If you want to go water cooling, the Xigmatek Elysium would be a great choice due to the its rad support (a 360 in push pull in the roof and a 480 in the front with no modding), although the Corsair 800D (with a bit of modding) or an NZXT Switch 810 would also be great cases to consider. GTX 680 water block: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-177-EK I'm no expert but these are just some options
From OP to this! Have you got a firm amount of what you can spend or is the sky the limit? I recently built a rig like you've described so I can give some pointers if your serious about going ahead with it.
Well after talking with my lawyers I have a 99% guarantee I will have my $XX,XXX check. Only thing is I have to wait 30-60 days as of June 22nd. So I am very serious. I am always changing what items I have picked though and it's just getting more expensive.... eh. But back to the build side of things. I have looked into EKWB some more and decided to go with XSPC instead. Found a lot of people complaining about EKWB's nickle plating. Anyone have a problem with XSPC or knows something I don't PLEASE speak up. All input welcome. Shopping on XSPC's site (http://www.xs-pc.com/) I have found that they have a GTX 690 water block, I couldn't find one really anywhere else. And that really makes me wanna do dual GTX 690's... not official but a thought. I did read on the GeForce site that the GTX 690 already has a mini water cooling set-up on board. So I don't know if anyone has thoughts on that. Now shopping for water blocks isn't really a problem. It seems quite simple actually. I am having problems with picking out the radiators and pumps. I don't know enough to pick them out. I have read all the write ups on here (I think all of them) and I can't figure it out, maybe I'm just stupid..... Radiators: I basically just don't know what size I should get. I don't wanna go with a 4 fan radiator, too long. I was thinking either 1 triple fan or 2 triple fans. Maybe even just 2 dual fan radiators? With the set-up I am not sure how much I will need. Pumps: I really don't know. Recommendations are welcome. Reading the write ups I understand their point and how they work but shopping wise I am not sure what to look for. Also, with pumps, what is the difference in Laing DDC and Laing D5 pumps?
Ek have the fc690 block available on pre order but if you are serious about going extreme high end then forget the 690 and go for 2 680s. You may even be able to buy 2 F T W 4GBs from EVGA which are the cards I'd have got if money was no object. I did have a budget and I feel my hardware is reasonably well rounded in terms of price/performance. I'm not good on what parts cost in the US compared to europe. I know my case and cooling/mounting/lighting cost half as much as the hardware which is a little crazy! I justified that as the chassis and cooling gear should last a lot longer than GPUs tend to! The TJ11 is a great case but also take a look at caselabs. Some extreme examples available there Also be prepared for some awful temps on the 3770k when overclocked, even if you have amazing cooling. Hopefully ivybridge-E will be out then and not have the same heat transfer problem. Though I'm not sure when its due.
Alright, I'll keep my options open between EKWB and XSPC. But I am gonna do dual GTX 690's. I looked into Ivy Bridge E and that seems far off. I read one article that said "second half of 2013". So who knows. But I am gonna stick with the TJ11, I looked through case labs and I'm just not interested. And a simple note for the cost difference is that €1 = $1.25XXXX or something like €80 is $100 and for the £, £1 is $1.56 or £80 is roughly $125. Also, does anyone know where I can purchase tygon or clear flex? Mostly curious, I will probably end up with PVC.
Before I try to give you any more advice, which feels more like stroking a dreamt up epeen as you go from increasingly extravagant decision to the next... What resolution are you planning to run?
Yeah I know it looks like that and also maybe a reason as to why there are so few replies. But the resolution will be 2560x1440.
