IPAD pfffft, bye bye

[Nickolp1974]

After selling my last system in march i have been using my ipad and although very good at emails and browsing, i just cant play battlefield on it, so the times come to get back to all things PC, how i missed you

Anyhow purchased the below today, which should be with me tomorrow and the rest will be with me in 2 weeks, although still undecided on gpu/'s
Will be running 2560 x 1440 res with an asus or i may go for a viewsonic.
The 4770k will be watercooled (custom)
And for now i may just go with 7950 xfire, very good price indeed and will suffice until maxwell.
I will keep this updated the best i can, but its going to get a lot easier once my machine is built.

Edit: after being very fortunate the spec has been upgraded, want this to last for a few years.


All bits ordered, arriving tomoz, had to get viewsonic vp2770 from else where
Spec as follows

Spoiler

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-3788-KR) £499.99 2 £999.98
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £229.99 1 £229.99
Seasonic 1000w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £158.29 1 £158.29
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £129.99 1 £129.99
Qpad MK-85 Red LED Pro Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £91.66 1 £91.66
LiteOn ETAU108-02 8x Slimline External USB DVD±RW - Black £23.32 1 £23.32
OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £20.79 1 £20.79
Bitspower Connection 45 degrees 1/4 inch to 16/11mm - rotatable, blood red £15.82 4 £63.28
BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Red 30cm £13.99 2 £27.98
Bitspower G 1/4" Deep Blood Red Rotary 90 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter £9.16 1 £9.16
Bitspower Black Sparkle "T" Fitting - 180 Degree Water Cooling Accessory £8.32 2 £16.64
Bitspower Connection 1/4 inch to 16/11mm - blood red £7.49 7 £52.43
Bitspower Case Top Water Fill/ Through Hole Fitting Set - Matte Black Finish £7.49 1 £7.49
Bitspower Black Shiny Sealing Plug - 1/2" £6.62 1 £6.62
ModMyMachine Shoggy Sandwich V2 for Pump Decoupling - Black £5.79 1 £5.79
OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £4.99 1 £4.99
Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear £4.99 2 £9.98
OcUK Value 1.8m Male - Male Display Port Monitor Cable £4.99 1 £4.99
BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.96 4 £19.84
Bitspower Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting - Black Sparkle £4.16 2 £8.32
Bitspower plug G1 / 4 - Crystal Lighting for 5mm LED £3.66 2 £7.32
BitFenix Alchemy Molex Extension Adaptor 45cm - Red £3.29 1 £3.29
Akasa PWM Fan Extension cable - 30cm (AK-CBFA01-30) £2.49 2 £4.98
Bitspower cable tie set 20 pieces 120mm UV Red £2.49 1 £2.49
Bitspower G1/4" Low-Profile Stop Fitting with O-ring - Black Matte Finish £2.48 1 £2.48
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day): £0.00
VAT: £382.42
Order Total: £2294

XSPC D5 Vario (Body + Screwring) £47.49 1 £47.49
EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Nickel £47.49 1 £47.49
XSPC RS240 120mm Radiator - Black £33.29 1 £33.29
XSPC RS120 120mm Radiator - Black £24.99 1 £24.99
BitFenix Hydra Fan/LED Controller £20.82 1 £20.82
Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L £12.49 1 £12.49
BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan White LED - Black £9.99 6 £59.94
Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.49 1 £7.49
Coollaboratory Liquid Pro Liquid Metal Thermal Paste £7.49 1 £7.49
Zalman Fan Mate 2 Fan Controller £2.49 1 £2.49
EK-D5 X-TOP CSQ - Plexi £20.82 1 £20.82
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day): £0.00
VAT: £56.96
Order Total: £341.76


Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £208.29 1 £208.29
Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £94.99 1 £94.99
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-20800C10 2600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2600HC10QDC01) £81.66 1 £81.66
Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £61.66 1 £61.66
Koolance TNK-501 Single 5.25in Bay Reservoir, Rev.1.1 £54.99 1 £54.99
Edifier R1600T Studio Plus 2.0 Monitors £44.99 1 £44.99
BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £6.24 1 £6.24
BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.16 1 £4.16
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day): £0.00
VAT: £111.40
Order Total: £668.38

not finished just yet



Cant wait

 

[bemaniac]

I kept seeing ipad for now and thinking HAHA! You are making a wise choice.

 

[Nickolp1974]

1st pic with mobo and ram installed, unfortunately the koolance res wasn't having any of it and would require a little modding, something i dont want to do with this build.

 

[FRAGMAYO]

That motherboard is beautiful, I love it


looking good so far

 

[Nickolp1974]

It is a very good looking board, heavy too due to the metal shields, front and back.
Will update the OP when its done with my camera then i can take some decent pictures instead of using the pad.

 

[parkwaydrive]

love the look of this card be looking foward to seeing the finished product

 

[Hyburnate]

This build is right up my alley!

 

[JoeF1]

That motherboard :biggooglyeyebulgingemoticon:

Love it!

Question: Looking at the specs for the board, is it just plug and play for the water cooling? Never seen it like this before?

 

[Nickolp1974]

That motherboard :biggooglyeyebulgingemoticon:

Love it!

Question: Looking at the specs for the board, is it just plug and play for the water cooling? Never seen it like this before?

Basically yes, just pull off the rubber covers and use normal wc fittings.
Really no need though to wc vrm's, its really for asthetics.

 

[Jay85]

I wish they would make a shroud for their matx boards as well . Such a shame!

That looks lovely though, jealous!

 

[Hakanese]

Wondered how long it would take you to get yourself another pc together.

 

[Nickolp1974]

Wondered how long it would take you to get yourself another pc together.

5 months!! Nearly killed me! And with battlefield 4 looming i just couldn't resist

 

[Hakanese]

I went 3 months with just a samsung galaxy s3. I feel your pain.

 

[Nickolp1974]

Should i perceiver with the res?? Imagine with white fluid in.
They have all been tube style with these cases, so wanted to be a little different. The retaining mech does not work with it so need to find a way of holding it in place.

 

[whyscotty]

Looking good mate - welcome back to the game

 

[Hakanese]

What's the issue with your bay res?

 

[Nickolp1974]

Looking good mate - welcome back to the game

Thx bud, got 2 more weeks to wait though to get the rest

What's the issue with your bay res?

Former piccy post updated with why.

 

[Hakanese]

I'd try and stick with the bay res for a different look, but how do you intend to secure it? I'm guessing bungie mod won't work here

 

[Nickolp1974]

Didn't realise i can take the drive cage out so that will make things easier to find a solution.

 

[Aneskimo]

That board looks like a work of art