Howdy, Tom's Hardware folks!
I don't come around here too often, but the day has finally come. My build from back in 2014 is now becoming obsolete.
So, I've decided to go on PCPartPicker and set out a new design for my 2019 build for this year and years to come.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hmRpfH
pcpartpicker.com
(modified build after user input)
Some things I want to ask are the following:
*What should I be worried about when it comes to water cooling, aside from the obvious chance of a tubule breakage? Never done water cooling before.
*For the air intake system, I'm planning to use those 2 fans listed on the website. If I used those to input air into the case, could I use the water cooling AIO fans from the corsair set to extract hot air from the case instead of just from the radiator panel? Alternatively, would it be better to simply have a dedicated fan for air intake and another fan for air removal?
*Is there anything to notate when it comes down to buying a license key for an OEM? From what I know, I need to get the software through Microsoft's official website by inserting the aforementioned license key, then proceed to convert the operating system into a bootable .ISO using Rufus or another conversion platform.
*With the three monitors, they each have a noticeable curvature that should appeal to the eye. However, in unison, all three monitors may provide a challenge when it comes to getting the proper angling and, well.. here's a bit of a diagram of what I'm worried about:
https://gyazo.com/da1b3a9ea23ad7c832ff4a8cb307a590
Where in reality, I would want it to look more like this:
https://gyazo.com/86677d8661813fe14ec23a4538912282
(pardon my shoddy paintnet skills lol)
Hopefully this makes sense.
*Is there any cheaper RGB keyboards out there? I didn't realize they were THAT expensive.
*Any other possible headphone recommendations that aren't what I have listed? Audio Technica is a great brand and really amazing, but I'm still curious. I've never really worked with headphones without microphones. Usually you'd find the more high-quality ones in this section of sound but I'm not sure what to look for. I don't want something super over the top.
*Any risks to going full SSD? As a video editor I am tempted to get a 4TB HDD in the system, but I'm not sure.
*On that note, when it comes to multiple HDDs or SSDs, how do you partition it to where the O.S. is on one completely separate drive that cannot have files placed into it other than files that it regulates? I'm not too keen on this.
Come to think of it, if I end up doing that, I'll replace one of the 1TB SSD's with a 240GB SSD, since the case I chose only has a maximum of 3x2.5" slots.
And with that, I'd probably end up placing all my games within the 2TB of SSD storage available. Any other files can go into a separate HDD.
Anyways. I'd like to hear the opinions of others on this website. I haven't built a PC in quite awhile but I've done my studies over the years.
Thank you very much!
-KP
I don't come around here too often, but the day has finally come. My build from back in 2014 is now becoming obsolete.
So, I've decided to go on PCPartPicker and set out a new design for my 2019 build for this year and years to come.
System Builder

Some things I want to ask are the following:
*What should I be worried about when it comes to water cooling, aside from the obvious chance of a tubule breakage? Never done water cooling before.
*For the air intake system, I'm planning to use those 2 fans listed on the website. If I used those to input air into the case, could I use the water cooling AIO fans from the corsair set to extract hot air from the case instead of just from the radiator panel? Alternatively, would it be better to simply have a dedicated fan for air intake and another fan for air removal?
*Is there anything to notate when it comes down to buying a license key for an OEM? From what I know, I need to get the software through Microsoft's official website by inserting the aforementioned license key, then proceed to convert the operating system into a bootable .ISO using Rufus or another conversion platform.
*With the three monitors, they each have a noticeable curvature that should appeal to the eye. However, in unison, all three monitors may provide a challenge when it comes to getting the proper angling and, well.. here's a bit of a diagram of what I'm worried about:
https://gyazo.com/da1b3a9ea23ad7c832ff4a8cb307a590
Where in reality, I would want it to look more like this:
https://gyazo.com/86677d8661813fe14ec23a4538912282
(pardon my shoddy paintnet skills lol)
Hopefully this makes sense.
*Is there any cheaper RGB keyboards out there? I didn't realize they were THAT expensive.
*Any other possible headphone recommendations that aren't what I have listed? Audio Technica is a great brand and really amazing, but I'm still curious. I've never really worked with headphones without microphones. Usually you'd find the more high-quality ones in this section of sound but I'm not sure what to look for. I don't want something super over the top.
*Any risks to going full SSD? As a video editor I am tempted to get a 4TB HDD in the system, but I'm not sure.
*On that note, when it comes to multiple HDDs or SSDs, how do you partition it to where the O.S. is on one completely separate drive that cannot have files placed into it other than files that it regulates? I'm not too keen on this.
Come to think of it, if I end up doing that, I'll replace one of the 1TB SSD's with a 240GB SSD, since the case I chose only has a maximum of 3x2.5" slots.
And with that, I'd probably end up placing all my games within the 2TB of SSD storage available. Any other files can go into a separate HDD.
Anyways. I'd like to hear the opinions of others on this website. I haven't built a PC in quite awhile but I've done my studies over the years.
Thank you very much!
-KP
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