Infinity Eclipse or £5k self build air cooled?

[NoNameNoNumber]

Perfectly valid point but for £5k I'd want more control personally.

 

[ShivP]

Don't need a fan controller, just run all the RAD fans on 5v or 7v adapters!

^

or get some of those 4 pin to 5 4 pin fan adapters, whack them into the motherboard and use speedfan

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Honestly for 5K I'd want a WC build.

Cool, quiet and colour co-ordinated with braided cables throughout.

I understand the want for a fan controller but you could happily run all fans on 960mm of rads at 5v and forget about them with reasonable temperatures

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Also it might be worth waiting for the new series of GPU's and better-revised 4k monitors before the build.

If you're the type to wait

 

[Doomedspeed]

295x2 Quadfire & 1440p Eyefinity.

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
2 x PowerColor AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £999.95 (£1,999.90)
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
3 x AOC Q2770PQU 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99 (£1,139.97)
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1600W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G2-1600-X3) £269.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £249.95
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £69.95
3 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22.00 (£66.00)
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
Total : £5,000.06 (includes shipping : £32.90).

 

[Luke_Bowman]

295x2 Quadfire & 1440p Eyefinity.

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
2 x PowerColor AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £999.95 (£1,999.90)
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
3 x AOC Q2770PQU 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99 (£1,139.97)
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1600W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G2-1600-X3) £269.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £249.95
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £69.95
3 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22.00 (£66.00)
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
Total : £5,000.06 (includes shipping : £32.90).

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Quad fire 290x
With braided cables

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung U28D590 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **OcUK Exclusive** £439.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
4 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99 (£1,519.96)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £309.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £274.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-BAY RES Dual DDC 3.25 Serial (incl. pumps) £209.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - White £179.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290(X) DCII - Nickel £98.99 (£395.96)
2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTS 480 XFlow - Black £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Full Nickel £53.99
4 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00 (£100.00)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £21.95
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Backplate - Black £20.99 (£83.96)
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£20.94)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 45° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49 (£19.47)
12 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 16/11mm G1/4 - Black Nickel £5.99 (£71.88)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - White £5.99 (£17.97)
2 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99 (£9.98)
2 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50 (£9.00)
Total : £4,988.38 (includes shipping : ).



And still watercooled

 

[Shawy]

If I had that sort of money I would be tempted by one of the 8 pack systems , then in 2-3 years when better gpu's are out all you have to do is buy components, and ocuk will fit them, test and overclock them free of charge , great service !

Plus you'll have me on a call out if anything goes wrong.

 

[ScottiB]

Hi all,

I'm due for an upgrade soon. Budget is around £5k.

I really enjoyed building my last system (around 2 years ago) but definitely not confident enough to build a full water cooled rig.

So the question is...

Should I go for the Infinity Eclipse or should I spend the same money on a self-build air cooled rig?

If I did go the air cooled route, could I upgrade some components for the same budget? Perhaps throw a 4K monitor in for good measure?

It will be both my daily working computer (PhotoShop / Lightroom heavy use) and also a gaming machine (too many games to mention but lately it's been all about Elite dangerous).

Any help greatly appreciated as usual...

Thanks!

There is a third option, we could build a custom watercooled system for you.

I'm a watercooling enthusiast so I could preach the benefits of a proper custom watercooled rig until I'm blue in the face.

Actually!...come to think of it, I have a fourth option....sent you a trust message

 

[steve_c]

Hi all

So sorry for the late reply.

I've been absolutely buried this morning and only just seen the huge amount of replies.

Sorry if it seemed rude not to reply. I will have a look through this and get back on track this afternoon!

Thanks,

Stephen

 

[Doomedspeed]

Actually!...come to think of it, I have a fourth option....sent you a trust message

Please Keep unwanted sexual advances within the thread please!

 

[steve_c]

There is a third option, we could build a custom watercooled system for you.

I'm a watercooling enthusiast so I could preach the benefits of a proper custom watercooled rig until I'm blue in the face.

Actually!...come to think of it, I have a fourth option....sent you a trust message

Just emailed you, ScottiB

 

[Ethermaster]

Very hush hush ..... Like MI6 or something!

 

[mjones1]

It will be both my daily working computer (PhotoShop / Lightroom heavy use)

I don't think the OP would want one of them cheap 4K monitors when dealing with colours, I would much rather go for the Dell UltraSharp UP3214Q or multiple 2560x1440 monitors.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

3 1440p monitors
3 290x's

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
3 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99 (£1,139.97)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £309.95
3 x Hazro HZ27WD-V2 10-Bit 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black **CLEARANCE** £299.99 (£899.97)
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £274.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-BAY RES Dual DDC 3.25 Serial (incl. pumps) £209.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - White £179.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
3 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290(X) DCII - Nickel £98.99 (£296.97)
2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTS 480 XFlow - Black £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Full Nickel £53.99
4 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00 (£100.00)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £21.95
3 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Backplate - Black £20.99 (£62.97)
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£20.94)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 45° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49 (£19.47)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - White £5.99 (£17.97)
12 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 16/11mm G1/4 - Black Nickel £5.99 (£71.88)
2 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99 (£9.98)
2 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50 (£9.00)
Total : £4,994.28 (includes shipping : £38.25).

 

[ShivP]

3 1440p monitors
3 290x's

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
3 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99 (£1,139.97)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £309.95
3 x Hazro HZ27WD-V2 10-Bit 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black **CLEARANCE** £299.99 (£899.97)
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £274.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-BAY RES Dual DDC 3.25 Serial (incl. pumps) £209.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - White £179.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
3 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290(X) DCII - Nickel £98.99 (£296.97)
2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTS 480 XFlow - Black £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Full Nickel £53.99
4 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00 (£100.00)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £21.95
3 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Backplate - Black £20.99 (£62.97)
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£20.94)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 45° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49 (£19.47)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - White £5.99 (£17.97)
12 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 16/11mm G1/4 - Black Nickel £5.99 (£71.88)
2 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99 (£9.98)
2 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50 (£9.00)
Total : £4,994.28 (includes shipping : £38.25).

*drools*

 

[steve_c]

Just popping my head back in amongst the deluge of work on my desk...

Colours are extremely important. I am a clothing retailer and monitor calibration and colour representation are priorities...

 

[ShivP]

Yeah, you'll want an/some IPS Dell Ultrasharp screen(s) 1440p. My brother got a 27" one, incredible colours

 

[Wilko_Dog]

What about that lg ultra wide 1440p screen ? That is suppose to be amazing and I'm sure you could get it within the budget ......

Edit: this one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-106-LG&groupid=17&catid=1120

 

[Wilko_Dog]

Plus you'll have me on a call out if anything goes wrong.

Haha it's a no brainer then !