My first rig.

[Keth84]

Hey guys I've been a long time gamer, but never had the means till now to afford a true gaming rig. That all changed and now I'm in the process of building my first gaming rig and I could use a little guidance.

What I have thus far

-Case: Corsair 760t black
-Board: Asus Maximus VII Hero
-SSD: Adata SX900 2.5" 512 gig
-Power:Corsair RM1000 Silence ATX 12V V2.31 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply Active PFC 135mm Fan
-Ram: G.SKILL TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-2400 CL10 240PIN 1.65V Dual Channel Memory Kit

What I have in mind for the rest

GP-U: ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Strix 1279MHZ 4GB 7.0GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 3x DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
-CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K Unlocked Quad Core HT 4GHZ/4.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 8MB Cache
-Reservoir: FrozenQPCMods Liquid Fusion Red Helix Reservoirs Polycarbonate Tubing 250MM G1/4
-Rad:
-Pump:
-CPU Block:
-GPU Block:

Now I would say my computer knowledge is above average but I've had to do a fair amount of research to get this far. I've built a few computers in the past, but all fairly basic and air cooled. Now I am looking for some input and or suggestions as to what I should have for those last four items in the list, as well as any input or suggestions for the rig itself. All input is welcome I'm here for help and to learn from some of the best.

 

[Amencerment]

If this is going to be your first liquid cooled comp I would go 1 of 2 routs.

1st, Either a CLC (Closed Loop Cooler) like the H100i or the Swiftech http://www.swiftech.com/H240-X.aspx as they will be the best starters you can find.

2nd, Or the other rout is a liquid kit they will range from around $200--400 depending on how much you are looking to cool.

This is a great site to research and price liquid gear http://www.frozencpu.com/

 

[Keth84]

This is my first liquid cooled comp and its funny I was looking at the H240-x and had planned on getting it, but then I then I saw these various rigs with the custom loops and my inner nerd is telling me to go for it.

 

[Amencerment]

The awesome thing with the H240-X is it's customization to add more to the loop, so it is a great start.

Check this out for a little more oomph... FrozenCPU is a great site to look over some cooling kits.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g30/c83/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-Water_Cooling_Kits_Cases.html