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This is my first high spec PC build for about 10 years and my first foray into watercooling so things might get interesting...
The general plan is for a black & white theme with UV blue accents and a few minor custom mods here and there. The requirements for this system are something that can be used for gaming, software development and video encoding with minimal noise. As Mrs Stringbean has been generous with the budget this has lead to slightly OTT specs:
Main hardware (already purchased):
Water-cooling (not purchased yet):
CaseLabs SMA8 configuration:
The general plan is for a black & white theme with UV blue accents and a few minor custom mods here and there. The requirements for this system are something that can be used for gaming, software development and video encoding with minimal noise. As Mrs Stringbean has been generous with the budget this has lead to slightly OTT specs:
Main hardware (already purchased):
- Intel Core i7 5820k
- ASUS X99 Deluxe/U3.1
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz
- EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+
- EVGA SuperNova P2 850W 80+ Platinum PSU
- Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD
- LG BH16NS40 16x BDRW
- Alpenfhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (temporary)
- CaseLabs SMA8 Case
Water-cooling (not purchased yet):
- Aqua Cooling D5
- EK-RES X3 250
- EK-XTOP Revo D5 - Acetal
- EK-Supremacy EVO X99 - Nickel/Plexi
- EK-FC Titan X - Acetal
- EK-FC Titan X Backplate - Black (if EVGA backplate doesn’t fit)
- EK 10/12mm PETG tubing
- EK-HDC black fittings
- 560mm radiator
- 480mm radiator
- Mayhems UV Clear Blue coolant
CaseLabs SMA8 configuration:
- Colour: black
- Layout: standard ATX
- Top cover: ventilated
- Lower chamber covers: ventilated
- Side doors: XXL window and solid
- Flex-bays: 140.3 fan mount
- Chassis mid-plate: solid
- Chassis bottom-plate: cut-out with cover
- Extras: 140.4 radiator side mount, reservoir mount & USB 3.0 I/O
