Hey everyone,
so basically I want to upgrade/renew my gaming rig. The configuration at its base will be the following:
[PCPartPicker part list](https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/gXCyV6)
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€320.00)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€300.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€170.00)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€155.00)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base 700 ATX Mid Tower Case (€135.00)
Power Supply: be quiet! - DARK POWER PRO 11 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€165.00)
Total: €1245.00
Basically there are the following open questions:
1. What GPU to buy - it will be a GTX 1080 TI (only Asus and EVGA are options for me)?
Is it advisable to get a hybrid solution directly or rather a regular one and add a waterblock?
The options are:
Hybrid: Asus Poseidon, EVGA SC2 Hybrid Gaming, EVGA FTW3 Hybrid Gaming, FTW3 iCX Hydro Copper Gaming
Regular: Asus ROG Strix, Asus ROG Strix OC, EVGA FTW3 Gaming
2. If we choose a regular GPU which waterblock is advisable?
3. Since I want to cool both, CPU and GPU is it required to have have more than one (360mm) Radiator in one loop? Or would it be useful to use i.E. a be Quiet Silent Loop 360 for the CPU and a separate loop for the GPU (possibly with a smaller Radiator).
4. I am very new to all kind of watercooling, what manufacturer have the best liquid cooling systems at a still reasonable price? EKWB, AIO, OCcool are the ones i heard of so far. Which one would you recommend?
5. Is a 750W PSU sufficient for this setup?
I would be happy to have a nice discussion here. For now dont take prices too seriously, since I want to see my options first and then figure out the best I can get what i want to pay for.
Also feel free to propose other system configurations (RAM, Mobo, etc).
Best regards
Simon
so basically I want to upgrade/renew my gaming rig. The configuration at its base will be the following:
[PCPartPicker part list](https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/gXCyV6)
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€320.00)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€300.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€170.00)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€155.00)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base 700 ATX Mid Tower Case (€135.00)
Power Supply: be quiet! - DARK POWER PRO 11 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€165.00)
Total: €1245.00
Basically there are the following open questions:
1. What GPU to buy - it will be a GTX 1080 TI (only Asus and EVGA are options for me)?
Is it advisable to get a hybrid solution directly or rather a regular one and add a waterblock?
The options are:
Hybrid: Asus Poseidon, EVGA SC2 Hybrid Gaming, EVGA FTW3 Hybrid Gaming, FTW3 iCX Hydro Copper Gaming
Regular: Asus ROG Strix, Asus ROG Strix OC, EVGA FTW3 Gaming
2. If we choose a regular GPU which waterblock is advisable?
3. Since I want to cool both, CPU and GPU is it required to have have more than one (360mm) Radiator in one loop? Or would it be useful to use i.E. a be Quiet Silent Loop 360 for the CPU and a separate loop for the GPU (possibly with a smaller Radiator).
4. I am very new to all kind of watercooling, what manufacturer have the best liquid cooling systems at a still reasonable price? EKWB, AIO, OCcool are the ones i heard of so far. Which one would you recommend?
5. Is a 750W PSU sufficient for this setup?
I would be happy to have a nice discussion here. For now dont take prices too seriously, since I want to see my options first and then figure out the best I can get what i want to pay for.
Also feel free to propose other system configurations (RAM, Mobo, etc).
Best regards
Simon