4 inch to 16/11mm - blood red £8.99 (£125.86)
3 x XSPC EC6 Coolant Blood Red £8.99 (£26.97)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£17.97)
2 x XSPC LCD Temperature Sensor (Red) V2 £4.99 (£9.98)
9 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£44.91)
4 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£11.96)
Total : £4,090.32 (includes shipping : £16.85).



2 SSDs to run in RAID, SLI 780Ti's!
 
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Some constructive comments on the above:

RAID SSDs is a total waste of time in my opinion. Better to buy a single larger capacity. In fact, a single 500GB SSD is plenty, anything else can live on platter based storage.

The rad space is right on the edge of the minimum you would want for SLI 780Tis and a 4770k. For this sort of money I would be looking at a fully loaded 900D.

Fans - You want static pressure fans for rads. So for Corsair that's the SP series. Can use AFs for case intake/exhaust.

Coolant - Don't bother with anything but Mayhems. Mayhems...end of :D

Fittings - BitsPower are lovely fittings, but bloody expensive. Could save some here by using something else.

Tubing - Fan of Primochill Advanced LRT personally. Tubing is tubing though!

GPUs - Is the KFA2 "Own Design" a reference PCB? If not, don't bother, not worth incompatibility with waterblocks. Would go for a reference cooler design from a respected manufacturer (Not that KFA2 is not, just be weary of the non reference design)
 
YOUR BASKET
3 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780Ti "Own Design" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99 (£1.00)
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 64GB (8x8GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX21C11T3FK8/64X) £479.99
1 x Samsung 1TB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE1T0BW) £449.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £419.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-010) £169.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir Value Combo £99
3 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti GPU Waterblock £94.99 (£284.97)
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3 £84.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £47.99
3 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti / 770 Backplate £24.98 (£74.94)
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x XSPC EC6 Coolant Blood Red £8.99
18 x Bitspower Connection 1/4 inch to 16/11mm - blood red £8.99 (£161.82)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm Intel Aluminium Bracket (Black) £8.95
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£20.94)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49 (£19.47)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
1 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear £5.99
8 x Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring - Deep Blood Red Finish £3.98 (£31.84)
1 x XSPC RayStorm Intel Faceplate (Red) £2.99
Total : £4,506.88 (includes shipping : £16.85).



Seems like a nice build. But, you would need to find some fittings which will connect the 3 gpu's together :P.
 
Doomedspeed said:
Well looking up for this. Will be able to spec later tonight. Need to message Ethel.
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He knows ;)

Sin_Chase said:
Some constructive comments on the above:

RAID SSDs is a total waste of time in my opinion. Better to buy a single larger capacity. In fact, a single 500GB SSD is plenty, anything else can live on platter based storage.

The rad space is right on the edge of the minimum you would want for SLI 780Tis and a 4770k. For this sort of money I would be looking at a fully loaded 900D.

Fans - You want static pressure fans for rads. So for Corsair that's the SP series. Can use AFs for case intake/exhaust.

Coolant - Don't bother with anything but Mayhems. Mayhems...end of :D

Fittings - BitsPower are lovely fittings, but bloody expensive. Could save some here by using something else.

Tubing - Fan of Primochill Advanced LRT personally. Tubing is tubing though!

GPUs - Is the KFA2 "Own Design" a reference PCB? If not, don't bother, not worth incompatibility with waterblocks. Would go for a reference cooler design from a respected manufacturer (Not that KFA2 is not, just be weary of the non reference design)
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I have made some adjustments! I'd rather see the 900D too! Since he has the budget, may as well make the most of it!
 
OLDPHART said:
Sli or Xfire at least so he's not stuck at 1080p.
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He's getting 3 new monitors!!

Just an idea as I love this case, may need more rad space though

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
2 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Asus Rampage IV GENE Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £249.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance RED 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4X2133C11R) £169.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £149.99
1 x Parvum Systems S2.0 MicroATX Case - White with Red £139.99
2 x XSPC D5 Photon 170 Reservoir/Pump Combo £129.95 (£259.90)
2 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti GPU Waterblock £94.99 (£189.98)
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
2 x XSPC RX240 Dual Fan Radiator V3 £64.99 (£129.98)
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
2 x XSPC Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 780Ti / 770 Backplate £24.98 (£49.96)
4 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99 (£79.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
2 x Noiseblocker Multiframe S-Series M8-P Fan - 80mm PWM £12.95 (£25.90)
4 x Bitspower G 1/4" Deep Blood Red Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter £10.99 (£43.96)
12 x Bitspower Connection 1/4 inch to 16/11mm - blood red £8.99 (£107.88)
3 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£23.97)
3 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£8.97)
Total : £3,790.26 (includes shipping : £13.50).

 
OK I have quickly put a white build together but the price doesn't include the cables ....

Get in touch with this chap Pexonpcs for a quote to get that PSU braided in white with the SATA cables .....

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £419.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £299.99
2 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMD16GX3M4A1866C9) £229.99 (£459.98)
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-010) £169.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £139.99 (£279.98)
1 x XSPC RX480 Quad Fan Radiator V3 £105.95
1 x Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card (70SB127000001) £94.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC780 GTX Ti - Nickel (Original CSQ) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-TOP - Plexi (incl. pump) £89.99
1 x EK-RES X3 400 Reservoir £56.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GTX-Lite 360 £50.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ £49.99
7 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99 (£181.93)
1 x EK-FC Bridge TRIPLE Parallel CSQ Plexi £21.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Aqua White 30cm £20.95 (£41.90)
4 x Bitspower Connection 45 1/4 inches to 10/8mm - Rotatable Deluxe White £19.99 (£79.96)
4 x Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L £14.99 (£59.96)
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
2 x Bitspower angle 1/4 to F 1/4 inch - 45 degrees, rotatable Deluxe White £11.99 (£23.98)
4 x Bitspower Connection 1/4 inch to 10/8mm - Deluxe White C11 £5.99 (£23.96)
4 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - White £4.99 (£19.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - White £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - White £3.95 (£15.80)
4 x XSPC 7/16" ID (16/11mm) High Flex Hose - Clear (1m Length) £2.99 (£11.96)
Total : £4,230.82 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
Right no one has asked what 3 monitors he's going to get, what if there not 1080p and only a single GPU, at least 2 GPU's to cover that.

Would you want a single GPU spending that kind of money don't think so, Performance first Bling second.
 
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