Need advice on new custom loop build

[b0gd4n]

First of all, I want to let you know that my last personal build was using an EVGA 9800GTX. However, I have made a couple of builds for friends and I am constantly trying to keep up to date with hardware.

Secondly, for the past 6 years, I have been using laptops only, but it's time to get back into custom builds. Planning to sell my 2.5 year old Razer Blade 14 (765m) and get myself a shiny new custom loop system.

I want to emphasise that I want a performant system as much as I want a good looking one! Therefore, I am willing to sacrifice getting another GPU to build a custom hardline loop.

Here is a list of the main components I am looking to buy:
CPU: Intel i7 Skylake 6700K paired with an EK Supremacy Evo block
GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Ti Poseidon (was looking into getting the EVGA classy, or something else - not reference design - , but the custom blocks are a bit sparse at the moment)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evlov ATX
MoBo: Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black 2666 (or 3000 - not sure if necessary?) paired with EK Monarch Modules and the EK Ram Monarch block
M.2 SSD: Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 512GB
PSU: Corsair HX1000i (prob a bit overkill?) paired with the CableMod C-Series Black&Green full kit and some cable combs

And now for the cooling stuff:
Radiators:

• 1x 360 Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 paired with 3x 120mm Thermaltake green Riing high static presure fans

• 1x 280 Alphacool NexXxoS ST45 paired with the 2 140mm fans that come with the case (possibly adding another 2x 140mm Thermaltake green Riing fans for push-pull config, but not sure if there is enough space)

Pump: EK XTOP Revo D5 PWM
Reservoir: EK X3 250 (prob a smaller one - not sure this will fit)
Fittings:

• 14x Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline (green accents) for the links you will see through the case window

• 1x XSPC 4 way fitting attached to the pump to split the flow between the system and the drain line

• 1x XSPC male to male fitting attached to the 4 way fitting ^

• 1x XSPC Compression fitting attached to the male to male fitting , and to it the soft tubing for draining

• 1x Bitspower mini valve attached to the soft tubing hanging from the pump for easy draining ^

• 2x EK plugs (one for the mini valve and one for the 4th entry in the 4 way fitting)

Tubing:

• 8x Monsoon PETG 90cm tubing

• 1x Primochill Primoflex soft tubing for the drain line (is this tube safe?)

Fluid: 1L Mayhems Pastel UV green (is 1l enough for this system?)
Extras:

• 1x NZXT HUE+ LED controller with 4 RGB strips

• 1x XSPC LCD temp sensor (green)

• 1x Monsoon cutting kit

• 1x Primochill Primoflex bending kit

• 4x Bitspower 5mm UV leds

• 40x Bitspower UV green cable ties

I think I covered all I need. Again, I know I can just ditch all the water cooling parts and grab another 980 ti, but I want the system to look good, and I don't need more than one 980 Ti right now.

My main concern is getting all these to fit nicely in the Enthoo Evolv ATX case. I got extra tubing to practice on as this will be my first watercooling build.

This build is sitting at about £2700. I will be able to get 15% tax back on this which brings it down to a little under £2300, which is slightly over budget (2100-2200).

Can you guys point out what you would change? What recommendations do you have? Am I missing anything? Made any stupid mistakes?

 

[Disco_P]

Are you bending the tubing or using angled fittings?

The only thing I can think of is that the red of the posiden and beige of the sabertooth will clash with the green of everything else.

You can get a green motherboard from gigabyte: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-537-gi.html

There aren't many green gpus but many black ones.

 

[b0gd4n]

Are you bending the tubing or using angled fittings?

The only thing I can think of is that the red of the posiden and beige of the sabertooth will clash with the green of everything else.

You can get a green motherboard from gigabyte: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-537-gi.html

There aren't many green gpus but many black ones.

The Gigabyte has no m.2 slot.

I will be bending the tubes. I got extra (8x 90cm) to try it out as I would not want to get angle fittings.

The z170 sabertooth has not much beige on it (except a few usb plugs, the gpu slot, the 24 pin power slot and one sata slot). I was thinking of covering the visible beige parts on the MoBo and the red on the Poseidon with either some vinyl or mask everything out and plastic dip them.

My concern is if I would be able to fit the rads and the reservoir in the case.
I want to put the 360 up top and the 280 in the front, using the 2 140mm fans that come with the case. I was wondering if I would be able to add another 2 fans on the 280 rad, for push pull, but concerned if I would be put the 250mm reservoir behind the rad?

I will be removing the hdd bays, and drop the pump there.