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After researching for a while I came up with the following build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£132.64 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.12 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB Video Card (£191.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.83 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N10 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£8.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £806.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 14:46 BST+0100)

This is going to be a primarily gaming build. The colour scheme is white, black and red.
I want to watercool these componentsand I have come up with parts for my loop:

Phobya Balancer 150 Reservoir Black Nickel
EK Coolstream PE 360 360mm Triple Radiator
Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 240mm Dual Radiator
EK Supreme LTX CSQ AMD CPU Waterblock : Copper Acetal
EK FC R9 280X DCII Full Cover Waterblock : Nickel Acetal
EK FC R9 280X DCII Backplate : Black
Bitspower 1/4" Thread Compression Fitting for 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Tubing Matt Black : BP-MBCPF-CC5 x12
Masterkleer 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD (13-19mm) Flexible Tubing : Black / UV Blue
Phobya DC12-220 400LPH 12V Compact Pump
De-ionised Water 1 Litre - Ideal for watercooling
Yate Loon 120 x 120 x 25mm Case Fan 1350 RPM : D12SL-12 x7

All of these components are available from SpecialTech.co.uk.
All of the components add up to £430 ish. The 240mm rad will be mounted in the front with a push pull with the reservoir mounted onto the fans. The 240mm is mounted in the front so I can still access at least one drive bay. The 360mm will be in the top but I'm not sure whether to do push or pull. I want to mount the reservoir to the front fans but I think I need a special mount for it.


Will all my components fit in the case and is it even worth watercooling it?

Please post any suggestions to improve the build as this will be my first.

Thank you in advance!
 
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I'd say it's a good build. What resolution do you plan on playing at? To justify watercooling, do you plan on overclocking your components to the limit? You can get pretty far on air but it really depends on your personal goals.

If you do want to stick with watercooling, I think it's heavily advised to look for a full tower so the tubes aren't cramped
 
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I will be playing at 1080p for a while but I plan on going crossfire and getting 3 monitors later once my wallet has recovered.
 
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I would say get H100i for £80 and save the rest of the money. Better spend them on R9 290X or GTX 780 and better PSU, Corsair's CX units use low quality capacitors and they will wear and heat up fast. The PSU may fail on you sooner than later.
Btw, nice case selection :)
 
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The plan was to use the stock cooler until I get the watercooling loop up.

 
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The main reasons that I wanted a custom loop was firstly the case is made for it and as far as I know the case doesn't have brilliant airflow so I wouldn't be confident putting a hot card like a 290x. And that a custom loop looks epic.

The case is a beauty isn't it...:ange:

 
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My main concern with an internal card is that it might get in the way of the loop and it doesn't look great. But I'll look at USB 3.0 dongles.
 
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Yup, the case is No 1
Btw, you are over thinking it. I know closed loop looks bad ass, but think about the complications that will come with the closed loop. The H440 comes with 4 preinstalled fans, which will be more than enough. After all i can see by the currency (British Pounds) that you live in England, Scotland, Wales or N. Ireland, so the temperatures are not that extreme so you must cool all internals.
Me living in Southern Europe where the temperatures are constantly 40C for the three months of summer, yet my case with 3 fans still cools the internals ok.
It seems £430 is way to much for cooling solution
 
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Maybe I could get the 100i and wait until I can afford a higher end graphics card and then I can watercool it?

 
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Instead of doing the complete loop, you can get the NZXT Kraken X60 and Kraken G10, cool only the CPU and GPU

https://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html
 
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So more like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£132.64 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.12 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB Video Card (£191.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£82.70 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N10 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£8.65 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£21.53 @ Amazon UK)
Other: NZXT Kraken G10 (£38.77)
Other: Corsair H105 (£86.10)
Total: £1041.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 16:03 BST+0100)

 
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Yup, just pick between h105 or h100i, and also change the PSU, get something form:XFX, SeaSonic, Antec or another Corsair unit( HX/AX preferable)
Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£132.64 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.12 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB Video Card (£191.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.83 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£82.70 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N10 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£8.65 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£21.49 @ Amazon UK)
Other: NZXT Kraken G10 (£38.77)
Total: £972.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 18:35 BST+0100)
 
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