First time WC, I'm so excited! :D

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OKay so I have been doing some research and I came to the conclusion that my my first custom water cooled case will be either Silverstone TJ08-E or Silversone Raven RV02-E. I will be cooling the new ivy bridge i7 and a single gtx680.
If I choose to go with the small TJ08, I'm a little afraid of the temps. I found out that u can easily fit a 180mm Magicool Extreme Rad at the front and a 120mm Rad at the back. The motherboard for this choice will be the Asus Maximus V Gene and a red/black/white theme. Sleeved ofc and with a custom window on the side. How do you think the temperatures will be in the TJ08?
And if I choose the Raven i think you can fit a 560mm Black Ice SR1 Rad at the bottom, atleast I have seen many Fortress2 cases with the SR1. If anyone can confirm this that would be great! And i will also put a 120mm rad in the top of the Raven. The motherboard choice here will be the Gigabyte Sniper 3 and a black/green theme, with UV lightning. So Raven OR TJ08?

Off topic questions:
Do you guys know if Asus will release a Z77 ROG motherboard that is not just m-ATX?

I'm also buying a new screen, the Samsung: S27A750D OR S27A950D, it's the exact same screen just different design, which one do you prefer?

Last one, I also need a new SSD with 200-300GB, which one is best atm? I have been looking at the Intel 520

Thanks sooooooo much for answers!!! :D
 
I like both of your ideas, so i'm not going to pick sides for that just yet. Personally tho, i'd pic Asus Rog boards for both situations, i just like the feature package they come with.

As for the z77 ROG, the formula has pics out here:http://limages.vr-zone.net/body/15135/maximus_v_formula_1.jpg.jpeg.

For the screen, i'd take the 750D just for the sake that its cheaper. A GTX680 has a displayport, so you dont have to worry about HDMI hz limitations :D

And for SSD, the most reliable are always intel. There are others out there that are faster, but intel is the go-to for long term durability.
 
The Maximus V Formula is an ATX board... and it has built in barbs for watercooling the mosfets.

You can stick a 3x180mm radiator into the Raven with some modding.
 
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