Just ordered my system! Input?

[Braidster]

Hey all after months of planning I finally ordered my system and was wondering what y'all experts think 🙂. Yes I know it's a little overkill just something I splurged on for myself. I'm glad it's finally done so I can stop stressing about it lol. I was really wanting to base the PC with an Asus Max Hero/gtx 780, but do to money I went with a cheaper Gigabyte set.

Intel 4770k
Corsair H110 (Push/Pull)
Gigabyte Z87 UD3H
Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce Rev. 2
Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8gb 1866 Blue
Plextor M5 Pro Extreme 128gb (OS)
Plextor M5 Pro Extreme 256gb (games)
WD Black 3TB
Windows 8.1 Pro
Corsair Air 540
Corsair HX850W
Cougar Duel X 140mm Blue Led x5
Bitfenix 30mm Blue Led strip
Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Elite 2013 KB
Razer Deathadder 2013 Mouse
Razer 2014 Goliathus Extendedouse Pad
Benq XL2720T (gaming screen for PC, PS3, and PS4)
Benq XL2420T (PC screen for multitasking)

 

[aigomorla]

that case was designed for a full custom liquid cooling... not aio water cooling.. 😛

other then that i think its a solid build... enjoy....

Personally i think u could of shrank the size down considerably and still keep near class hardware if you weren't going to use that case to its fullest capacity.

Or better yet.. i hope u get sick of your air gpu sinks being loud / too hot... and consider watercooling them, to utilize that case to its full capacity.

 

[Braidster]

It's funny you say that about the case cause I remember posting about it before (here or at Tom's), and the "expert" was pretty adamant about it being made soley for air cooling. I even quoted Corsairs specs about it being able to house two 280mm rad's, but he kept going on about the fact it's called "air" for a reason.

No time or money for water cooling ATM but maybe in the future. I got the case at a super low price ($120), and the size will fit me better for what I'm looking for.

 

[aigomorla]

It's funny you say that about the case cause I remember posting about it before (here or at Tom's), and the "expert" was pretty adamant about it being made soley for air cooling. I even quoted Corsairs specs about it being able to house two 280mm rad's, but he kept going on about the fact it's called "air" for a reason.

lolz...

a double wide case is double wide mostly so it can hold the radiators...
There is no other way u can get the 5 1/4 bay and keep your case that height unless its double wide.
There is no other reason to make a case double wide, well, ignoring HTPC style case.

 

[gus6464]

Nice build!

Here is a ridoncs watercooling setup done with that case:

 

[Skott]

Who knows, maybe the OP will get the upgrade bug and go to full water cooling set up. In the end I'm sure you will enjoy it. Looks like a good build.

 

[Braidster]

Ya like I said earlier I just don't have the time or money at the moment for that. My first and maybe only upgrade will be another 780, and prolly another 16gb ram.

 

[aigomorla]

Nice build!

Here is a ridoncs watercooling setup done with that case:

this is why a double wide case is used primary for water.
One side is used primary for the radiators, the other side to house the PSU, drives and 5 1/4 bays...
Exactly like how the picture shows.

You dont need a double wide for AIR... u just need a lower compartment.

This setup has been used by mountain mods for a VERY long time, and their cases were primary watercooling cases.

Infact this case is one of the cases i highly recommend for someone wanting to get wet in custom watercooling, as it will make your life A LOT Easier to setup.
Hence why i was poking fun at the OP for selecting the case without the watercooling eq.. 😛

OP my last tease for you..
780GTX load temps on average is about 69-80C on air stock cooling.
780GTX load temps on average on a Full Cover Waterblock will be about 37-40C LOADED...

yes a net reduction of 1/2... so u can imagine what that allows u to do on the overclocking end....
And mostly water setups on videocards are always voltage limited... meaning the limiting factor is not being able to increase your voltage anymore.
Also the waterblock has far better cooling on the memory and VRM's on the gpu card... in effect it can double if not triple the life on the card from less stress even while being overclocked.

 

[Braidster]

Do not need to convince me at all...like I said if I had the money 🙂