spec me watercooled build

[knuckles0135]

I have a budget of £1500.

case is already chosen but not bought

case: NZXT H440

will be watercooling the cpu and gpu
watercooling must use acrylic tubes

build will be used for:

-coursework
-browsing
-media
-gaming
-streaming while gaming
-possibly video rendering

thanks in advance

 

[tamzzy]

"Must" use acrylc tube? Have you experience with them? Is gonna be a mare if you're new to wcing and acrylc tubing too...

 

[knuckles0135]

"Must" use acrylc tube? Have you experience with them? Is gonna be a mare if you're new to wcing and acrylc tubing too...

yeah this is my first watercooled build. i wanna use acrylic because it looks so much better. i dont really have a problem using acrylic tubes tbh, i know how to "mould" them

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Yeah this is my first watercooled build. I wanna use acrylic because it looks so much better. I don't really have a problem using acrylic tubes tbh, i know how to "mould" them

Have fun with that

 

[tamzzy]

we're not responsible if you make a mess of things. just fyi.
recommend to go with pvc tubing first, or at least until you are comfortable with wcing your rig.
but if you must:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £371.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £215.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £139.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 140 (incl. pump) £107.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi - Tower Case - White £89.99
1 x XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3 £84.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290(X) - Acetal Rev.2.0 £79.99
1 x Monsoon Hardline Pro Bender Kit 3/8 x 1/2 (13mm) - Value Bundle £64.99
1 x XSPC RX240 Dual Fan Radiator V3 £64.99
1 x PrimoChill Revolver Compression Fitting Acrylic Tube 13/10mm Diamond 10-Pack - Black £49.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
3 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22 (£66.00)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Backplate - Black £20.99
1 x PrimoChill 13/10mm Acrylic Tube 60cm 4-Pack - Clear £15.95
2 x Mayhems X1 Clear Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
Total : £1,691.94 (includes shipping : £16.85).



16 quid off with code: XFX290PROMO
the only thing missing is a mount for the pump/res combo

 

[knuckles0135]

we're not responsible if you make a mess of things. just fyi.
recommend to go with pvc tubing first, or at least until you are comfortable with wcing your rig.
but if you must:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £371.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £215.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £139.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 140 (incl. pump) £107.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi - Tower Case - White £89.99
1 x XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3 £84.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290(X) - Acetal Rev.2.0 £79.99
1 x Monsoon Hardline Pro Bender Kit 3/8 x 1/2 (13mm) - Value Bundle £64.99
1 x XSPC RX240 Dual Fan Radiator V3 £64.99
1 x PrimoChill Revolver Compression Fitting Acrylic Tube 13/10mm Diamond 10-Pack - Black £49.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
3 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22 (£66.00)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X Backplate - Black £20.99
1 x PrimoChill 13/10mm Acrylic Tube 60cm 4-Pack - Clear £15.95
2 x Mayhems X1 Clear Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
Total : £1,691.94 (includes shipping : £16.85).



16 quid off with code: XFX290PROMO
the only thing missing is a mount for the pump/res combo

why not 2 360 radiators? the case can fit both of them in there.

and what do you think about 2 ssd's in raid 0? just for that extra speed.

 

[knuckles0135]

and also why not replace the 290 with gtx 970 its about the same price

 

[snips86x]

and also why not replace the 290 with gtx 970 its about the same price

really?

£215 vs £250 - bit of a difference there!

I wouldn't recommend acrylic tubing for a first time, get the XPSC high-flex hose.

 

[tamzzy]

you can fit 6 fans, but not 2x 360mm rads cuz you need to take into account the depth of the rads too.

and no, ssd in raid0 is pointless

 

[tamzzy]

and also why not replace the 290 with gtx 970 its about the same price

price difference as snips already mentioned (actually £200 vs £250, due to the discount code)
and also there are no waterblocks for the 970 yet,though you can use blocks for the 670 with the 970 reference...but that is if you can find places that still sell 670 blocks.
else you'll have to go with the ocuk 970, but you'll have to ask ocuk if the 980 blocks fit their cards. and also they're £320 each...so a lot more pricier

 

[paulstung]

I can vouch for the XFX R9 290, I'm running a pair with the same block, as above and they work like a charm, and for £200 they're a bargain. And they look pretty sweet with the EK blocks.