My first personal high tech build

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Hi all, names Aaron I'm new to the forum. I have built a handful of low spec builds for family, nothing major. This will be first gaming rig with a watercooled loop. After weeks of research (and doubling my budget :mad:) I have started to get my parts.

I have;

3770k ivybridge
16gb vengeance 2133 ram
2 x 128gb Samsung ssd
3tb seagate barracuda
Nzxt 810 switch in white
1000w fatal1y psu
Z77 sabertooth MB
Samsung bluray

Pics to follow :-)
 
Hi, I just wanted an i7 tbh. Im getting 2 evga 670gtx 4gb superclocked next week. I have just ordered my ek CPU and gpu waterblocks from overclockers and they will be here tomoz. I plan on getting 3 monitors in bout 4 weeks aswel. I have seen 3 23inch Samsung 3d monitors for £525.

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Thanks, like I said I am new to this and it's my first. I have fans for my radiators, fittings, water blocks, reservoir and pump coming tomoz.

I went for a alphacool reservoir with d5 pump.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-066-AC&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=

I have not got my 360 rad yet, as I'm still quite not sure what to get, I'm getting a 240rad for the bottom of the case with 2 fans pushing air threw. I don't know what thickness rad to get for my 360. After pouring threw forums, I'm beginning to believe that anything below 60mm thick is a waster of time. I did originally what to have fans push/pull on my 360 but I don't think a 60mm rad would allow this.
 
Going to be an awesome build - must be spending around £2,500 on it?

Out of interest, why did you buy 2 SSDs? I've heard that putting them in RAID offers no benefit as it doesn't support TRIM and offers no noticeable performance gain.
 
£2500 is about right, also about £600 on 3 monitors. I bought 2 to put in raid yea, I read that it was suppose to be faster, I bloody well hope so anyways haha.

This is my first so I suppose the only way I will learn is to just see how it turns out. If I get no gain then I will know for next time.
 
Hi, got some new parts delivered yesterday:

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Unfortunatly the plastic on my CPU block is broke :confused: I have sent back and hoping i get a new one asap.

I am buying my EVGA gtx 670 cards on saturday. After much advice from members of the community, i am going with 2gb cards instead of 4gb cards. I have had to also order the EK back plates from the EK shop as i cant find them anywhere in stock (had to pay for next day del aswel :mad:)

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My new red LED fans for my radiator. I have decided to get a EK coolstream 360 60mm thick rad. Dont think i would fit any fans directly on the rad for push/pull. Getting a EK coolstream 240 45mm rad for the bottom of my case.
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I will have all my parts saturday morning so will be posting many pics throughout saturday daytime. Cant wait now :D
 
Going to be an awesome build - must be spending around £2,500 on it?

Out of interest, why did you buy 2 SSDs? I've heard that putting them in RAID offers no benefit as it doesn't support TRIM and offers no noticeable performance gain.

Well..... I have been looking into what you have said and it looks like ive made a booboo. (all part of the learning process i suppose) Looks like its time to sell my ssd's and purchase the 256gb.... Or just use 1 128gb ssd? I do have a 3tb hdd for music, pics, docs, films etc. I do want my OS and programs on the ssd for load times etc. Can't really see me using over 128gb?

Origanally i bought the one and a week later bought the second, thats why i have 2. Was after reading bout the read/write times being faster. Must admit that this "TRIM" not being supported does bother me now.
 
Thanks, like I said I am new to this and it's my first. I have fans for my radiators, fittings, water blocks, reservoir and pump coming tomoz.

I went for a alphacool reservoir with d5 pump.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-066-AC&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=

I have not got my 360 rad yet, as I'm still quite not sure what to get, I'm getting a 240rad for the bottom of the case with 2 fans pushing air threw. I don't know what thickness rad to get for my 360. After pouring threw forums, I'm beginning to believe that anything below 60mm thick is a waster of time. I did originally what to have fans push/pull on my 360 but I don't think a 60mm rad would allow this.

Apparently an 80mm will fit such as the alphacool nexxos monsta and your fans in the lid exhausting, thats what i've been looking at, nice build :cool:


Missed the bit where you already have one
 
Yea through the rad.

Looking at similar build myself but i was gonna put fans underneath sucking cold air in, newbie to watercooling and probably nothhing in it, i dont know.
Can you measure the distance in mm between top rad and the metal plate in the drive bay and to the top of the motherboard, i wanna know if a 80mm will fit, this would be of great help to me, thx.
 
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