Thank you so much in advance for ANY help and opinions you guys can give me on this. I know its lots to read but i did try to keep it short.
Base System
So i'm building a new rig and i'm planning on it being an all out, balls to the walls system that's focused on gaming. Price isn't much of an issue but i want to stay away from things like 1000$ CPUs. So top end hardware without anything unreasonable. I'm wanting it to color match throughout the system and once it is built, the next stage will be a custom water loop. I'm going for white with strong blue accents in a micro (i think its micro. I always confuse mini and micro) ITX case. So far, this is what I've got planned for it:
Case: Parvum S2.0 Black/Blue http://www.parvumsystems.com/product/s2-0-black-blue
Note: So far I'm leaning towards Black/Blue but i was also considering White/Blue
MOBO: Asus Gryphon Z97 LGA 1150
Note: I will take the shield off and plasti dip it white
CPU: Intel i7 4790K
Note: I overclock a little bit so far but i'm looking at learning how to do it properly just for this build. That's why the K.
GPU: 2x Galaxy 980 HOF http://www.galax.net/US/980hof.html
Note: I will get the 980Ti if it comes out before i buy these bad boys but otherwise these for their white PCB and the cooler will eventually get replaced with water loop anyway. Also if someone knows where i can get some from, that'd be great. Thanx
PSU: Corsair AX 1200i
Note: NEED THE POWER!
RAM: 2x8Gb DDR3 Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz
Note: I don't do any RAM intensive things so this will be more than enough for gaming
Storage: All sorted. Keeping storage from my current build.
Cooling (before water): Just use stock until i can implement water
I think that is all. If i forgot anything, Just ask.
Water cooling plan
This next part is a rough outline of the water cooling setup i was planning on. If you want to skip this next part, that is fine with me
I'm wanting to cool CPU and GPUs with a single loop so my idea was to have clear hardline UV reactive tubing and white liquid going through them. Ill put UV lights into the case and then when it turns on, it' be white with blue tinted tubes (at least that's what it looks like in my head). For radiators i was thinking a 360 rad at the top of the case as exhaust. For pump, ill put it at the front of the case on floor and the reservoir will be a ~400mm one (since case is ~400mm long) on the top of the case on the outside. That means drilling holes through the top to lead the pipes through it. The case is wide enough so i can move it over to the side so the pipes from the res and the rad don't get in each others way. I hope what i'm saying is making sense haha. This is my first water cooling rig so i don't know any good components for it. any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Id prefer not to bend but will if i have to.
Thanx again in advance for ANY help and opinions you guys can give me. Tell me if you think it'll look stupid or look like a work of art haha. I have no sense for design so yea 😛
Base System
So i'm building a new rig and i'm planning on it being an all out, balls to the walls system that's focused on gaming. Price isn't much of an issue but i want to stay away from things like 1000$ CPUs. So top end hardware without anything unreasonable. I'm wanting it to color match throughout the system and once it is built, the next stage will be a custom water loop. I'm going for white with strong blue accents in a micro (i think its micro. I always confuse mini and micro) ITX case. So far, this is what I've got planned for it:
Case: Parvum S2.0 Black/Blue http://www.parvumsystems.com/product/s2-0-black-blue
Note: So far I'm leaning towards Black/Blue but i was also considering White/Blue
MOBO: Asus Gryphon Z97 LGA 1150
Note: I will take the shield off and plasti dip it white
CPU: Intel i7 4790K
Note: I overclock a little bit so far but i'm looking at learning how to do it properly just for this build. That's why the K.
GPU: 2x Galaxy 980 HOF http://www.galax.net/US/980hof.html
Note: I will get the 980Ti if it comes out before i buy these bad boys but otherwise these for their white PCB and the cooler will eventually get replaced with water loop anyway. Also if someone knows where i can get some from, that'd be great. Thanx
PSU: Corsair AX 1200i
Note: NEED THE POWER!
RAM: 2x8Gb DDR3 Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz
Note: I don't do any RAM intensive things so this will be more than enough for gaming
Storage: All sorted. Keeping storage from my current build.
Cooling (before water): Just use stock until i can implement water
I think that is all. If i forgot anything, Just ask.
Water cooling plan
This next part is a rough outline of the water cooling setup i was planning on. If you want to skip this next part, that is fine with me
I'm wanting to cool CPU and GPUs with a single loop so my idea was to have clear hardline UV reactive tubing and white liquid going through them. Ill put UV lights into the case and then when it turns on, it' be white with blue tinted tubes (at least that's what it looks like in my head). For radiators i was thinking a 360 rad at the top of the case as exhaust. For pump, ill put it at the front of the case on floor and the reservoir will be a ~400mm one (since case is ~400mm long) on the top of the case on the outside. That means drilling holes through the top to lead the pipes through it. The case is wide enough so i can move it over to the side so the pipes from the res and the rad don't get in each others way. I hope what i'm saying is making sense haha. This is my first water cooling rig so i don't know any good components for it. any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Id prefer not to bend but will if i have to.
Thanx again in advance for ANY help and opinions you guys can give me. Tell me if you think it'll look stupid or look like a work of art haha. I have no sense for design so yea 😛
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